Archive for ‘March, 2010’

STAFF EDIT: Google: Over and out

A cyber attack against Google’s Chinese offices in January forced the American company to reconsider its stationing in the communist country. Google.cn had complied with Chinese censorship laws since it became available to the public in 2006 but received no protection when a rogue group attempted to tear into information regarding human rights activists in the country that Google agreed to block to the masses.

Fashion world works to change ‘skinny’ image, speakers say

After Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston succumbed to anorexia and died in 2006 at age 21, the fashion world received a wake-up call: Their standards of beauty had pressured models and may have encouraged girls all over the world to develop eating disorders and something had to be done about it.

Students laud health care’s passing

Boston University students were largely enthusiastic about Sunday’s passage of a historic health care bill following months of partisan debate.

Lowe leaves men’s basketball team

Corey Lowe’s basketball career at Boston University is over. One of the most accomplished players in program history, the senior guard and co-captain has been released from the team, a school official confirmed Monday night.

Five BU snowboarders will compete in nationals

Expect nothing, leave with everything &- the Boston University Snowboarding Team, the largest club team on campus with over 120 members, is new to competition. Despite their inexperience, however, the BUST has swept the local competition away in a blistering dash for medals and respect on the national scene.