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About kbasse

I'm a very busy student at BU. I'm an International Relations major in the College of Arts and Sciences. I'm graduating a year early in May 2010.

Still in Boston? Tons of events coming up!

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Hey BUST!

You still in Boston? I know some of you are! Ok, so there’s a ton of stuff you should know about.

This week, Dew Tour tickets are going to be $12 with the promo code “Katie” ! Go to ticketmaster.com to purchase tickets (or just click on this link). This Friday and Saturday have the skateboarding events with SHAUN WHITE, Ryan Sheckler, PRod, and many more. Also, there’s a free concert by the Neon Trees and Paper Tongues Thursday night at City Hall Plaza (near gov’t center).

Following all the Dew Tour festivities, there is a huge party put on by our guys at BERN on Saturday night. Its at DJ’s which is right near the garden and benefits Grind for Life, a charity that helps kids with cancer. $10 cover charge, 21+ Facebook Event

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Also, Monday (June 21) is International Go Skateboarding Day! Hurray! Orchard Skateshop is having an event at Ringer Park in Allston from 1-5pm. Check it out! They’re bringing in ramps and there’ll be plenty of shwag. I’ll be there with the Dew Tour street team at 1pm. Facebook Event

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The Dew Tour is coming to Boston!

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Tickets are on sale for the Dew Tour in Boston June 25-26. Some of the biggest names who will be there are Shaun White, Ryan Sheckler, Paul Rodriguez and Buckey Lasek!

The Dew Tour is a competitive skateboarding competition series that has 5 stops across the country. This year, the first stop is in Boston! The Boston stop will also serve as the International Skateboarding Federation’s World Skateboarding Championship. Besides the title of Dew Tour Champion and receiving the Dew Cup, there is $2.5 million available in prizes. This is the premiere tour for professional athletes. The competitions will be broadcast live on NBC Sports, and distributed on MTV, MTV2, USA Networks as well as other channels like Fuel TV. But you really want to be at the tour if you can. Besides the actual competition, there is a Festival Village with concerts, interactive booths and tents, demos, and opportunities to meet the athletes.

Get your tickets here. Use the discount code “Katie” for a variety of discounts. For further savings, contact me at katie AT traveloutloud DOT net for group discounts. We should get a group together from BUST!

General Admission: ………………$15
Reserved Seating: $5 off ……….$30
Action Zone: $10 off…………….$90

The Action Zone is the best place to sit. Here are your perks:

  • Exclusive credential to be in the Action Zone
  • Access to see the Vert prelims before the gates open on Saturday
  • Dew Tour swag
  • Dew Tour behind the scenes tour
  • Dew Tour athlete meet and greet
  • Alli Shop merchandise coupon
  • Fast Pass access into the venues and interactive areas
  • unlimited cold Mountain Dew all day
  • plus more!

Support Us!

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Hey BUST, alumni, family, and friends,

Do you want to support your team? You can! All you have to do is go to the link at the bottom of this post.

Boardercross Feb 6

You can send us money by credit card online or by sending a check in the mail. Under the "My Gift Information" section, in the "please direct my support to" question, scroll down past varsity sports to the club sports and choose "Friends of Club Sports: for Snowboarding." Your gift will support our team in our weekly trips, competitions (including sending us to nationals!), and maybe even sweatshirts. We would really appreciate it!

Support Us at: https://www.bu.edu/alumni/giving/takepride

Thank you,

Katie Ashley Taylor Alexa Lauren Warren and Geoff

group picture on president's day

Eternal Snow Photo Contest

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Hey BUST Photographers,

EternalSnow.com is sponsoring a photo contest on its website. They'd like to feature a snowboarding picture on their home page for one month. The winner will win a snowboarding picture featured on the http://www.eternalsnow.com homepage, a $250 shopping spree on their site and an Eternal Die-Cut sticker. The rules are as follows:

* The contest will run for 3 months, with 1 winner per month.
* Submissions end one week before the end of the month.
* Top 10 go to a vote.
* Must be an original picture.
* You must provide us with a link to your blog, the image on Flickr, etc., with the link to our site as noted above so we can verify the link.
* Image must be in landscape format and large – approximately 3000×2000 would be good so we can resize as necessary.