Archive for ‘December, 2007’

Wiesel’s play makes American debut

A man has a painful decision: Choose to kill one of two men selected at random. If he does not choose, he and 30 others will be killed.

Boston bike path project needs direction, riders say

It seemed as though he had just sprouted legs more than two months ago when an invigorated Mayor Thomas Menino proposed a city-wide bike path to increase two-wheeled traffic in Boston, and though city officials and health experts remain enthusiastic about the project, some say its training wheels are still too firmly in place.

Activists look toward full divestment

While Massachusetts lawmakers’ decision to divest from companies linked to the Sudanese government has earned praise from grassroots activists, critics say the state’s resolution further highlights the deficiencies in the divestment policies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston University.

Correction

In a news story Friday (“Group working with BU to bring more local foods,” page 3), it was incorrectly stated due to a reporting error that Slow Food BU is a progressive group. It is a local chapter of the international organization.

Construction on track, officials say

Come summer, new benches and shrubs will have replaced the dirt mounds and back loader trucks that have littered Commonwealth Avenue for nearly two years, according to university and state officials.