Archive for ‘October, 2005’
Cop Killer Handguns
All I have to say is, what a bunch of morons there must be in Massachusetts to be talking about banning so-called “cop killer” handguns. What a joke. Oh, but I forgot; they keep electing Teddy Kennedy, don’t they. By the way, the comedian, Jackie Mason, someone you might expect to be of a liberal [...]
Israel and Ahmadinejad’s Comments
Dear campus conservative, I find your comments on the Israel-Palestine conflict not only completely ignorant, but also completely cold. You, who have no doubt never spent a night in a relocation camp, probably lack the right to argue so coldly against the Palestinians. Not to in any way condone Ahmadinejad’s comments, because they were certainly [...]
Correcting BU soccer article information
For Nick Williams, The information on the combining duo of Melissa Shulman and Megan Cook… Melissa Shulman Bio indicates she started 2001 not 2002 and red shirted in 2002 due to injuries. The season Melissa was injured the team did not make the conference tournament. Melissa became only the second player ever to be named [...]
Gay marriage not a civil right?
Re: Gay marriage not a civil right? This is in response to Joe Mroszczyk’s letter on 10-31-05 regarding homosexual marriage as a civil right. What is truly amazing is not Sarah Prager’s dismay at people’s desire to overturn the judicial ruling that same sex couples can marry in Massachusetts, but rather Joe Mroszczyk’s misinterpretation of [...]
Re: “The people should decide on marriage, (page 4, Oct 31)
Joe Mroszczyk’s remarks are an obvious attempt to mask the endorsement of inequality. First of all, to suggest that gays and lesbians have not been discriminated against is ignorant. Sexual orientation affects a person’s chance of being hired or fired, accepted into housing, able to adopt a child, to immigrate to the United States, and [...]
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
