Archive for ‘September, 2005’
Deval Patrick’s health care proposal
The other day, Deval Patrick released his health care plan for Massachusetts. This health care plan aims at benefiting everybody in Massachusetts, regardless of whether you are able to afford private health care or not. While public health care has come under some negative scrutiny in the past few years, we should still welcome any [...]
Another Face Off
I don’t know what’s worse, the fact that your “Mayoral candidates face off” article implies that there will be no other events (“In the first and only debate for mayoral candidates”) or the fact that the Daily Free Press refuses to write an article on the other upcoming face off. On Wednesday, October 12th at [...]
Bicycling in Boston
I would have thought that the laws pertaining to bicycling in Boston would have been researched before articles (2) were written in your September 29th issue. They laws can be found on line at http://www.cityofboston.gov/transportation/roadwarrior.asp Note particularly: “You may not ride on sidewalks in the City of Boston (BTD Art. 6 Sec. 18).” Pedestrians do [...]
Racism in the wake of Hurricaine Rita.
This is a letter from my cousin Brian, a Minister in Tennesee who has been working in Mississippi for the past few weeks. He has been trying to help some of the poorer communities along the Gulf coast rebuild from the Hurricaines. This letter in particular was very eye opening; I myself had written off [...]
Off the Post
Midnight Mania has officially turned into a pumpkin. For the first time since perestroika, there will be no Midnight Mania at Boston University. Instead it has been replaced with “Hockey Mania,” a tamer 6 p.m. version set to take the ice on Saturday. Calling the change a disappointment is an understatement.
News
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- ENG junior Austin Brashears had passion for alternative energy, adventure
- Daniela Lekhno remembered by friends, professors
- Vigil attendees remember BU students killed in New Zealand
The Muse
- Fuzz and Honey: M. Ward and Lee Ranaldo Play the House of Blues
- The Pretty Disheartening: Taylor Momsen’s band at Paradise Rock Club
- Glass half-something: Horse Feathers’ balancing act on “Cynic’s New Year”
- Yann Tiersen’s latest leap in genre
- Comic Relief: Five-Year Engagement pokes fun at itself, wins laughs in process
Campus
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- ENG junior Austin Brashears had passion for alternative energy, adventure
- Daniela Lekhno remembered by friends, professors
- Vigil attendees remember BU students killed in New Zealand
City
- Violin prof. Roman Totenberg dies at 101, leaves behind legacy of devotion
- Marchers protest for workers’ rights, honor May Day
- Bankers urge customers to use caution when swiping cards at ATMs
- Theft high among cell-phone bearing pedestrians, police say
- Free fitness classes offered in Hub after finals, during summer
National
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- Violin prof. Roman Totenberg dies at 101, leaves behind legacy of devotion
- Seau family considering brain donation to BU, still undecided
- Brown, Warren among top earners, tax records show
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
- Seau family considering brain donation to BU, still undecided
- Public meeting for biolab set for April
- 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
International
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- Daniela Lekhno remembered by friends, professors
- Vigil attendees remember BU students killed in New Zealand
- Three BU students killed, five injured in car accident while studying abroad in New Zealand
Cross Country
- Track and field find success in two separate invitationals
- Three student athletes honored by BU for leadership, ability
- Terriers combine for 23 top-10 finishes during three different meets
- Weekly roundup: Track and field favored in preseason poll
- Weekly Roundup: Two members of wrestling team qualify for NCAAs
Film & TV
- Comic Relief: Five-Year Engagement pokes fun at itself, wins laughs in process
- For The Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
- Whedon & The Avengers: An interview with film director Joss Whedon
- Catch A Little ‘Luck’ This Spring: An Interview with Taylor Schilling
- On ‘Detention’: An interview with Josh Hutcherson
