In your hometown, you can’t even go to the grocery store without running into someone who knows your mom. But on spring break? You’re just another face in the crowd of frat bros, beach bums and vacationers who will never cross your path again. What happens on the beach stays on the beach — or so they tell themselves.
External pressure to publish is a huge weight for many academics and directly contributes to “publish or perish” culture — the notion that if researchers don’t pump out papers, they will be fired or discredited.
This demand can lead to unethical decisions, such as falsifying data or cherry picking results.
Since Boston University unveiled its plans for the new Center for Computing and Data Sciences in 2018, its unique stacked design almost immediately inspired students on campus to create the affectionate...
This discussion was part of a series of sessions to be held each semester by Residence Life until the center opens, as a way of keeping students who live near the site informed about the project.
Infighting happens in part because we encourage it. When our politicians never receive real punishments, is it any surprise that we love to see them in subculture?
People have a perception of community colleges as being “less than.”
Their students are less smart, less driven and less capable than students at four-year colleges. It’s not any hard and fast...
Since the most recent lockout ended in January of 2013, both fans and front offices have dramatically increased their usage in advanced statistics in evaluating both teams and players. The most prevalent...
Boston City Hall is creating a new data value called “CityScore” that will allow city officials to use one number to evaluate Boston’s performance and efforts in areas of city life.
CityScore will...
