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A Summer Education in British Slang
This summer I worked at Two Rivers Soccer Camp, which I wrote an article about last year documenting the lessons I learned being around kids aged 7-17 for 10 weeks. The return to camp went smoothly,...
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Startups That Rock: Backscratcher
Think for a minute. What kind of amazing things could you accomplish if you always had the power of a community just a mouse click away? Such is the premise behind Backscratcher, an online...
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Stock Watch: Boston’s Biggest Brands
A huge welcome to all the newest Eagles and everyone coming back to campus! As an out-of-towner coming to Boston from my hometown of Pittsburgh, there was a lot I had to learn about the city. For...
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Saying Goodbye, or See You Later
I’m really bad at goodbyes. In most situations, I find it easier to skip the farewells and slip out the back door without anyone noticing, though this usually leads to someone getting worried about...
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There’s No Place Like…Home?
When I first travelled by myself overseas I was 13. It felt like I was leaving for an eternity, that there was no return once I stepped on that plane. I was leaving my home in São Paulo, Brazil and...
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On 9/11, Twelve Years Later and an Ocean Away
A couple years ago, I was a teaching assistant for a U.S. History summer school course. The students were 11th-graders taking the class to get it out of the way for junior year, and the curriculum...
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Stock Watch: The Auto Industry
Living off-campus for the first time as a junior presents many challenges. Perhaps the biggest will be the agonizing 20-minute walk to middle campus for classes every day. As I stroll through the...
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Stock Watch: Twitter
This week, the first publicly traded shares of Twitter (TWTR) will hit the market for the first time. There is a lot of buzz and excitement, and it’s our job here to see if we are #RunningWithTheBulls...
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Alex and Ani’s Beautiful Bracelets Meet Ugly Misogyny
We’ve all seen those pretty Alex and Ani bangles before; heck, maybe you’re even wearing one or two at the moment. The simple bracelets with a design for every mood, from sports logos to city...
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On Sandy Hook, A Year Later
After the release of the Sandy Hook report, I asked to write an article about it. Then I sat down to write it and realized it was probably one of my worse ideas. It’s been almost a year and I am still...
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A Very Weegie Christmas
This year, The Rock at Boston College is doing the season of joy in a big way by generating new content every day in our first ever “25 Days of Christmas”. The Rock is proud to present this installment...
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Celebrating an Ecuadorian Christmas
This year, The Rock at Boston College is doing the season of joy in a big way by generating new content every day in our first ever “25 Days of Christmas”. The Rock is proud to present this installment...
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It’s My Pig in a Box: A Cuban Christmas Eve
This year, The Rock at Boston College is doing the season of joy in a big way by generating new content every day in our first ever “25 Days of Christmas”. The Rock is proud to present this installment...
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Breaking Up With Abroad
“Try to look at your experience here as a mandala, Chapman. Work hard to make something as meaningful and beautiful as you can and when you’re done, pack it in and know it was all temporary. You have...
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Un Viaje a España
I spent this semester studying in London. But this article is not about England. This is about the week I spent in Spain this December, right before the most wonderful time of the year. Spending 3...
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In Case You Missed It: Dec. 23 – Dec. 29
1. In Good Health: 1 Million People Sign Up For ‘Obamacare’ Source: The Guardian While the Obama administration reported dismal enrollment numbers in the months of November and December, a total of 1...
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In Case You Missed It: Dec. 3 – Jan. 5
1. Dr. Green: Recreational Marijuana Use Legal in Colorado On Wednesday, January 1st, the country watched as Colorado became the first state to allow the sale of marijuana for recreational use—if...
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Stock Watch: The Auto Industry
Living off-campus for the first time as a junior presents many challenges. Perhaps the biggest will be the agonizing 20-minute walk to middle campus for classes every day. As I stroll through the...
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State of the Union 2014: The Year of Big Ideas
President Barack Obama has always been a powerful speaker; Tuesday night’s State of the Union address was no different. For around an hour, President Obama laid out his plan for 2014, a plan that...
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Stock Watch: SeaWorld + Stock Recap
SeaWorld (SEAS): SeaWorld has been the subject of much attention in the media recently with the documentary Blackfish, which aired in July. At that point the stock price was hovering around $38 a...
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