Last week, President Barack Obama announced that the United States combat mission in Iraq was over.
While civilians may simply see this as the end of an unpopular war, for the soldiers coming home, it can mean any number of new opportunities, from transfer to Afghanistan or elsewhere, a return to civilian life or -- in a choice that may become increasingly popular as troops return from abroad – even a return to education at a school like Boston University.
Candidates came out swinging on topics such as job creation, excessive taxation and illegal immigrantion at the first in a series of televised debates for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election last night on WBZ-TV.
Most seniors wait until their second semester to start looking for a job, but Sarah Sullivan, a College of Arts and Sciences senior, has been campaigning all summer for one.
Gov. Deval Patrick continues to hold a slim lead over his Republican rival, a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found.
State Treasurer Tim Cahill isn’t the only ballot candidate with tax troubles, The Boston Globe reported on Thursday.
No crimes, including thefts, were reported in connection with the move, said Scott Paré, the deputy director of public safety for the Boston University Police Department.
A School of Management junior was found dead after falling at the Doubletree Guest Suites Boston, the Boston Police Department said.
“Caddyshack” – a raunchy country club comedy about drugs, sex, money and golf – might seem like an unusual movie to play at a Republican fundraiser. But this was exactly what happened on Thursday, as a “Caddyshack” star and the Republican candidate for governor joined forces at the Lansdowne Pub.
Part two of our neighborhood guide goes further afield, from Chinatown to Jamaica Plain
So you’ve moved in, unpacked, checked out some of the local spots around campus, gone shopping at Newbury Street, gotten lost among a crowd of rowdy Red Sox fans at the Fens, learned to jay-walk like a pro, tripped over cobblestones and tacky souvenir shops at Faneuil Hall, gone to a kegger in Allston, etc., so now what?
Paris has the Eiffel Tower, New York City has the Statue of Liberty and Boston – specifically Kenmore Square – has the CITGO Sign.
Tim Cahill, the treasurer of Massachusetts and an independent candidate for governor, may be known as a relatively conservative guy now, but that wasn’t always the case. Back when he was a student at Boston University, Cahill marched in protest of former BU President John Silber with professors during the 1979 strike. “That was my first protest march – I guess I was just going along with the crowd at that point,” he said. “But it was interesting to be part of the school during that era, where things weren’t as settled as they are today.”
As students return to school, they should take caution when visiting the Charles River Esplanade in light of a series of sexual assaults in the area, the Suffolk County district attorney said last week.
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