Archive for ‘January, 2009’

Student label goes citywide

Conor Loughman was surfing the Internet when he came upon a Google advertisement about starting a record label, and he automatically thought of his friends, who despite their musical talents, were not signed.

Student Union hosts panel to link students with city

Boston University’s Student Union hosted a panel dedicated to ‘opening up a channel between city officials and students’ Thursday to an audience of only six students in an attempt to involve the student body with its surroundings beyond Commonwealth Avenue, Union President Matt Seidel said.

The Pope goes digital

Like most college students, College of Arts and Science senior Sara Field found herself predictably surfing the Internet this week. What she did not expect, however, was to find herself watching a YouTube video of Pope Benedict XVI – on the Vatican’s brand new YouTube channel.

BRA approves $1.6 billion BC Master Plan

The Boston Redevelopment Authority partially approved Boston College’s 10-year Institutional Master Plan Thursday, but held their decision on a controversial aspect of the plan that would turn land purchased from the Catholic Archdiocese into a 150 room dormitory in a Brighton residential area.

BU officials talk SCOE

Although Boston University officials were unable to disclose the cost of maintaining the Sargent Center for Outdoor Education in interviews Tuesday, they said BU intends to close the center at the end of August because of budget concerns.