Archive for ‘December, 2009’

KIRLAND: Christmas characters

I’m the kind of guy who gets tipsy on the first night of December and hangs Christmas decorations up in his anything-but-luxurious Allston apartment. I’m also the kind of guy who feels slightly bad when his roommates and their girlfriends quietly poke their heads out of bedroom doors and politely ask, ‘Billy, would you mind turning ‘Santa Baby’ down a little’hellip; and why are you in your boxers dancing on a chair?’

Interrobang

It has certainly been a wild semester of news. We’ve had flus and fires and T accidents and print quotas grace our headlines, just to name a few. But since we’re curious journalists, we’re always craving more. Here are a few headlines we’d have loved to have been able to cover this semester. Maybe you’ll see ‘em in spring 2010. . .

STAFF EDIT: Bad news

Following the cancellation of the Washington Journalism Center for the spring 2010 semester, journalism students lost one of the most prolific opportunities offered to them at BU. Though planning to revamp the program for fall 2010 is in the works, the administration is citing lack of student interest as one of the main reasons it was suspended for the upcoming spring.

‘No More Than Four’ continues to dismay students, property owners

The Boston City Council’s ‘No More Than Four’ regulation has met with several opponents since it was first passed, but Boston-area college students continue to question its methods and effectiveness.

More openness in AB, student organizations say

Although the Boston University Allocations Board is making steps toward greater transparency, there are still policy isues that require reform and clarification, student organization representatives said.