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SOAPBOX: SHUT UP AND VIBE

Posted on April 10, 2013 by STEPH SMITH

Genres were created to distinguish music, not people. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: TAINTED NO MORE

Posted on April 3, 2013 by HARRISON FORD

People rely on blood transfusions every day—why should healthy members of the gay community like myself be denied the right to help them? Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE SECOND AMENDMENT

Posted on March 28, 2013 by JUSTIN ROGERS

The Constitution doesn’t support the right to fire seven rounds per second. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: Z DAY AT THE DEMOCRACY CENTER

Posted on March 14, 2013 by SARAH CADORETTE

“If we all choose to live collaboratively rather than competitively, we can live beautifully.” Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: LET GO OF MY ‘FRO

Posted on March 7, 2013 by STEPH SMITH

Hell, if you’re that fascinated maybe I’ll pull out a strand and let you keep it. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: CARDINAL SEAN DOESN’T CARE ABOUT LAWTOWN

Posted on February 26, 2013 by ALEX RAMIREZ

Schools and churches full of history and community … but it’s cool. Humble Cardinal Sean still wears his robes. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: THIS RANT IS A PIPE BOMB

Posted on February 20, 2013 by SARAH RUGGIERO

Because that’s the spirit of the Massachusetts commute. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: SNOW TIRADES

Posted on January 23, 2013 by EMILY RESNEVIC

Why now, of all times, are you going to come back and try to hit on me when all you can really tell about me is that I’m (probably) a female? Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: WELL, IT’S BEEN NICE KNOWING YOU

Posted on December 20, 2012 by CORINNE SULLIVAN

Just as a heads up: the wonderful thing about calendars is that once they reach the end, they start back again at zero. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: COMPARE CONTRASTS

Posted on December 7, 2012 by MICAELA KIMBALL

The reality of our experiences speaks louder than the reality of our intellectual values.
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SOAPBOX: IMMIGRANTS, IN-STATE TUITION, IGNORANCE, (AND YOU)

Posted on November 27, 2012 by ALEX RAMIREZ

The only thing these kids did wrong was get accepted into a college in the same state they live in. Continue reading →

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SOAPBOX: GOOD BOSTONIANS

Posted on October 16, 2012 by ERIN DONNELLY

What it comes down to is that it’s nice to know that there are still some good people left out there—in Boston, at least—and if one day you fall in a manhole or trip on the sidewalk and break both of your wrists, someone will be around to help you up. Continue reading →