Archive for ‘September, 2011’

Hub ranked one of nation’s most finanically sound college towns

With advantages such as high-tech industry and human capital concentrations, Boston and Cambridge ranked fifth in the top 20 most economically vibrant college towns in America. The rankings, compiled by Atlantic magazine, were based on aspects such as per capita income, high-tech industry concentration, innovation, capital, percent of the workforce in the creative class and [...]

Saudi Arabia making slow progress in womens’ rights, students say

After King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday that he would allow women to vote and run for municipal elections in the 2015 elections, Boston University community members said that while the decision marks a step forward for Saudi women, they are worried it does not indicate significant progress. “How [...]

ResLife to take closer look at specialty housing, officials say

This article is part two in a two-part series about housing on campus. All it took for College of Arts and Sciences and College of Communication sophomore Shauna Ward to get into the Hospitality Administration House on Bay State Road was for her to claim an interest in School of Hospitality Administration on her application, [...]

Sidewalk Sam takes art to the streets of Boston

Street artist Sidewalk Sam would like to die at age 92, painting a Michelangelo on the sidewalk. Since he started creating sidewalk art 41 years ago, Sam has been inspiring community members and showing them that they are an important aspect of the art world. Sam, born Robert Guillemin, is the creator of created Art [...]

The X-Men, coming to an arena near you

In a repeat of an event from two years ago, the Boston University men’s hockey team will wet its feet for the upcoming season with an exhibition game against St. Francis Xavier University at Agganis Arena Saturday. The game will be the first for the Terriers since losing in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East [...]