Archive for ‘December, 2009’

Tenenbaum will seek lower fine

Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum said Tuesday he will seek to lessen his recently confirmed $675,000 illegal file sharing fine in further court proceedings, but agreed with the ruling handed down Monday where U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner criticized the Recording Industry of America’s harsh punishments for music piracy.

As safety trials continue, biolab’s future uncertain

As the National Institutes of Health continues to weigh safety issues surrounding Boston University’s completed Biosafety Level-4 laboratory, BU officials said safety and simulation training are underway.

More to fear from U.S. and Israel than Iran, Chomsky says

The United States needs to rethink its approach to international conflict management and prevention, Noam Chomsky said.

Coakley, Brown set for special election

After a day of near-empty polls and low voter turnout across the state, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley defeated her three Democratic competitors in Tuesday’s primary race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, while State Senator Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, won the GOP contest, defeating Republican lawyer and businessman Jack Robinson III.

MEYER: What remains to be seen

In sports, like in many other walks of life, perceptions change on something of a day-by-day basis, especially in our current media landscape of 24-hour sports networks and the like.