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Smile!
Do you ever get the feeling someone’s watching you?
Do you ever get the feeling someone in…oh, I dunno…China… may be watching you?
Since 9/11, more and more security cameras, traffic cameras and live web cams have been placed around the city of Boston. Some are placed for safety, some are placed to placed to inform viewers on traffic flow and weather, and some are just kinda cool.
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Last week I took a trip to Costa Rica with my host family, who kindly invited me to join their vacation. Since this Central American country has numerous attractions, and the temptation to escape Boston’s winter was almost irresistible, I excitedly accepted the generous offer. The trip took one week and all of us found it enjoyable, so I want to share my experience with anyone who plans to travel during the coming spring break and hasn’t yet decided on a destination. For most international students, you can use the F1 visa to enter Costa Rica for a month, which saves the trouble of applying for a travel visa of this country. But remember to get a travel signature before departure. If you already got this not long ago (e.g. if you go back home for winter break), you don’t have to get another one as the signature is good for one year.
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I turn right out of Espresso Royale and…oh crap! Did we make eye contact? I don’t think so. But still, you’re between me and COM, which means I will have to pass you.
I put my headphones on, cross my arms (the universal symbol for “don’t bother me”) and duck my head down. If I keep the kid in the beanie between you and me, maybe we can pass without conversing. But no! Beanie Boy goes into Radio Shack. Ugh. We’ve made eye contact. I brace myself for the inevitable:
“Hey, do you have a minute for the environment?” Or, its pleasant alternative: “Do you have a minute to save the children?”
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I read Andrew’s post (“On Turning 20-something”) and can relate with many things he said. But let me offer a different view of life after 21.
First, Andrew says that “there are so many unknowns in the coming months it’s hard to balance an excitement for wide horizons with a concern for smothered dreams.”
Courtesy journalismjobs.com
Those are words I refuse to say.
Since I sent in my application for the photojournalism program here at BU, a lot has happened in the newspaper world. Yes, the industry had been changing. The whole idea of “citizen journalism” and the notion of the I-Reporter (barf) were becoming popular. Fewer newspapers were actually putting their news on paper and more were “going online.” There seemed to be a focus on video as opposed to still photography, and more and more journalists needed to be multimedia savvy. Yes, a lot of changes have been made recently, but lately I have had serious concerns for the future, nay, the existence, of my chosen field — photojournalism. After I will have paid nearly 50 grand in tuition, I am concerned I have wasted my time and money in a profession that won’t exist.
(courtesy of www.thedisplacedafrican.com)
I’ve been 21 for 364 days now. Because you’re most likely not all that interested in a long-winded recap, let me give you the short version: London, Boston, Playing Clubs, School, Summer, Working, Sailing, No Girlfriend, Beach, Girlfriend, School, Christmas, Now. It was pretty awesome.
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I’ll admit it–I’m obsessed with Ted Kennedy. His life, his celebrity, his family all fascinate me.
My obsession started during the fall of my junior year at BU. As a lifetime New Englander, I had, of course, known who Senator Kennedy was. But only once I started interning in his Boston office in the fall of 2007 did I begin to understand how much he has accomplished for the people of Massachusetts.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if, in this economy, more people become vegetarian. Frankly, meat is expensive, and cutting it from the grocery list will save some hard earned money. Most of my friends are already vegetarian or vegan for a variety of reasons: meat tastes nasty, pro-animal rights, health benefits. Why not add fiscal responsibility to that list?
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Pucker up.
It’s not always easy to impress a special someone on Valentine’s Day while on a student’s budget. A university campus may not be the most romantic place on earth, but Boston does present a few prime locations to make your move this Saturday. Let’s take a look at some of the more romantic places in Boston to get down to business… It’s business time.
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When I told my parents that I had a new boyfriend (this was about two years ago), they burst out laughing. Like, hysterical laughter. I think my mom fell off the bed she’d been sitting on. My father started crying from near asphyxiation. It was definitely… not what I’d expected. Once they calmed down enough to breathe, then speak, they explained themselves: they thought my high school best friend and I had discovered we were lesbians and were in a relationship; they had thought for a while that I was gay.
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