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	And All That Jazz: BU on Broadway President Janette Martinez By Hannah Landers April 26, 2013 - 2:00pm If you were lucky enough to catch BU on Broadway’s performance of Chicago this weekend, then you already know Janette Martinez (CFA ’13). But you might recognize her as Matron “Mama” Morton, head of the women’s block at the Cook County Jail, and a part she worked hard to be comfortable with. “I’ve been practicing my walk, because I have a very feminine walk and in the play I get called ‘butch’ and ‘diesel’ quite a few times,” Martinez laughs a few weeks before the show. “It’s been a huge challenge but I’ve had a lot of fun doing it.” READ MORE
	Joana Marques - Making a Difference at Her Dream Job By Ariella Berger April 19, 2013 - 12:00pm This week’s Campus Celeb is quite the busy bee - she interns at Channel 7 News, has worked at a fashion PR company and is currently the Director of PR, Advertising and Marketing for One-Way Treatment Inc., a non-profit organization in Somerville, MA, that works to help female victims of domestic violence. Joana Marques (COM ’13) studies public relations, advertising and economics, not to mention her involvement in a multitude of organizations outside of BU. READ MORE
	Make 'Em Laugh: Ari Stern By Elyssa Sternberg April 17, 2013 - 6:00pm Ari Stern (CAS ’13) recently played an eight-year-old girl named Ruby of the strawberry-jelly family who just wanted to go to grape-jelly school. Such is the life of an improv performer. “In a set we did recently, the person we interviewed had grape jelly in their fridge and we asked them if they had any other sort of jelly and they said ‘no only grape,’” explains Stern. “So when we did the set there was this whole story arc of this strawberry jelly family in a grape jelly neighborhood, and their daughter Ruby who was building "bridges" between the two flavors. We like to parallel social themes. Those are some my favorite moments.” READ MORE
	Director of Marketing for "Split My Taxi" David Danesh By Melissa Fiszner April 15, 2013 - 9:00am Meet David Danesh. Actually, you probably already have – and, if you haven’t, you have definitively seen him walking around campus. He’s that sophomore in SMG, coming from LA, cruising down Comm. Ave every morning, sporting a kippah, flashing a smile at everyone who’ll pass him by, pondering on life. What you may not know, though, is that he is also the Director of Marketing for Split My Taxi, an app created by MIT Freshman Adam Eagle. READ MORE
	Hilary Ribons- Daily Free Press Blog Editor By Sanah Faroke April 13, 2013 - 9:00am READ MORE
	John-Michael Sedor and His “Evolving” Career By Jada Montemarano April 10, 2013 - 2:01pm You might see student John-Michael Sedor walking on Comm Ave or maybe in the dining hall, but how much do you really know about him? Some recognize John-Michael from his talk-radio show he hosts on WTBU or even from BUTV10’s “Terrier Nation.” But there is more to this sophomore COM student than just his multitude of activities on campus. John-Michael actually started his own t-shirt company “Evolve” back when he was only a senior in high school. READ MORE
	Zeba Race: Program Manager of CSC’s Voices from the Middle By Remy Goodman March 22, 2013 - 9:00am READ MORE
	Drop the Beat with Natalie Landau By Sarah Weiner March 1, 2013 - 2:00pm On Wednesday’s from 12-2pm, you can find this week’s campus celebrity in the comforts of the WTBU recording studio. Natalie Landau is one of the DJ’s of the popular student-run radio show, ‘Alternative to What?!?’ Natalie (CAS’15) and her fellow DJ’s, Anneliese Scheck, Hanna Klein and Meghan McCormick, started the radio show last year. This student-run radio show is the perfect combination of genres and artists. Natalie said “my favorite part about our show is that each one of our DJ's brings something a little different to the air.” READ MORE
	Meet Photographer Barron Roth By Shannon Stocks February 22, 2013 - 12:00pm Some children grow up knowing exactly what they want to do— learn how to master the delicate spins of ballet, spray down a massive fire in an impressive uniform, or scratch away at a chalk board in front of a room of squirming students. But others are not so sure, and their talent must come to them. Barron Roth, a freshman majoring in computer engineering here at BU, found his talent when his mom placed his first camera in his hands. It was just eighth grade, and a Nikon D40 was not necessarily the birthday present he had been anticipating. Nonetheless, Barron’s interest grew as he realized the beauty which could come from that lens. “I try to capture the things that people overlook,” the Peruvian explained to me - leaning back in his chair....
	Student Hopes to Bring Back Vinyl Records By Sonia Su February 15, 2013 - 9:00am With consumers purchasing more vinyl albums for the fifth consecutive year in the history of Nielsen SoundScan reports, one Boston University student hopes to build a business from this growing trend by selling vinyl records. READ MORE