Archive for ‘September, 2011’

Mass. leads the nation in number of gym memberships

Not even cold winters and lazy Sundays could prevent Massachusetts residents from working out, according to a recent study conducted by the International Health Racquet & Sportsclub Association. The study suggested that the Bay State comes out on top for gym memberships, with one in four residents belonging to health-clubs. According to the study, in [...]

Learning history necessary to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict, speaker says

The standstill in negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli officials stems from fundamental misunderstandings of the opposite side, a speaker said in the College of Arts and Sciences on Thursday. Author Bernard Avishai explored the stalemate between Palestinians and Israelis in steps toward a two-state solution in his lecture “Israel and the Emergence of a Palestinian [...]

Report: Colleges could improve career services

While the debate about unemployment has centered on Capitol Hill politics, colleges and universities have the capability to help students acquire the skills needed to obtain available jobs, according to an article in The Huffington Post. There were 3.2 million job openings on the last business day of July, but statistically no increase in employment, [...]

FRIEDMAN: I kissed a girl

I kissed a girl and I liked it. Okay, maybe that’s not entirely true. Last Friday night I spent my evening in pursuit of some vital musical research. After watching an “E! True Hollywood Story” on America’s own Katy Perry, I couldn’t get her music out of my head. This teenage dream has a lot [...]

BOCCALINI: Getting schooled

F irst thing’s first: I am not here to talk about the financially exhausting aspects of higher education. No matter how much we rant and rave about skyrocketing costs, we’re all here, so it must have worked out for us somehow. I’m writing this because of what a friend recently asked me: How about going [...]