Archive for ‘April, 2006’

Union ends another year of in-fighting, turmoil

The Boston University Student Union’s semester was marked by internal conflict and limited progress on issues, resulting in several initiatives being left to fully develop over the summer and in future semesters. The trouble began at the first Student Union meeting of the semester, when former secretary Ricky Junquera resigned from his position.

University implements new response system

When a crisis sweeps the campus – a water mane break, a power outage, a sudden outbreak of norovirus – the first step for administrators is to spread the word to the appropriate authorities. That is why Boston University recently invested in an instant notification system that can reach 250 university officials in a matter of seconds.

From the supermarket to Sherborn Street

If he hadn’t decided to attend college – like most of his childhood friends – the most important question Robert Brown might be asking today would be “paper or plastic?” That’s right. Boston University President Robert Brown gave up a sure-thing job as an assistant manager at Handy Andy’s grocery store in Texas to take courses at a more challenging school across town – and now he’s a much different kind of manager.

BU sells Hamilton House

Boston University’s Hamilton House was sold to Alpha Reality Boston last week for an estimated $8 million, according to BU spokesperson Colin Riley. The student residence, which has had serious structural problems from more than a year, was not used during the spring semester and was only partially used during the fall semester to house students in the Center for English Language and Orientation Programs.

So, you wanna be a Division I athlete?

Get behind him, Nick. “Spacing.” “Position.” “Get back, Nick. Get back.” “Right.” “Left.” “Spread wide.” “Time.” “Switch.” “Watch him!” Felix Vincent is a notorious competitor on the Boston University men’s soccer team. His mouth moves about as fast as his legs and today both are pulling double duty.