Archive for ‘November, 2007’

Taco Bell rings in cash on free snacks

Besides offering free tacos Tuesday, Taco Bell presented a paradox. Though Americans enjoyed millions of free tacos from the chain courtesy of a speedy Red Sox rookie and seemingly at the expense of the company behind it, Taco Bell may have actually profited from its apparent generosity, marketing experts say

Libraries pass on Google digitizing

As the ever-growing Internet giant Google adds books from the nation’s largest libraries to its Beta-Books electronic literary database, several major institutions, including the Boston Library Consortium, have rejected its advances in favor of more modest means of showcasing their literature online for all to see.

Female reports sexual assault to BU police

A female told the Boston University Police Department last week she was held down and sexually assaulted Oct. 20 after leaving a bar in Kenmore Square with two men who offered her drugs.

Icedogs travel to Providence in search of first win

When you’re on a team that has opened the season on a five-game winless streak for the first time in more than 30 years, the operative word is likely frustration. When your team was ranked ninth nationally in the preseason and has now dropped out of the top 20, there’s no question it adds to that frustration