Archive for ‘April, 2007’

SPENCER: Spencer says: Later dudes, it’s been real

Hey you, I’m sorry, but this is over. It’s not you, it’s me. I know it’s kind of dirty for me to do this in a letter, but it’s not the worst way I could have done it. Breaking up is a distasteful business — men and women at their worst. Because trying to be civil and rational about it is the hardest path to choose, it’s much easier to play dirty — just hurl the relationship hard as you can against the wall and watch it shatter.

EDITORIAL: Putting Guest Policy to bed?

Following a year of student leaders bickering about how to run their own meetings and a small yet powerful funding group attempting to take control of student groups’ finances, Boston University students can enjoy this summer with something positive to look forward to.

EDITORIAL: Creating the BU identity

When many Boston University students are asked what school they attend, they give the name of the College of Arts and Sciences, or the School of Management — not BU. The lack of a BU identity is something President Robert Brown has addressed since he first came to the university in 2005.

Groups urge cooperation for helping poor communities

One of the groups most active in protesting Boston University’s proposed Level 4 Biosafety Laboratory, gathering together representatives from local advocacy groups Saturday at the Harriet Tubman House near the South End, said they must work together to effect change for Boston residents’ most pressing concerns.

Final Week: Pulitzer winners’ drive still strong

Two reporters with Boston connections who were recently awarded the top journalism honor said although their careers are a constant balancing act between their writing and other equally time-consuming pursuits, their love of reporting still comes first. Earlier this month, Boston Globe reporter Charles Savage won the Pulitzer Prize for his articles on presidential signing statements – interpretations of laws that critics say allow the president to circumvent Congress — and Boston University College of Communication journalism professor Steven Stecklow shared the field’s top honor for public service along with fellow Wall Street Journal reporters James Bandler, Charles Forelle and Mark Maremont for their coverage of backdated stock options for companies’ CEOs.