Archive for ‘February, 2010’

BU bests SBU, 69-59

The Boston University women’s basketball team survived both a rough start and a last-minute scare to defeat Stony Brook University 69-59 in the team’s first game at Agganis Arena since March 1 of last year.

Campus Crime Logs: Vermonster strikes again

A caller reported that his wallet was stolen from 915 Commonwealth Ave. at 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 11. The BU student said he left his wallet outside of the squash court in the Fitness and Recreation Center. He left FitRec and returned after he realized his wallet was gone. The student found his wallet, but his Vermont driver’s license was missing from it.

U.N. must reform system to succeed, ambassador says

The United Nations needs to evolve as an organization in order to address and successfully resolve the issues it is faced with, the Swiss ambassador said in a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday.

Students at risk for high cholesterol

“You know how the dining hall has all those snacks?” said College of Arts and Sciences freshman Jake Angelastro. “I usually bring back goldfish or whatever, or cookies. Because it’s whatever I can fit in a little plastic baggie!”

Filmmaker highlights Brazilian emigration in documentary

A midlife crisis provoked ideas that would later inspire 64-year-old São Paulo filmmaker Susana Rossberg to create her film “Brasileiros Como Eu,” or “Brazilians Like Myself,” she told students Tuesday.