Archive for ‘August, 2004’
August 30: Bomb scare forces some out of Warren Towers during Monday move-in
About 50 people were evacuated from Warren Towers at 2:15 p.m. Monday after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom. According to an Office of Residence Life sign posted near an A-Tower elevator, the package was inspected and no threat was found. BU Spokesman Colin Riley confirmed that a metronome was the cause of the bomb scare. Riley said the metronome had a pretty regular ticking, which alarmed officials.
August 30: Cable TV comes to 10 Buick St.
For those living in the Student Residences at 10 Buick St., the days of tin foil and rabbit ears seem to be gone. Numerous students moving into the Student Village said Monday that they found functional cable television in their rooms. Student Union President Jon Marker confirmed that cable is on its way to campus, but was unsure whether it had been installed. Be sure to pick up Friday’s Orientation Issue or the semester’s first edition on Tuesday, Sept. 7 for more details on this developing story.
August 30: Bomb scare forces some out of Warren Towers during Monday move-in
About 50 people were evacuated from Warren Towers at 2:15 p.m. Monday after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom. According to an Office of Residence Life sign posted near an A-Tower elevator, the package was inspected and no threat was found. BU Spokesman Colin Riley confirmed that a metronome was the cause of the bomb scare. Riley said the metronome had a pretty regular ticking, which alarmed officials.
August 30: Cable TV comes to 10 Buick St.
For those living in the Student Residences at 10 Buick St., the days of tin foil and rabbit ears seem to be gone. Numerous students moving into the Student Village said Monday that they found functional cable television in their rooms. Student Union President Jon Marker confirmed that cable is on its way to campus, but was unsure whether it had been installed. Be sure to pick up Friday’s Orientation Issue or the semester’s first edition on Tuesday, Sept. 7 for more details on this developing story.
Open letter to Andrea Cabral
Open letter to Andrea Cabral. First of all I resent the individual you chose to head the investigative division, Viktor Theiss. I know you reject arguments that you filled senior positions with hacks. Nepotism and favoritism is not limited to hiring just family. Hiring friends and former co-workers is still nepotism. You like to flaunt [...]
News
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- Author says Occupy movement just beginning
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
Campus
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
- FOX executive tells students to take industry challenges head on
Politics
- Panelists weigh in on election-year issues, voter participation
- Smoking, cage-free eggs proposals among Union’s successes, members say
- Parliament proposal would unite student leaders, supporters say
- Mass. legislature prepares gaming bill provisions in winter recess
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
Finance & Economy
- Judge extends Occupy’s temporary restraining order against city
- Study reports income inequality a growing trend in Boston
- Fee free: Occupy demonstrators encourage opening credit union accounts
- Students say Obama’s loan proposal has potential to alleviate debt
- BU students express frustration over new Bank of America annual charges
Science & Technology
- BU enrollment in math, sciences, tech rises slightly
- BU profs find DNA connection to onset of menopause
- The real butterfly in your stomach: Scientists explore the possibility of a “second brain” in our gut
- Tournament encourages entrepreneurship with $200,000 prize
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
International
- Study Abroad, COM to send 15 students to London to cover Olympics
- Holocaust survivors share experiences with students
- Protesters flock to streets in opposition of Palestinian occupation
- Students say Amanda Knox scandal does not affect decisions to study abroad
- Study Abroad encourages students to immerse themselves fully, officials say
