Ankita Satija

Twitter (noun): the only place where it’s acceptable to follow someone you admire. It’s our own semi-private outlet where we can feel free to give the world narcissistic updates on the daily. We can complain about the people sitting around us without being labeled as whiny. But the icing on the cake is that we can see what celebrities are up to without actually peering into their living room and getting slapped with a restraining order.

Spring semester, I embrace you. 

The streets of Boston may be covered in slush and getting up for 8 AMs when all you want to do is melt into your mattress pad feels like jumping into the Charles River, but there's a silver light on the horizon. That's right: TV shows have returned for the home stretch before finale season. And because finales tend to take place while we college students are consumed with a similar-sounding but less fun activity, post-winter break is as good a time as any to get your couch potato on. There's no feeling like turning on your TV in January to hear that familiar school bell signaling the start of Glee.

Confession: I am the biggest TV junkie you will ever meet. Modern Family, Dexter, Toddlers & Tiaras - you name it, I've watched it (and probably loved it). The return of new episodes is like Christmas on my screen. And to make the deal even sweeter, I now have my very own TV to help me keep up with the Kardashians. I know it sounds like I'll never be leaving those four walls most weeknights (Commitments? Friends? So last semester.), but you cannot imagine how happy this makes me. The only thing better than tuning into Max Greenfield's (New Girl) abs every Tuesday night is tuning into them in HD. 

TV has been pretty relevant in the news lately; if you haven't been living under a rock, you've probably heard about the demise of Megaupload and Megavideo due to SOPA. #FirstWorldProblems, anyone? While this proves slightly inconvenient for college students, it amuses me that the government currently places the integrity of television above world hunger, political unrest, and other prominent issues. 

When you go away to college, there are many things you leave behind, whether those are memories of sitting in the bleachers cheering for your high school football team or awkward class photos or even just your mom’s homemade chocolate chip pancakes. But then there are those vital parts of your identity that you will always carry with you. It’s easy to feel lost on a campus as large as BU’s, but if you can take comfort in knowing where you came from, adjusting can be a lot more fluid. For Brian Chin (SMG ’12), his Chinese roots have always been an essential part of him in the form of a hobby that has grown into even more of a passion since coming to BU. Since the 7th grade, Brian has been performing the Chinese yo-yo, a popular art in China and Taiwan.
Brian picked up the art after a friend introduced him to it in middle school. Soon after, Brian was teaching the sport at his local Chinese school and participating in events such as the statewide American Chinese Association yo-yo competition. During this competition, he received first place in the doubles category in 2006 and 2008, and in the singles in 2007. However, Brian’s enthusiasm didn’t falter after coming to BU; he beat out 24 other gifted contestants in BU’s Got Talent as a freshman. Since then, Brian has performed at campus events such as the Chinese Student Association’s annual Moonlight Ball, the Sensasian Cultural Show, BUTASA’s Nightmarket, as well as events at surrounding schools such as MIT, Harvard, and Northeastern.