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The rules of the forum are located inside this board. You will find information about both in and out of character posting, a Q&A and the general knowledge you need to know in order to succeed as a member here. You need to read all of the content inside if you plan on being approved.

If you think you've got what it takes to make it in Boston (and you have read the rules) this is your next destination! You will find your application template, claims lists, accepted, rejected and pending applications all inside.

Relatively self explanatory - all your claims are going to be inside here. This includes face claim and dorm claim, among other things.

Each character on the site needs their own relationship map. Essentially, you post a list of potential relationships and other people apply for those relationships. Several people like to use lyrics and song titles, but you can get as creative as you want. Make sure you post a form for other people to fill out in order to request their desired relationships!

It was Daisy in the kitchen with the candlestick?! Plotting is pretty self explanatory. If you want to come up with a plot, or already have and want to share, you make a thread here. Other people can reply if they want to get involved and you can brainstorm all you want.

It seems as though everyone and their mother is a camerawhore these days. Don't deny it, just accept it. Besides, who doesn't like flipping through pages of photos? This is the board where you can post pictures of yourself, your family, your friends, your dog, your hamster... anything. It's yours for the taking.

Oh, sweet technology. If you're into the whole picking up a phone and calling someone as opposed to sending them an e-mail, this is the place for you! This board can include landlines or cellular phones - it is up to you and what you want for your character.

Once again, pretty self explanatory. E-mail inboxes are here along with any instant messaging you want to set up. Have a character who is too lazy to actually get up and walk to the next dorm over to see their friend? Hallelujah for video chat! What would we do without technology?

If you live on campus, you are going to be put into one of five dormitories. If you would prefer a same sex dormitory, fill that in on your application. In the event the dormitory of your choice is filled up, you will be placed by the university in the next available building. Keep in mind that a large number of students live on campus - enroll early if you want first priority housing!

Every good university needs a good university; it is no different here in Boston. The library is possibly the oldest building on campus with architecture that could leave you marveling at the outside rather than the contents inside. Set in the shape of a horseshoe, the library encompasses a well-kept courtyard boasting numerous stone tables, seats and a fountain. It isn't uncommon to find students lingering outside for a bit of fresh air while they study.

Wait, you actually want us to learn? Yes. That requires coming to the classrooms. Naturally, there are going to be buildings of all shapes and sizes designated for all different fields of study, but for the sake of board space, all the classroom threads will congregate here. If you need a classroom for a plot or thread, this is the place for you!

The University Center is the central location for anything and everything (within reason) a student cannot access in their dormitories. The campus bookstore, complete with textbooks, sports merchandise, computers and office supplies, is downstairs while the primary restaurant and computer labs are upstairs. You can also find ATMs downstairs across from the bookstore along with each student's personal mailbox. The third floor is home to several staff members' offices, including advisers. Anything and everything your little heart desires... mostly.

What campus is truly complete without a remarkable exterior to boast about? The campus sits on roughly five hundred acres, leaving plenty of room for exquisite gardens complete with fountains, courtyards and shrubbery. On pleasant days, it's common for students to lounge outside for studying and/or social purposes. With wide open spaces and plenty of shade and seating areas, the campus grounds have more than enough appeal.

The campus recreation center provides a wide variety of programs for a multitude of sports, fitness or any recreational interest a student might have. The recreation includes a pool (108' x 75') ranging from 3.5 feet to 13 feet, a weight room, cardio equipment, fitness testing, personal training, fitness counseling, Tang Soo Do training, aerobic classes, a climbing wall, four sport fields and a natural running/walking track. Facilities are on one side of the recreation center and the other side is reserved for the health center and nursing offices.

The professor lounge is strictly for... you guessed it - professors. It is off-limit to students; if a student is caught here without a professor, they will be reported. Professors spend a lot of their spare time here, especially if they don't have much time between their classes or are up to date with their paperwork.

The university auditorium is used for everything from theatre performances to dance recitals and more. If there is a concert on campus, it will be held in the auditorium. Rehearsals for all of the above listed events would also be here. If a student is graduating or there is a campus-wide event, you will also be directed to this auditorium. Otherwise, chances are you won't be in here very often.

If you're Greek and you're lucky enough to be voted into living in the house, here's where you reside. Sure, Greeks throw parties open to everyone, and Greek Row is actually situated a few blocks off campus, but it's worth the walk. So, I guess the only question left is, are you looking to pledge, an actual member, or are you just looking for a good time?

If you don't quite fancy living in the heart of the city, you can take your privacy up with one of the inner suburbs. The inner suburbs (Cambridge, Brookline, Newton and Somerville) offer quick access to the city but with their own unique assets. Newton is the most suburban and expensive, although south Brookline can match it lawn for lawn. Cambridge is Harvard Square but also working class neighborhoods in North Cambridge. Somerville is becoming a sort of Cambridge clone. Which one do you want to live in?

Brunswick Zone locations are family-friendly entertainment destinations with something for everyone ages 3 to 93. We offer the very best in bowling and billards, plus the latest arcade games, simulators and more! You can also play lasertag, mini golf and bumper cars. No matter what you decide to do, you'll surely have a great time when you stop by.

Petsmart offers a variety of products for a variety of animals. Whether you have a dog, cat, horse, bird, fish or small animal - you'll be able to find what you need here. In addition to products for pets, Petsmart offers a veterinarian service and adoption center. The store has donated space to local rescue groups. Bi-annually, Petsmart hosts an adoption weekend where potential pet adopters are encouraged to visit and browse a larger number than usual of adoptable pets that rescue groups bring.

This state-of-the-art Loews megaplex opened in July 2001, as part of the Millennium Place/Ritz-Carlton Towers development in Boston's theatre district. It occupies the former site of the Astor (Tremont) Theatre, which had been demolished two decades earlier. It is now the only movie theatre in downtown Boston. There are 19 individual screens boasting a grand total of 4500 seats.

Beacon Hill is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, covering approximately one square mile and home to about 10,000 people. It is a wealthy neighborhood of Federal-style rowhouses, with some of the highest property values in the United States. It is known for its narrow streets, brick sidewalks, and gas-lit streets.

The South End is built mostly of mid-nineteenth century bowfronts — aesthetically uniform rows of five-story, predominantly red-brick structures, of mixed residential and commercial uses. The most common styles are Renaissance Revival, Italianate and French Second Empire, though there are Greek Revival, Egyptian Revival, Gothic Revival, and Queen Anne style houses, among several other styles. Despite the style, a common palette of red brick, slate, limestone or granite trim, and cast iron railings provide great visual unity.

Bay Village is the smallest and arguably least known neighborhood in Boston, with a population of approximately 2,100 residents, most of whom live in small brick rowhouses. Architecturally, many Bay Village homes look like smaller versions of Beacon Hill townhouses. This is largely due to the fact that many of the craftspeople who built the Beacon Hill residences settled in this area and built the local residences for their own use. During the mid to late 1800s, some streets in Bay Village were raised 12-18 feet as the South End and Back Bay were created by continued landfill. You can see evidence of this today by noting the location of the basement windows in some of the buildings on Fayette Street, as well as arches opening to horsewalks that ran under the houses to stables in the rear.

Roslindale is a neighborhood bordered by Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, West Roxbury, Mattapan and Dorchester. It is six miles south-southwest of downtown Boston and grew residentially as a classic streetcar suburb. North of the square, closely packed triple deckers provide an urban tone. Roslindale is a diverse neighborhood, the ethnic breakup as of 2000 was 56% Non-Hispanic White, 16% Black or African-American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Asian-American.

Everyone gets sick. Luckily Boston has some of the finest hospitals on the east coast. Massachusetts General Hospital is located on Fruit Street and is a highly respected institution. Children's Hospital Boston is one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States and is also home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869.

Spectacular views surround you at the luxurious Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston. Set on the Cambridge side of the Charles River, this distinctive, modern hotel features original contemporary art and exceptional service. Its ideal location puts you minutes from the best of Boston, with shopping, museums and historic sites all nearby. Known as one of the city’s best luxury hotels, all of its 400 well-appointed guest rooms and suites overlook the Charles River, Cambridge or Boston’s stunning skyline. First class amenities include two highly acclaimed riverfront restaurants, superb meeting facilities, newly renovated ballroom and a Health Club with indoor/outdoor pool with retractable roof, extensive exercise facilities, saunas and a full range of luxury spa services.

Food. It's a necessity really. So are you going for a quick bite or are you meeting that special person for a date? That really makes the difference as to where you're heading in this area. No matter, the food is clean and served to desire. Just make sure not to get on the servers bad side...

Hip urban center, with spectacular waterfront location, offers more than 120 of Boston's favorite stores, specialty boutiques and restaurants. Discover great shopping at Best Buy, Borders, Sears, Macy's, Apple Store and more. Enjoy casual dining at The Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen or simply grab a bite on the go at the Waterfront Food Festival.

Here, among the truffles and the cocktails, the nuts and the caramels, the fruits and familiar favorites, you'll find one very rare and extraordinary ingredient common to every piece of ethel's® chocolate - 100% pure chocolate passion. You can see it in the exquisite finish, detect it in the heady aroma, and taste it in every sumptuous and silky, warm-blended bite. We believe you will enjoy these premium chocolates as much as we enjoy making them for you. You love chocolate. We're here to help!

The Cutler Majestic Theatre is a 1903 "Beaux Arts" style opera house, designed by the architect John Galen Howard and originally built for theatre. The Majestic was converted for vaudeville shows in the 1920s and eventually into a movie house in the 1950s. The theater continued to show movies until 1983, but the theater began to deteriorate along with others in the area both in appearance and in programming. In the mid-80s Emerson College purchased the theater and brought it back to its original Beaux-Arts splendor. The theater today is a performing arts center for both Emerson and the community at large.

One of the perks of living in a city is getting to experience the nightlife. Boston is home to multiple clubs and bars; three of the best are available to the characters on this forum. Curious?

Situated comfortably in the North End on the corner of the square, North 5 Warehouse is home to one of the most renowned music stores in town. It is two stories with a spiral iron staircase leading upstairs. The lower division is where to find records, albums and musical instruments - upstairs you can find educational tapes (there are still cassettes in circulation), books and any other educational means you can imagine to teach yourself, or others, how to play a variety of instruments.

Ink, Inc. is home to some of the most superb body art designs in all of Boston. Known for elaborate and detailed pieces and friendly staff, Ink, Inc. has grown in popularity since its opening in 1979.

Consultations available for walk-ins; tattooing by appointment only.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace, near the waterfront and today's Government Center, is part of a larger festival marketplace which includes three long granite buildings called North Market, Quincy Market, and South Market, and which now operates as an outdoor–indoor mall and food eatery. The Quincy Market provides food-stall, fast-food and restaurants and is popular and busy during lunchtime downtown. On the south side, under a glass enclosure, shops sell trinkets, gifts and other curiousities. North & South Market flank Quincy Market and provide space for more restaurants, speciality shops and office spaces.

The original MFA opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876, the nation's centennial. Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.

The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts which leads to eighteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Official trail sites include: Boston Common, Massachusetts State House, Park Street Church, Granary Burying Ground, King's Chapel, King's Chapel Burying Ground, Benjamin Franklin statue, Boston Latin School, Old Corner Bookstore, Old South Meeting House, Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, Paul Revere House, Old North Church, USS Constitution, Bunker Hill Monument, The Black Heritage Trail and Copp's Hill.

The Public Garden was established in 1837 by Boston Brahmin and philanthropist Horace Gray as the first public botanical garden in the United States. The twenty-four acre landscape contains a four acre pond that is usually home of one or more swans and is always the site of the Swan Boats, a famous Boston tourist attraction. For a small fee, tourists can sit on a boat ornamented with a splendid white swan at the rear. The boat is then pedaled around the lake by a young and strong tour guide sitting within the swan.

Several statues are located throughout the Public Garden. Located at the Arlington Street gate is the equestrian statue of George Washington, which faces Commonwealth Avenue. A set of bronze statues based on the main characters from the children's story Make Way for Ducklings is located between the pond and the Charles and Beacon streets entrance. There is also a statute commemorating the first use of ether as an anesthetic. The Public Garden is also home to the world's smallest suspension bridge.

The New England Aquarium is one of the most prominent and popular public aquariums in the United States. Founded in 1969 on the city's waterfront, it is considered one of the first modern public aquariums and is credited with revolutionizing the modern aquarium experience for visitors through its emphasis on a more naturalistic setting for aquatic life. It remains one of the only such institutions with commitments to research and conservation as well as education and entertainment. The aquarium is home to approximately 20,000 animals of 600 different species.

Franklin Park Zoo, founded in 1913, is the 72-acre site nestled in Boston’s historic Franklin Park, long considered the “crown jewel” of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace Park System. Highlights of Franklin Park Zoo’s collection include the African lions of the Kalahari Kingdom, Masai giraffe and Grevy’s zebra of the Giraffe Savannah, and western lowland gorillas of the Tropical Forest.

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