Archive for ‘November, 2010’
BU and Maine to play game with national implications
Fresh off a weekend sweep of University of Massachusetts-Lowell, the No. 3 Boston University men’s hockey team will put its unblemished record on the line Saturday in a home game with No. 7 University of Maine. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Agganis Arena.
10 cars hit in wrong-way collision on Comm. Ave.
An SUV traveling the wrong way down Commonwealth Avenue injured a School of Management student when it struck another vehicle head-on and sideswiped several others near the Blandford T stop Thursday afternoon, a Boston University spokesman said.
Fed plans $600 billion stimulus
The Federal Reserve Board announced a plan on Wednesday that would provide a $600 billion stimulus to the U.S. economy by purchasing long-term treasury bonds.
Students voice various views on election outcomes
After Tuesday’s state and national election, Boston University students expressed mixed opinions on the future of the nation.
Obama shows willingness to compromise with GOP
President Barack Obama emphasized his desire to bridge the divide between Republicans and Democrats Wednesday in his first press conference after the Tuesday elections that cost his party at least 60 seats in the House of Representatives.
News
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- Author says Occupy movement just beginning
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
Campus
- BUSI aims to educate students about peace, water relations with Jordan
- BU students stopped at U.S.-Canada border, found with illegal substances
- Judge turned down for School of Law job after controversial decision
- BU alum, news reporter dies at 83, known as devoted reporter
- FOX executive tells students to take industry challenges head on
Politics
- Panelists weigh in on election-year issues, voter participation
- Smoking, cage-free eggs proposals among Union’s successes, members say
- Parliament proposal would unite student leaders, supporters say
- Mass. legislature prepares gaming bill provisions in winter recess
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
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
Science & Technology
- BU enrollment in math, sciences, tech rises slightly
- BU profs find DNA connection to onset of menopause
- The real butterfly in your stomach: Scientists explore the possibility of a “second brain” in our gut
- Tournament encourages entrepreneurship with $200,000 prize
- Mass. gives BU biolab preliminary approval to operate
International
- Study Abroad, COM to send 15 students to London to cover Olympics
- Holocaust survivors share experiences with students
- Protesters flock to streets in opposition of Palestinian occupation
- Students say Amanda Knox scandal does not affect decisions to study abroad
- Study Abroad encourages students to immerse themselves fully, officials say
