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Alumnus refuses donations until Silber gone from power

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Kevin Carleton is the university's mullet. Is he going to say anything other than what his bosses want him to say? If most alums were and are so mesmerized by their experiences at BU, then why is the alumni giving rate so poor? What's Kevin Carleton's excuse for that? Dr.

Community must be made aware of biolab safety effects

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

So Ellen Berlin would like to bring up the topics of misinformation and 'alarmist propaganda' ('Opponents to bio lab misinformed,' Oct. 20, pg. 6). But let's take a look at what she really has to say. In her letter to the editor, Ms. Berlin writes, 'the suggestion that bioweapons might be studied .

A Day In The Life Of…: A day in the life of a man and his fag hag

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Now, I know that in reading this title, you must think me to be an awful homosexual which is a moot point considering I've already proclaimed this for myself weeks ago in that I can so comfortably use the term 'fag' as a self-description. The truth is, I hate the word in all instances but one, and that is in the acknowledgment of the legendary 'fag hag.

Genome genius

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

The Human Genome Project has the potential to help answer some of the deepest questions ever posed about humankind and the universe, College of Engineering professor Charles Delisi told a packed Tsai Performance Center on Monday night. Delisi is known as the 'Father of the Human Genome Project' because of the major role he played in establishing the initiative while working for the Department of Energy in 1985, according to Provost Dennis Berkey, who introduced Delisi.

Cross the line, do the time

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Senior forward Kenny Magowan was shaking his head while freshman defenseman Sean Sullivan was being escorted to the penalty box for hitting after the whistle late in the third period of Saturday's game at the University of Vermont. But less than a minute later, Magowan was guilty of the same crime, burying the Boston University hockey team in a difficult 5-on-3 hole in the closing minutes of a tie game on the road.

Kerry defends Iraq stance at Harvard

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Democratic presidential hopeful and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry defended his vote authorizing the war in Iraq again Monday night during a live broadcast of 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. 'It was the right vote, but the president did it in the wrong way, and he's still doing it in the wrong way,' Kerry said of President George W.

Golfers turn it around at Bethpage

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

While all of Massachusetts mourned the bitter loss of the Boston Red Sox, the Boston University women's golf team teed it up at the Hofstra Fall Classic in New York this past weekend. The two-day tournament featured 11 teams on the Bethpage State Park Blue Course, just a pitching wedge away from the site of the 2002 U.

C Tower smoke sounds alarms

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Overcooked food activated the fire alarms at Warren Towers at about 6:10 p.m. Monday, according to a sign posted after the alarms were turned off. Residents of Shields, or 'C,' Tower, and students who were on the fourth floor which includes the building's dining hall were ordered to evacuate after the main alarm went off.

Thank You, Come Again: I love sports but I sure do hate them somtimes

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Sometimes I really love sports. But unlike my colleague Nick Cardamone, I'm finding it hard to feel that love at this time of disappointment. Right now, I hate sports. I hate them as if they were chopped liver. I specifically hate the fickle shrew that is playoff baseball.

City kicks off fall food drives

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

Boston's 17th annual Can Share Food Drive and eighth annual CANSTRUCTION, a community service project sponsored by the Society of Design Administration, kicked off on Monday at Boston's Museum of Science. The Can Share Food Drive places drop-off boxes at office buildings throughout downtown Boston and will accept donations for the next three weeks.

Silber’s Credibility Gap

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

As for John Silber's accusation that this newspaper doesnt research enough, I would simply refer people to a search of "John Silber" at google.com. This URL (http://www.weeklydig.com/dig/content/2383.aspx...

Suspects at large in 2 bank hold-ups

By Daily Free Press Admin • October 21, 2003

The following were taken from the Boston Police Department's District 14 (Allston-Brighton) crime logs for the week of Oct. 13 through Oct. 20. Officers responded to a holdup alarm at Sovereign Bank at 30 Birmingham Parkway around 2:15 p.m. on Oct. 14. A bank teller told police that a white male in his early 20s with short hair and light facial hair, wearing a dark windbreaker, blue jeans and a Red Sox visor, entered the bank and handed her a note demanding money.