Archive for ‘November, 2011’

BU professor named ‘complicit’ in running meth lab

Boston University Professor Irina Kristy is expected to face charges for abetting her son in running a drug lab in their apartment, according to an article published Monday by the Somerville Journal. Kristy, a professor of math and statistics at BU, and her son Grigory Genkin are suspected of cooking methamphetamine from their apartment in [...]

Occupy Boston seeks restraining order to prevent police intervention

The Boston Superior Court granted an order on Wednesday that temporarily restrains police officials from carrying out an eviction of the Occupy Boston encampment at Dewey Square. Attorneys from the National Lawyers Guild and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the restraining order in support of Occupy Boston against the city of Boston in Superior [...]

From campus to campsite: Occupy movement moves to area colleges

Universities across Boston have become temporary camping grounds for students in support of the Occupy movement representing the college population’s “99 percent.” Boston University set up an overnight camp in Marsh Plaza last Tuesday from 11 p.m. to about 8 a.m., until the Boston University Police Department and administration requested they leave, the DFP reported [...]

Task Force discusses Myles renovations, construction of StuVi III

The Boston University Community Task Force has suggested renovations for Myles Standish Hall and the construction of a Student Village III as possible projects that would be planned following the completion of the East Campus Student Center, BU officials said. Vice President of Operations Gary Nicksa said in an email interview that the Task Force [...]

State House moves legislation to Patrick’s desk

Legislators wrapped up the last formal session of the year by sending bills to Gov. Deval Patrick’s desk that legalize gambling and redistrict the state’s congressional districts. After years of back-and-forth debate, both the House and the Senate legalized three resort-style casinos and one-slot parlors to be built in the Commonwealth. Proponents have described the [...]