Boston University students may have to take a few more steps during their daily routine if Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officials implement drastic service cuts due to a $160 million deficit in their budget for fiscal year 2010.

Educators and students alike said Boston students' education is at risk if cuts by Mayor Thomas Menino are approved by Boston City Council.

The Boston Police Hazardous Materials Team was dispatched to five area hospitals, including Boston Medical Center, between 10:47 a.m. and 2:12 p.m. Wednesday after receiving calls about threatening letters, according to the Boston Police Department blog.

President Barack Obama needs to lead the way to action in America's African policy, former special assistant to President George W. Bush and South African Ambassador Jendayi Frazer said in a public address at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Tuesday.

Officers responded to a noise complaint about a party at 56 Ridgemont St. at 1:15 a.m. April 4.' Upon arrival, officers noticed about 40 people outside on the front porch and the fire escape. As the officers approached the building, bottles were thrown off the roof at them.

The future of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is in question after bills presented by Massachusetts legislators proposed a drastic restructuring of the debt-ridden authority last week.

As The Boston Globe faces possible closure in the wake of a declining newspaper industry, Boston University students said they would stand by the paper that has been in circulation since the 1800s.

Environmentally conscious consumers grabbed their eco-friendly bags and headed to Hynes Convention Center, where Down:2:Earth held its second annual expo of 'green' products this weekend.

Labor unions will have an integral role in pulling the country out of its economic slump, Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern told about 70 students and labor activists at Harvard's John F. Kennedy Law Auditorium Thursday.

The Bank of America and the streets around it in Kenmore Square were shut down when a mannequin chained to the bank door yielding a note of protest caused a bomb scare Tuesday morning.

When Boston College administrators disapproved of a teleconference with University of Illinois at Chicago professor and radical left activist Bill Ayers, which was to be held Monday, students realized they needed a plan B.

Boston City Councilors discussed plans for a new city program at a public hearing Monday night that would potentially provide intra-Boston commuters with a transportation system of shared bike stations throughout the city.