Archive for ‘February, 2006’

Letters to the Editor: Fudge’s generalizations on race are just plain wrong

Brian Fudge’s assertion that “Everyone knows black people are superior athletes” is, simply put, false (“The key to winning in Torino is right under our noses,” Feb. 24, p.7); it’s like saying everyone knows Asian people are superior at academics, and not only do I know plenty who aren’t, but Asian dominance in schools isn’t at all about race (I should know, having tutored a number of them).

Letters to the Editor: Stopping the biolab is not a lost cause

In response to Scott Copley’s Feb. 24 letter to the editor, “Biolab protests are rude and immature” (p.6), quite simply, the tour guides misquoted us. We never said “BU sucks.” We said, “We urge you not to go to BU because your tuition money will help fund the biolab,” and we handed out information about the proposed lab.

Gamers of the World unite

Tension grew in the dark, crowded room as the fight continued. It was a close fight, and both contenders were growing weary. Amid the noise, a clear chant rose from the crowd. “Jigglypuff! Jigglypuff! Jigglypuff!” It wasn’t the fight of the year, but a round of Super Smash Bros.

Department of Public Health to monitor prescription drugs

In an effort to crack down on prescription drug abuse, officials from the Department of Public Health proposed amendments to the Prescription Monitoring Program mandating that pharmacists check identification for all customers filling prescriptions for Schedule II drugs which have a high abuse risk, at a hearing on Monday morning.

Goldberg takes recycling effort into own hands

With only 18 representatives in attendance at Monday night’s meeting-reported as the lowest turnout this semester-the Student Union General Assembly criticized Vice President Jonah Goldberg for circumventing the Union’s recycling committee to place recycling bags in the buildings on South Campus.