Archive for ‘July, 2009’
Yip signs with NHL’s Colorado Avalanche
Recently graduated Boston University men’s hockey forward Brandon Yip has signed an entry-level contract with the National Hockey League’s Colorado Avalanche, according to an NHL.com report.
Family: Doherty questioned by police day before his death
Boston University student Patrick Doherty, who was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound last month near his hometown in Alaska, was allegedly threatened by police the day before his death to either testify against a lifelong friend or face felony charges.
Family and friends remember Doherty as caring, happy
The soccer unit in one Alaskan middle school’s gym class was at its end, and the students were to duke it out in a final tournament.
The teams were chosen in private in an effort to spare hurt feelings, and when it had come time to draft their first picks, the other captains went straight for their athletic classmates.
But not Patrick Doherty.
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Recent BU grad dies in car accident
Boston University College of Arts and Sciences 2009 graduate Katie Tyson, a well-known leader and activist in both Spectrum and Boston’s Arlington Street Church, died earlier this month in a car accident in Colorado near the Wyoming border. She was 21.
BU sophomore found dead
Police found Boston University College of Arts and Sciences student Patrick Doherty dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound last month on a beach near his hometown in Alaska, police officials said.
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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
