Archive for ‘October, 2011’

Higher cost of dining out takes toll on local restaurants, students’ food options

Alex Pomerantz, a Boston University College of Arts and Sciences senior, said that eating out at Boston-area restaurants is too pricey for a college student’s budget. But Pomerantz is not alone. According to a Zagat 2012 America’s Top Restaurants Survey released last week, fewer consumers have been spending money on dining out this year. About [...]

Wiesel appointed to Holocaust council

President Barack Obama listed Elie Wiesel, a Boston University professor of religion and philosophy, as one of the new members to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council on Friday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner was among five Holocaust survivors and human rights activists to be elected to the council by the governing body of the [...]

A grim affair: College students protest high cost of education

Dressed as zombie bankers, college students representing Occupy Boston marched through the streets of downtown Boston on Monday chanting, “Money’s for jobs and education, not for banks and corporations.” As part of the Colleges Occupy Boston movement, the protesters dressed in zombie makeup and wore business suits to the Halloween-themed walkout they organized as a [...]

Chemical spill causes evacuation of Metcalf Science Center

The Boston Fire Department evacuated the Boston University Metcalf Science Center on Monday due to an ether spill in one of the laboratories. The BFD responded after it received a call at about 6:45 p.m.,BFD spokesman Steve MacDonald said. About four liters of ether spilled in a laboratory on the fourth floor of the building. [...]

EMMETT: A Halloweird Reflection

Let’s recap. If a certifiable blizzard isn’t enough to impede a stampede of “nurses” and “kittens” from night crawling this weekend, I really don’t know what is. Maybe a closeout sale at Madewell? Despite the frosted flakes, everyone tricked and treated their way around town after pillaging Goodwill or waiting in line at a costume [...]