Charles Simic, 15th United States poet laureate, read his poetry to more than 100 Boston University students, faculty and local residents Thursday as part of the Robert Lowell Memorial Lectures series.

Following the trend of many organizations in the midst of the economic recession, the Boston University Allocations Board informed BU student groups that recent budget cuts have led to the exhaustion of its 'On-the-Spot' budget for this semester in an email Feb. 18.

An early morning fire broke out in South Campus on Saturday, leaving several students in need of temporary homes until the damage can be repaired, police offcials said.

The gargantuan stimulus bill President Barack Obama signed into law Tuesday has drawn both criticism and admiration in the few days since it has passed.

The Boston University Shuttle may be a convenient and free ride for some students, but students living in Danielsen Hall said they think the BUS is a BUSt.

Boston University has touted itself as an urban university where students not only have the option of exploring the city, but are encouraged to do so. However, many students find themselves spending the majority of their time around Commonwealth Avenue.

With the economy in recession, professors said they have not seen dramatic enrollment increases in finance courses, but they are beginning to notice a greater sense of awareness among their students.

The financial crisis may affect the number of students returning to the same university for their sophomore year of college, which will mark not only the lives of those students, but also individual school budgets that rely heavily on student tuition for operating costs.

Boston University students who want to enjoy Late Nite Caf'eacute;'s fried delicacies without leaving the (dis)comfort of their dorm-issue extra-long twin beds can now indulge their fatty fantasies.

Boston University's mock trial team will bring their own law and order to the court room at this year's national mock trial competition March 27 through 29 at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

President Barack Obama may not sport a beard like former President Abraham Lincoln did, but between the leaders' eloquent speech, Illinois upbringings and influential positions in times of national turmoil, they may be two sides to the same coin, students learned Tuesday night at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.

The Boston University Student Union Cabinet members will decide within the next few days whether or not to censure Union President Matt Seidel at the next General Assembly meeting after he violated the advocacy group's constitution at the Feb. 9 GA meeting.