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...students from 44 colleges in the Boston area descended on MIT’s campus to network with their peers and local community representatives as a part of the Boston Black Student Network’s “HollaDay VI: The Takeover” on Saturday afternoon. The event, which began in 2003, aims to provide black students with opportunities to meet with business owners, non-profit organizations, and fraternities and sororities to enhance their social network off-campus and increase their post-graduate opportunities. “If we get people jobs and help them while they?...
...Take, for example, Friday’s debate. Much parsing has trailed after the event: as the media prognosticates the exchange’s potential effects, Sen. John McCain has shown his post-Machiavellian stripes by naming any ‘tie’ declared an effective win for his camp. Meanwhile, a USA Today/Gallup poll declared Saturday that 46 percent of viewers thought Obama had won, while only 34 percent had sided with the Republican—there goes McCain’s audacious proclamation...
...John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum was filled to capacity—students dropping by late were met with locked doors. Freshmen crowded into the Wigglesworth common room, leaving little room even to stand. Upwards of 100 students gathered at the Student Organization Center at Hilles as part of an event put on by the Black Students Association. And, of course, dorm and House televisions across campus were tuned in. While this contest will be the first time that most undergraduates can vote in a presidential election, some students said that they have never witnessed a fair election period. Before...
This was the first year that the event was recognized by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, and three registered competitive eaters—one ranked in the top 25 in the nation—joined the fray...
...Olinto, one of the co-founders of b.good, said that registering the event as a recognized Major League Eating competition was not initially a part of his plan...