Archive for ‘June, 2011’

BU graduate killed on charity bike trip

Christina Genco dedicated her 22 years of life to her two passions – cycling and volunteerism. She was engaging in both of these activities on a cross-country charity bike ride when she was killed after being struck by a sports utility vehicle in Rainseville, Ala on Monday. She was 22. Genco, who graduated from the [...]

Chambers to take coaching job at Penn State

Sources indicate that Penn State University will likely hire Boston University head men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers to be the Nittany Lions’ next coach, MSG and CBS Network college basketball Jon Rothstein tweeted Thursday. Amid this swarm of rumors surrounding the head coaching vacancy at Penn State, Chambers recently had agreed to a contract extension [...]

Rothstein: Chambers ‘likely’ to Penn State

Sources indicate that Penn State University will likely hire Boston University head men’s basketball coach Patrick Chambers to be the Nittany Lions’ next coach, MSG and CBS Network college basketball Jon Rothstein tweeted Thursday. Amid these swarm of rumors surrounding the head coaching vacancy at Penn State, Chambers recently had agreed to a contract extension [...]

Romney announces second presidential bid

Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney publicly announced his intention to run for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday at the Bittersweet farm in Stratham, NH. It is his second attempt at a Republican presidential campaign. A crowd of people wearing T-shirts bearing Romney’s campaign slogan, “Believe in America,” gathered to hear the announcement, according [...]