A man initially charged with indecent assault and battery after he entered a Boston University dorm and encountered female students inside, said court-ordered community service and probation for reduced charges of misdemeanor assault and battery are fair punishment for his actions. (0) comments
Boston University tuition, room and board costs will jump to $47,958 for the next academic year, a 4.5 percent increase over the 2007-08 academic year, President Robert Brown announced in a letter dated March 11. Books, supplies and expected student expenditures will likely push the annual cost of attendance and living at BU over $50,000. (1) comment
Boston University students responded to President Robert Brown's recent announcement that tuition will rise $1,610 over current rates for the 2008-09 academic year, while housing, board and student fees also increase, with concerns about financial aid levels and questions regarding university spending. (0) comments
Two men who entered a Boston University dormitory Jan. 20, one of whom faced charges of indecent assault and battery, agreed to take probation time and do community service in lieu of a full trial, the district attorney's office confirmed March 10. Daniel Glaser, 21, a Lehigh University junior, and Aaron Goodliss, 21, a Johnson & Wales University junior, both of Chestnut Hill, agreed in a March 7 court appearance to resolve the case "short of trial," because facts already brought by the prosecution supported charges against them and would likely be sufficient for a guilty verdict, had the case gone to trial, said Suffolk County District Attorney's Office spokesman Jake Wark. (0) comments
The National Institutes of Health continued a review of the Boston University Biosafety Level-4 laboratory -- designed for research of some of the world's deadliest pathogens, including Ebola, anthrax and the plague -- in Washington, D.C., Thursday. The NIH established the blue ribbon panel of scientists and experts to fulfill court demands that the group revisit an "insufficient" 2006 analysis of the biolab under construction on the Medical Campus, following claims from community groups and the National Research Council that the review had not sufficiently addressed worst-case scenarios. (0) comments
Members of the Boston University Greek community and school officials urged greater caution at frat parties following the death of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student at a fraternity party March 1. MIT senior Robert Wells died early in the morning after falling five stories from the Delta Upsilon fraternity house at 526 Beacon St. (0) comments
Ashley Steele, a freshman at Iowa State University, said her drinking habits can disguise her eating disorder. "I've always had a problem with anorexia, but I like to drink," she said. "I figure most people will see me drinking and not realize that I have a problem with my eating. (0) comments
A study by the Cleveland Clinic found cellphone radiation lowers sperm counts and causes abnormalities in sperm shape and mobility, said the study's lead researcher, Reproductive Research Center research director Ashok Agarwal. Despite these findings, which were published in January 2008, Agarwal said other hypotheses remain untested. (0) comments