Archive for ‘January, 2010’
STAFF EDIT: Music to conditioned ears
Remember the last time you cheerily recounted how cheap it was to see your favorite band in concert, or what a pleasure it was to pay process and handling fees to no one in particular for tickets? Yesterday’s merging of events company Live Nation and ticket seller Ticketmaster is troubling to consumers who already suffer the headaches of an almost-monopoly stronghold on live entertainment.
Ticketmaster, Live Nation join forces
National ticket-sellers Live Nation Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment merged Monday in hopes of alleviating high ticket costs for consumers, defying some expectations that the move would be prevented on antitrust grounds, according to reports.
Court cases rekindle Proposition 8 debate
As proponents of gay and lesbian rights challenge Proposition 8, the controversial California law banning same-sex marriage, in federal court, the debate over the constitutionality of the law has raised tensions once again.
Obama to announce freeze in State of the Union address
President Barack Obama is expected to propose a freeze on all non-security federal discretionary spending for three years, potentially saving $250 billion, in Wednesday’s State of the Union address, according to two senior administration officials who spoke anonymously to the press Monday.
Let’s Get Loud
The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department crime logs from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23.’
News
- Piracy case bumped down to appeals court, Tenenbaum looks ahead
- Doomsday no more: BU researchers find oldest Mayan calendar
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells BU grads to solve world’s problems through technology, innovation
- SHA student who drove in NZ crash faces charges
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
Sports
- Softball eliminated from NCAA tournament, goes 1-2 at NCAA Regional
- Teller named to U.S. national Quidditch team
- Barwise caps off stellar season with U.S. Olympic Trial qualification
- Softball wins America East title, advances to NCAA regionals
- Track and field junior qualifies for U.S. Olympic trials
The Muse
- Insight & India in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
- Regina Spektor visits the Orpheum, leaves fairy dust scattered across stage
- Fuzz and Honey: M. Ward and Lee Ranaldo Play the House of Blues
- The Pretty Disheartening: Taylor Momsen’s band at Paradise Rock Club
- Glass half-something: Horse Feathers’ balancing act on “Cynic’s New Year”
Campus
- Piracy case bumped down to appeals court, Tenenbaum looks ahead
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt tells BU grads to solve world’s problems through technology, innovation
- SHA student who drove in NZ crash faces charges
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
City
- Violin prof. Roman Totenberg dies at 101, leaves behind legacy of devotion
- Marchers protest for workers’ rights, honor May Day
- Bankers urge customers to use caution when swiping cards at ATMs
- Theft high among cell-phone bearing pedestrians, police say
- Free fitness classes offered in Hub after finals, during summer
National
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- Violin prof. Roman Totenberg dies at 101, leaves behind legacy of devotion
- Seau family considering brain donation to BU, still undecided
- Brown, Warren among top earners, tax records show
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
International
- CAS sophomore Roch Jauberty remembered as true friend, excellent student
- Student injured in crash in critical condition
- Daniela Lekhno remembered by friends, professors
- Vigil attendees remember BU students killed in New Zealand
- Three BU students killed, five injured in car accident while studying abroad in New Zealand
Cross Country
- Track and field find success in two separate invitationals
- Three student athletes honored by BU for leadership, ability
- Terriers combine for 23 top-10 finishes during three different meets
- Weekly roundup: Track and field favored in preseason poll
- Weekly Roundup: Two members of wrestling team qualify for NCAAs
Softball
- Softball eliminated from NCAA tournament, goes 1-2 at NCAA Regional
- Softball wins America East title, advances to NCAA regionals
- Softball sweeps UMBC, takes America East regular season title
- Softball to face UMass, Plourde
- Three Terriers take home weekly America East honors after leading their teams
Music
- Regina Spektor visits the Orpheum, leaves fairy dust scattered across stage
- Fuzz and Honey: M. Ward and Lee Ranaldo Play the House of Blues
- The Pretty Disheartening: Taylor Momsen’s band at Paradise Rock Club
- Glass half-something: Horse Feathers’ balancing act on “Cynic’s New Year”
- Yann Tiersen’s latest leap in genre
Film & TV
- Insight & India in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
- Comic Relief: Five-Year Engagement pokes fun at itself, wins laughs in process
- For The Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival
- Whedon & The Avengers: An interview with film director Joss Whedon
- Catch A Little ‘Luck’ This Spring: An Interview with Taylor Schilling
