A South Campus apartment was allegedly broken into and robbed of thousands of dollars worth of valuables Saturday evening, all because of a broken lock, believe the students who live there.
Free phone service would surely seem too good to be true to college students constantly tied to their cellphones, but that's exactly what one company is offering -- with an interesting tradeoff that has raised concern about caller privacy.
Genocide survivors and more than 500 people gathered at City Hall on Sunday to protest the mass killings taking place in Darfur and call on China -- one of the largest financial supporters of the Sudanese government -- to cut ties in the region.
After months of roadblocks and opposition from angry Allston residents, Harvard University was given the final approval from the City of Boston to proceed with one of the major parts of its plan to expand into neighboring Allston.
Boston University plans to test its new emergency-response system Friday by sending text messages and emails to registered students and staff. Because the Send Word Now system takes about two days to processes entries, students must enter their cellphone numbers on the Student Link website today to receive the test messages Friday.
Boston University students in the Institute for Study of Conflict Ideology and Policy are making a difference in Eastern politics by visiting countries in transitional political phases and providing commentary.
When Amanda Rossiter was 2, she began riding horses. Today, she performs with the animals in a delicate mixture of ballet and military formations.
Though the weekend's drop in temperature reminded area residents autumn has indeed arrived, a distinct chill unrelated to the cool air tingled the spines of thrill seekers as they stepped off the calm Boston streets and straight into a scene from a horror movie.
Sai Kyaw long ago traded the AK-47 he used to fight the Burmese army for non-violent protest and Burmese recipes to share with Bostonians out of YoMa, his restaurant in Allston.
This summer, rock band Ludo entertained thousands at Warped Tour and surfed over the crowds at Lollapalooza. But on Friday night, the band members played beneath a basement ceiling just inches above their heads.
