By Amber Bhatnagar Orientation was where I met my first friends at Boston University. It was where I knew I had made the right choice of transferring schools, sitting in Agganis Arena surrounded by students from every corner of the world who were just as scared yet ecstatic about attending such a prestigious institution as […]
Read More →By Anh Nguyen It was only my fourth night in quarantine. Around 7 p.m., while reading a news article on her phone, the woman in the bed next to me exclaimed in distress, “Somebody in this quarantine area just tested positive!” We sat in a room enclosed by the borders of Vietnam National University — […]
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By Sophia Yakumithis I’ve reached my expiration date. Mold has grown upon me, and I am becoming fuzzy. It’s time to throw me out as I am not recyclable. The 2019-2020 school year has come and gone, and so has my time as Blog Editor. It’s been fun, but all good things must come to […]
Read More →By Alia Al-Chalabi I’ve been consistently inspired by Bon Appetit’s “Pantry Pasta” recipes. As an ode to that, I thought I would share my go-to pantry pasta, which includes Merguez sausage. Merguez is an amazing type of North African sausage and is usually made of lamb or beef. It’s really common in Arab cooking and […]
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By Aasha Amber Bhatnagar Though it’s definitely a long shot to be thinking of my summer plans, Looking forward to life after the Spring semester has helped me stay out of a slump, and has been, overall, a positive thing to look forward to after countless days stuck inside. Summer is just around the corner, […]
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By Sophia Yakumithis A lot of people have died in the past few months due to careless people acting like, for lack of better words, idiots. Seriously, how hard is it to wash your hands with vigor and to wear a face mask when you leave the house for supposedly “essential” reasons? You know, like […]
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By Katherine Wright It’s weird to think about the pre-summer excitement of the past. At this point in the year, we would normally be eager with anticipation regarding the end of school work and the onset of summer vacation. Now, though, everything is totally different. While the conclusion of classes and warmer weather are definitely […]
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By Andrew Harwood As much as I hate to accept it, the time has come for me to wrap up this series for the semester. Born out of a sole interest and passion for cinema, I began “Cinephilia” last September, and oh how it has deepened my infatuation over this past year. Given that this […]
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By Autumn Moon At the beginning of quarantine, I felt like I was at a loss. I couldn’t see my friends in person, and I couldn’t go to public places. I felt confined in my house. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, I looked forward to going to the gym every day. I’ve always been an […]
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By Sophia Yakumithis Quarantine is finally getting the best of me and I think I lost my marbles. “But you can’t lose what you didn’t have!” Well, if I’ve learned anything from social distancing and staying confined to a 1,000 square-foot house with three other adults for the past two months, it’s that I very […]
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