Archive for ‘April, 2009’

Students ‘Take Back the Night’

Cheers of ‘women’s bodies, women’s lives, we will not be terrorized’ rang through the night as Boston University students marched down Commonwealth Avenue Thursday to raise awareness about sexual assault.

Crowds gather to cheer on runners in 113th Annual Boston Marathon

Spectators and runners, some veterans and some new to Marathon Monday, said they came out to the streets of Boston for the competition and the experience of being there.

RIAA case will not stream online

Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum will not be the next Susan Boyle Internet phenomenon, a federal court ruled Thursday.

Emerson tenure process discriminatory, professors say

The debate over whether two Emerson College professors were denied tenure due to their race has continued to shed light on the tenure process in schools, administrators said.

Police arrest BU student as ‘Craigslist killer’ suspect

A Boston University student was arrested Monday evening and charged with the murder of a 26-year-old woman April 14, as well as a separate armed robbery and kidnapping of another woman just days before. The name ‘Craigslist killer’ has been coined for the suspect by the media because both victims had advertised services on Craigslist.