Archive for ‘March, 2006’

U.S. officials discuss Iraq war at BU

Three high-ranking executive branch officials, involved heavily in the planning and progress with the war in Iraq, described to more than 100 Boston University community members Wednesday morning the political and economic implications of the war. International Security Affairs Assistant Defense Secretary Peter Rodman, Ambassador James Jeffrey, Iraq Senior Advisor to the U.

Mouth of the South

It’s beginning to look and feel like spring. The sun is shining, the few birds in Boston are chirping and it’s finally flip-flop weather. If this weather persists, you are looking at the perfect spectator conditions for one of the best spectator sports: baseball.

Softball could even up record vs. Sacred Heart

Now this is more like it. After staggering out of the gates to a 5-13 start, the Boston University softball team has found some much-needed success. The Terriers carried the winning ways they found at the end of their Florida trip back up to Boston and haven’t looked back since.

No. 11 lax takes on BC at home

The Boston University women’s lacrosse team can thank Mother Nature for giving them home field advantage in today’s game against crosstown rival Boston College. The game was originally supposed to be played at the Newton Campus Soccer/Lacrosse Complex, but the turf wasn’t in a playable condition, so the contest was moved to Nickerson Field.

Remembering the Past

There were far more questions than answers awaiting the Boston University women’s basketball team in the 2005-06 campaign. Would the team remain one of the best in the America East? Or would the inexperience of the Terriers’ young roster make for a long season? Answering ‘yes’ to the first question and ‘no’ to the second, the Terriers won 18 games this season and played in the America East Conference championship game for the fourth consecutive season, prompting their coach to declare the year a success.