Underdog mayoral hopeful Maura Hennigan fought to upstage incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino, challenging his policies on the city's relationship with college students at a question-and-answer forum in Metcalf Hall on Wednesday, moderated by former Gov. Michael Dukakis.
Students and friends gathered Wednesday night at the Paradise Lounge for a benefit concert to pay tribute to Andrew Voluck, one of two Boston University College of General Studies students who died after being struck by a train last February. The concert, titled "Extensions of Him," brought together more than 40 friends of Voluck's, from BU and his hometown of Blue Bell, Pa.
Low-income and minority communities face significantly more environmental threats than those in higher-income communities, according to a study released Wednesday by sociology professors from Northeastern University and Vermont's Johnson State College. Leading environmental activists and state legislators joined Northeastern University professor of sociology Daniel Faber at the State House as he released the results, and they demanded action against what they said was environmental injustice borne unfairly by the poor.
Boston University Mugar Library assistant Darrell Emory said he plans to file a report with the BU Police Department today, citing personal harassment and racial profiling by BUPD officers during 10 of his 18 years at the university - marking the second harassment case against BUPD within the past two years.
With Boston University International Program applications for the spring semester due Friday and many applicants already awaiting acceptance decisions, students are sizing up the competition to spend the spring semester abroad. Chris Russell, International Programs Marketing and Recruiting associate director, said the abroad programs are somewhat competitive, noting that BU expects 1,200 applicants and will accept about 1,000.
Even with the recent replacement of several on-campus elevators, Boston University students are still having problems with the machinery, with new incidents of malfunctions and breakdowns arising across campus. In response to a recent incident at Warren Towers where a student was pulled out of an elevator, BU spokesman Colin Riley said these problems are not always avoidable and can sometimes be attributed to overcrowding.
The following reports were taken from the Boston Police Department's District 14 (Allston-Brighton) crime logs from the period of Sept. 22 to Oct. 10 A police officer confiscated four tickets for the Red Sox-Yankees series the afternoon of Oct. 1 after witnessing a fan attempt to buy tickets from a scalper outside Fenway Park on the corner of Lansdowne and Ipswich Streets.
Health care reform activists are more than two-thirds of the way to making Massachusetts the most progressive health care state America, having garnered more than 50,000 signatures of the 66,000 required to get a 2006 referendum added to the ballot. Activist groups have until mid-November to record another 15,000 signatures, which will then allow voters to decide whether proposed taxes on cigarettes and businesses that do not provide health care for all their employees should be implemented to raise revenue for health care reform.
Two Boston University College of Arts and Science professors recently moved up the ranks of the CAS administration, bringing their teaching and advising experience to the dean's office. Current CAS Associate Dean for Students Wayne Snyder replaced former Dean Loren Samons, who is on sabbatical and will permanently leave the university afterwards.
Citing complications and delays in Massachusetts's current land-use permit process, business leaders at the State House on Wednesday asked legislators to simplify the permitting process by approving Gov. Mitt Romney's proposed job creation bill. The bill would provide financial incentives for cities and towns to approve land-use permits and increase the time they have to approve the permits from 120 to 180 days.
