Tax policies, voting histories part of attacks in first Warren-Brown debate
In the first debate of one of the most highly watched election races in the country, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown called U.S. senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren “obsessed” with raising taxes as Warren said her Republican incumbent voted against creating more jobs. “We can put people back to work — we have work that needs to [...]
Students question candidates’ plans for loan pardons
While U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney both address the financial strain of college costs, they offer different solutions to conquer student debt. A number of Boston University students who will be affected by these plans after they graduate said despite the increasing cost of college tuition, money should not stop [...]
Campuses not reflecting high U.S. obesity rates
While researchers predict half of Americans will be obese by 2030, a number of students at Boston University said obesity rates on campus do not reflect that trend. “In college, there’s a big push to look good,” said Jeff Gordon, a senior in Metropolitan College. “I go out of my way to be physically active.” [...]
Youth want jobs, not protests, survey suggests
About one year after the beginning of the Occupy movement, a new survey suggests more young Americans would rather snag a job on Wall Street than protest against it. Only 26 percent of surveyed Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 would prefer protesting with Occupy Wall Street, according to a press release distributed [...]
BU students critical of protests in Middle East against video
Some members of the Boston University community said they are concerned with recent violent protests at U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Protesters angered by a video slandering Islam stormed the U.S. embassy in Libya Sept. 11, killing U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, according reports by the Associated Press. “If every crazy or [...]
