Boston city officials were alarmed Thursday by “bomblike” objects found around the city. Police closed down bridges and streets to send in bomb squads to defuse the “suspicious devices.” But these were actually electronic boards akin to the Lite-Brite toys that depicted characters from the Cartoon Network show “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” as part of a guerilla marketing campaign. Read more...

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times explained the Latino community’s unwillingness to take out student loans to pay for higher education. Experts in the article explained that students from primarily minority or poor backgrounds would rather fund their educations in a “pay-as-you-go” fashion. Read more...

I’d like to think of myself as politically active ““ that I care about the world around me, the impact my country is having on other countries and the social inequalities no rational person can deny exist. Read more...

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Learning doesn’t need to be fun, interactive After reading Lana Yoo’s column (“Professors should explore new ways to engage students in lecture,” Jan. 30) I felt the need to advise readers not to readily buy into the latest platitudes such as “interactive style of teaching.” I truly can’t stand it when teachers call on students to answer a question they have posed. Read more...

“What does USAC stand for?” I asked some fellow students in Ackerman Union. The most popular answer was “Uh … .” Some people tried to take a good guess. Read more...

“˜No Ordinary People’ campaign ineffective Human trafficking and sex trading are unforgivably atrocious actions and have absolutely no place in modern society. However, I think the way the “No Ordinary People” campaign was approached last week was ineffective. Read more...