Archive for ‘March, 2010’

BU prepares for more rain, Gov. Patrick declares emergency

Rain, rain . . . won’t go away anytime soon, so Boston University Housing officials advised students to take caution.

Take a spin with Chatroulette

Stranger chat sites facilitate communication between parties that are, generally, strangers to one another. Websites like Omegle and Chatroulette pair up users to allow instant face-to-face and text-to-text chatting. Conversation can lull after the ubiquitous greeting of “Hey!” but if two strangers hold off on “nexting” one another, these sites can lead to friendships or at least an interesting way to stave off boredom.

Travis Robinson plays above the rim

The America East Conference is not known for high-flying dunks that sports fans see on ESPN’s top plays. Junior forward John Holland has thrown down some rim-rattlers, but the only player in the conference with the athleticism to do it on a consistent basis is University of Vermont senior forward Marqus Blakely. Fortunately, Boston University men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers’ 2011 freshman class is accented by a player who has the ability to make prolific plays and fill up the seats.

STAFF EDIT: A Union of discord

The fact that the application deadline for the Boston University Student Union Executive Board came and went without the interest of a complete team of contenders this week is neither the stuff of shock nor interest to most of the school’s students.

White race different in US than in rest of world, author says

The perceived superiority of the white race is more prominent in the United States than any other country, author Nell Irvin Painter said in a lecture at Harvard Book Store Monday evening.