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Stephen C. Bartenstein
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Manny and J-Pap for Class Day
One of us is a dyed-in-the-wool Red Sox fan, the other a Bronx bomber since birth; when it comes to
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The moral of the story: buy a Foreman Grill for your room. Trust us, it's worth the term bill fee.
Tired of HUDS? Buy Some Ostrich
We all have favorite burger joints in the Square, and we can debate for hours whether Felipe’s or Boloco concocts
Ball Cap Betrayal!
“Tom, Say it Ain’t So!” blared the front page of last Thursday’s Boston Herald. I noticed this sensationalist headline while
Remember the Bay State
Poor John Kerry. In 2004, thousands flocked to his public appearances, elated to see the Democratic nominee for President in
A Tale of Two Cities
A recent spate of violent crime has Beantown’s denizens on edge. Since ringing in the new year, 16 murders have
Wellesley Exposed
In only a few weeks time, John Harvard’s staid, suburban sister plans to strip down, get liquored up, and let
A ‘Hacking’ Heritage
Last week, a merry trio of pranksters from MIT had cause for celebration: Middlesex county prosecutors dropped serious charges against them
Culture Clash
While a native of Charlestown might “Pahk his cah in Havahd Yahd,” a Harvard scholar will park his Prius in
CrackBerry Mania
Apple recently unveiled its iPhone to much hoopla. Along with rave reviews for Steve Jobs’ labor of love have come
Kind Energy
Over the past few weeks, the Undergraduate Council (UC) and its presidential election have dominated the campus dialogue. Will Tom
Filling the Coffers
Fresh off her victory in November, Massachusetts Attorney General-elect Martha Coakley has already begun fattening her campaign coffers again in
Westward, Ho!
Reports are emerging that Governor Mitt Romney is planning on headquartering his rumored Presidential bid in Boston’s North End. So
Terror in the Classroom
Around the world today, anti-Americanism is very much in vogue. In a Pew Global Attitudes Project poll released last June,
Get Out of Here
While Harvard undergrads are racing from class to extracurricular to evening section, trying to cram in a half-hour of treadmill