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You hear them, you hate them, but you can’t stop singing them—songs like Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping†and Outkast’s “Hey Ya!†have annoyed audiences for years. However, those could pale in comparison [...]to new YouTube sensation Rebecca Black’s song “Friday.†Since being released on YouTube February 11, the song has gone super-viral, with more than 47 million views. Forbes magazine has estimated Black’s song could earn her $1 million from iTunes alone. Good news for Black, but bad news for those who get the song’s insipid lyrics (“It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Fridayâ€) trapped in their head. Its inanity has earned the song the dubious honor of being “the worst song ever.â€
In light of the nationwide infatuation with YouTube starlet Black, "YouSpeak†asks: “What’s the most annoying song to have gotten stuck in your head?â€
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How a College of General Studies/ College of Communications student majoring in Public Relations benefited from small classes, concerned professors, studying abroad and taking risks.
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In our weekly feature “YouSpeak,†we ask students to answer a single question. Because Thursday, October 7, is annual National Depression Screening Day, part of Mental Health Awareness Week, this week’s question is more serious [...]than previous ones. Colleges across the country are holding a one-day screening program to help identify students suffering from depression or at risk for the disease, which is believed to affect as many as 45 percent of college students.
Read the story on BU Today:
/today/node/11614
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For this week’s YouSpeak, BU Today asks: “How safe is bicycling at Boston University?â€
Read more on BU Today: /today/2012/youspeak-how-safe-is-bicycling-at-bu/
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Should smoking be banned on campus? Video by Nicolae Ciorogan and Joseph Chan
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In this week's "YouSpeak," BU Today looks for students' opinions on unpaid internships in college.
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Doing research on memory function made this undergrad's brain light up. Now she hopes to someday find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. "Four years ago I never would have imagined becoming a neuroscientist, but now that's what I love to do. BU [...]definitely gives you the opportunity to do that."
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Youspeak asks, “What do you remember about 9/11?â€
Read the full story on BU Today: /today/2011/youspeak-what-are-your-memories/
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Boston University students take you on a tour of the campus.
This is the whole tour, from start to finish. You can also watch each segment individually on our channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BUadmissions
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