Archive for ‘September, 2009’

BERICK: Of mice and women

His name was Louisa Brigitta and he was a mouse. To give a male Indian mouse a combination of female Austrian names seemed, as a study abroad student, reassuringly ironic.

STAFF EDIT: Dread bugs

‘ Students living in the opulent condominium-style residences in Boston University’s newest dormitory may have been shocked to find out about a few minor bedbug outbreaks just before the beginning of the semester in StuVi.

STAFF EDIT: Let’s not talk about sex

After Tufts University announced its unique new ResLife policy prohibiting any sexual act to occur in a dorm room while another roommate is present, skeptics wonder about whether it is an appropriate position for dormitory administrators to take.

Save your peels

GEICO can save you money on your car insurance, but can worms save you money on your trash? In communities such a Brookline with pay-as-you-throw trash disposal programs, residents are encouraged to recycle and cut down on the amount of trash they generate by paying per bag. Vermicomposting, or the use of worms to produce fertilizer indoors, is not only a way to cut down on waste production, but has environmental benefits as well.

U.S.-China relations improving, speaker says

The United States should develop a more cooperative and candid relationship with China, push for a more internalized consumer economy in China and partner with other Asian countries to deal with regional security issues in Asia, former National Security Council member Dennis Wilder said.