Archive for ‘April, 2011’
Stakes are high for lacrosse in final AE game
With a win over the University of Vermont on Saturday, the Boston University lacrosse team can clinch a berth in the America East Conference semifinals. With a loss, the Terriers fall into a possible three-way tie with Vermont and the University of New Hampshire. As this is the season finale, it is the Terriers’ (7-8, [...]
Dog fight pits Terriers against Great Danes
It’s that part of the season and semester again – crunch time. This weekend, as classes start to come to an end and finals draw ever closer, the Boston University softball team will take a break from the books when it hosts the University at Albany in the biggest three-game series of the season with [...]
De-Plourde yet again
In its third away game in as many days, the Boston University softball team fell in walk-off fashion to University of Massachusetts-Amherst 3-2 on Wednesday for its second straight loss. UMass center fielder Cyndil Matthew scored on an error to give the Minutewomen the win, the 14th in their last 15 games. UMass (23-15) pitcher [...]
Census: More women received college degrees than men
American women now earn more advanced degrees than men, according to a United States census bureau press release. Among employed Americans 25 years and older, 37 percent of women obtained at least a bachelor’s degree, compared to only 35 percent men, according to the press release. While women tend to fall behind in business, science [...]
BU Catholic Center group departs to launch outreach program
The Brotherhood of Hope will be leaving the Catholic Center at Boston University at the end of the semester to launch a new evangelistic program, titled “Hope for Undergraduates in Boston,” that aims to reach out to college students in the Fenway area. The Brotherhood, which has served for 11 years at the BU Catholic [...]
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
