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Best Kept Secrets

No student handbook can tell you everything you need to know about attending a particular institution. Many things are learned by word-of-mouth. Here are a few items of interest that may make your life easier at BU.

  • You have a print quota every semester with BU. You can print from the computers at 111 Cummington Street and Mugar and possibly a few other places on campus.
  • You can scan microfilm images to a file and email them to yourself in the Microform department in the basement of Mugar. It's free--compare that with the $0.25 per page that they charge you to print from microfilm! The only catch is that you may have to wait in line to use it.
  • You are entitled to a discount through University Computers. Sometimes it's a significant amount and sometimes it's fairly small.
  • You can get a website on people.bu.edu. Go to the site and click on "About/Apply."
  • You can print in the computer lab in CFA, but you have to set up a separate account and it's not free. Ask at the window in the lab.
  • If you put $20 on a copy card in the library, you get $25 in credit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How do I register for classes at BU?

A: To register online for classes, you must first receive an advising code. For CFA students, this involves filling out a registration form, having Dr. Coelho sign it, going to Janice Fillipetti in the School of Music office and receiving a sticker from her with your adivising code on it. For GRS students, Dr. Coelho will have a sticker with your advising code. Once you receive a code, you can go to the Link and register.

Q: What restaurants are near the CFA building?

A: Here's a short list of what's within a couple of blocks of CFA:

  • Boston House of Pizza (called bee-hop) is located on Amory Street. Cross Commonwealth at the lights in front of CFA and walk down Amory. BHOP is on the left about halfway down the block.
  • There is a food court at the George Sherman Union (known as the GSU).
  • The Buick Street Cafe is an on-campus cafe and convenience store located in the student village. Walk west on Commonwealth to the first set of lights and turn right on Buick Street. On the left you will see a set of stairs just past the Agganis. Go up the stairs and follow the walkway. The entrance is on your left.
  • Starbucks is located across the street from CFA, but I bet you already found that.
  • The Sunset Grill is 1.5 blocks west of CFA across the street. Pub-style food with a Mexican and Southwest accent and a good beer selection.

Q: As a graduate student, can I get Convenience Points on my ID card (called a Terrier card at BU)?

A: Yes. You can use the Convenience Points at on-campus dining locations, Barnes and Noble on campus, University computers, etc. For more information, read about it here. You may be able to set this up online, but past experiences suggest that you have to go to the Terrier Card office in the basement of the GSU to get it started.

Q: Where is the graduate student office and how do I get a key?

A: The office is in the same area as the faculty offices in 808 Commonwealth. To obtain a key, please speak with the president of BUMS.

 

Book Recommendations

Musicology Must-Reads

Contemplating Music, by Joseph Kerman (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, reprint 2004).

Musicology: The Key Concepts by David Beard and Kenneth Gloag

Other Books of Interest

Bad Music: The Music We Love to Hate, edited by Christopher J. Washburne and Maiken Derno (New York: Routledge, 2004).

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession, by Daniel J. Levitin (New York: Dutton, 2006).

The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body, by Steven Mithen (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006).

Email us with your suggestions.

Publishing

Publish or perish, they say. In addition to the graduate student conferences held all over the country, the AMS New England meetings, and our own student lecture series, consider sending your work to one of the following journals that solicit manuscripts from graduate students or that are known to be GS-friendly.

Music Research Forum is a peer-reviewed journal published annually by the Graduate Student Association of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Music and Politics is an online journal that explores the interaction of music and politics.


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