After sitting for six hours with a wired cap on her head, Boston University sophomore Sophia Gutierrez made a contribution to science and earned her own award: a cool $90.

Students' schlep to the laundry room became slightly easier last week after Boston University Auxiliary Services introduced an online system that lets students check the status of washing machines and dryers online, though the service still has to iron out a few wrinkles.

A new act requires that all colleges and universities make students aware of the criminal and civil penalties that accompany illegal downloading, but Boston University officials said they are still hammering out the details of recently reworked university policies that comply with the new standards.

Former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski looked out to a packed audience in the School of Management fourth floor auditorium, astonished.

The United States may be facing a volatile economy, worrisome energy crises and a bloody, ongoing war, but for some reason, students no longer fill Marsh Plaza by the thousands as they did during the '60s and '70s.

Boston University junior Jennifer Singer watched her computer monitor in horror last weekend as two classes she wanted filled up before her scheduled registration time.

Instead of just chalking up their political views to debate, Boston University students took to the streets on Saturday, braving their candy hangovers and drawing their messages in sidewalk chalk.

The elevator in the Boston University dormitory of Shelton Hall often stops inexplicably on the fourth floor '-'- also known as the Writers' Corridor '-'- but when the doors open, no one is there.

In the dark basement of Marsh Chapel, 15 students stood in a circle Wednesday night with burning candles and incense, waiting to begin the ritual.

Attendance at Student Union meetings has declined since the start of the semester, making it difficult for attending members to accomplish the goals set out by the new executive board, Union members said.

Former vice president Al Gore spoke to Boston University students Wednesday via what was billed as a live 'Gorecast,' encouraging greener habits and environmental change.

A panel of journalists and writers discussed the advancement of the media industry and how non-fiction books may replace and revive it at the Howard Thurman Center.