Archive for ‘September, 2007’
BU Academy student dies at retreat
A sophomore at the Boston University Academy died of unknown causes after collapsing at a school-sponsored retreat Wednesday night. Haley Morrill, 15, had just finished dinner at Camp Wing in Duxbury with her schoolmates when she collapsed and stopped breathing, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.
Athlete of the month: Pam Spuehler
Seniors are supposed to be leaders. They are supposed to keep their team doing what it needs to do. And they are supposed to produce. Pam Spuehler most certainly does all that.
Back on home turf
Duke University is known for basketball. Simple as that. But Sunday, the field hockey version of the Blue Devils will take on No. 14 Boston University on Boston College’s field. Before BU’s much-anticipated bout with No. 15 Duke, it will take on a difficult University of New Hampshire (6-4) team today at Jack Barry Field.
Back on home turf
After another painful shutout loss at the hands of the Yale Bulldogs on Wednesday night, a game against the University of Vermont might be just what the doctor ordered.
UMass has been a house of horrors for the Terriers
Dating back to 2001, the Boston University men’s soccer team holds a 4-2-1 series advantage over University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Going into a weekend that will see the Terriers travel to UMass for just the third time in seven years, the marginal record bodes well for a team desperately looking to find its stride just a week before conference play starts.
News
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- Author says Occupy movement just beginning
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
Campus
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
- FOX executive tells students to take industry challenges head on
Politics
- Panelists weigh in on election-year issues, voter participation
- Smoking, cage-free eggs proposals among Union’s successes, members say
- Parliament proposal would unite student leaders, supporters say
- Mass. legislature prepares gaming bill provisions in winter recess
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
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
- 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
- Tournament encourages entrepreneurship with $200,000 prize
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
International
- Study Abroad, COM to send 15 students to London to cover Olympics
- Holocaust survivors share experiences with students
- Protesters flock to streets in opposition of Palestinian occupation
- Students say Amanda Knox scandal does not affect decisions to study abroad
- Study Abroad encourages students to immerse themselves fully, officials say
