Marketplace Articles

Student fair attracts BC entrepreneurs

By Michael O'Brien / Marketplace Editor
Last Saturday, the Entrepreneur Society and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) hosted the Boston College community's first Entrepreneur Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. in Fulton 513. The event was mainly run by Alex Lindahl, president of SIFE, with some supervision and marketing by Scott Bradley, president of the Entrepreneur Society. Lindahl got the idea after attending an entrepreneur fair last fall. "I heard about it through a friend and ended up going to the Harvard entrepreneur fair a couple of months ago," Lindahl said. "They had about 10 startups from Harvard and a couple of other places."

Book Review: 'A New Earth' incorporates old ideas

By Tue Tran / Features Editor
Once again, Oprah gets a book flying off the shelves. What is different about A New Earth: Awakening To Your Life's Purpose, by Eckhart Tolle, is not only did it receive Oprah's stamp of approval, but she is also holding online classes with Tolle. Thousands of people all over the world have registered to attend the classes, which can even be downloaded onto iPods.

Politically Speaking: China's political pole-vault

By Joseph Zaleski / Opinions Editor
The Olympic torch is crossing the world, and these incensed Tibetan protesters are fixing to screw everything up. "But why would these people want to disrupt such a historically symbolic event as the running of the torch?" you inquire so incredulously. Well, it is probably because the essence of the Olympics is firmly political.

Market Report: Sprint and Samsung challenge Apple

By Patrick Fouhy / Heights Senior Staff
In another effort to stop the hemorrhaging of customers it has experienced since its ill-fated merger with Nextel, Sprint announced on Tuesday the introduction of a touch-screen phone aimed at regaining market share. "Instinct brings customers what they want with the immediacy they want.

Health & Science: Hopefully, the organ shortage will be a thing of the past

By Paul Symansky
The 21st century is an interesting time to live in that those with damaged or malfunctioning organs can depend upon skilled surgeons to replace what ails them. In the past, those with congenital or acquired organ defects were forced to live with moderate to severe debilitations or even face death.

Election Central: Moving the goal posts to Denver

By Joshua Darr
We've all done it. In the middle of an important rock-paper-scissors battle, a one-time match can become best two out of three. A pick-up basketball game needs to be won by two points. Down to their last dollars, poker players can bet double or nothing. Everybody wants to win, and "moving the goal posts" is a tempting option.

Tech Journal: Hulu Launches to compete with iTunes

By Bryan Irace
Toward the end of last summer, NBC informed Apple that it would not be renewing its contract to have episodes of its TV shows available on the iTunes Store, resulting in a decent amount of mudslinging between the two parties. Fans of The Office lamented, but NBC made good on filling its Web site with streaming, ad-supported content.