Archive for ‘December, 2006’
Final Week: A Semester at Boston University
CAS junior killed in bus accident in Peru College of Arts and Sciences junior Meghan Sennott was killed in a bus accident in the Peruvian Andes on May 14. Sennott, 20, had studied in Ecuador through Boston University’s abroad program that spring, and was traveling through Peru with her boyfriend, Richard Gebbie.
BU Discusses Possible Rape Crisis Partnership
Boston University officials say they are considering a partnership with the Family Justice Center that would make it easier for rape victims to seek confidential treatment, something student groups have long advocated for. BU does not have a dedicated women’s center or rape crisis center, though rape victims can seek help at Student Health Services, home to the Mental Health and Counseling Clinic.
Joseph Cialini, former Free Press editor, dies at 51
Joe Cialini, a South Jersey Courier-Post copy editor and former Daily Free Press editor, died Friday in Darby, Penn., after a brief battle with cancer. He was 51. Cialini is survived by his wife, Caroline Pollard, and his daughter Laura Cialini. A 1977 graduate of the School of Public Communication, now the College of Communication, Cialini was the Free Press’s top editor during the fall of 1976 who reported on growing student unrest during the 1970s.
A BU Student’s Business Makes a Lot of Talk Around the Water Cooler
AN IDEA Zises, a School of Hospitality Administration senior, said he started his company, Ben’sWater, in January 2006, with the goal of saving BU students the time usually needed to purchase water in stores like Campus Convenience and Shaw’s. Offering three and five gallon coolers to his customers online, Zises’s website states the Boston branch of the company delivers to eastern Massachusetts, Boston, Needham and Metrowest.
Memorial for 2006 grad filled with tears, prayers
Muffled sobs resounded off the walls of Marsh Chapel last night as Boston University students, alumni and faculty gathered to remember Marek Madej, a 2006 School of Management graduate, who was killed in a car accident in Warsaw, Poland on Nov. 10. He was 21.
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
