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BU Students Give Chekhov the Old College Try
By Sam Harnish Anton Chekhov only lived to be 43, but he accomplished a lot in his short life. Not only did he revolutionize the writing of short stories—first in Russia and then around the world—he also made irreversible changes in the way theater is written, produced and acted. One of his major plays, The [...]
News Notes – February 22
Scaled-back Jerry Remy’s rooftop may connect with neighborhood By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – February 22, 2011 Jerry Remy has a compromise on deck that could allow his sports bar near Fenway Park to score rooftop dining. The RemDawg withdrew an application last fall to the Boston Licensing Board for a 350-person rooftop seating area at [...]
News Notes – February 14
Round 1 tomorrow for Turner’s seat – Despite crowded field, low turnout expected in special council election By Andrew Ryan/Globe Staff / February 14, 2011 On paper, Tito Jackson looks like the runaway favorite to take the top spot in tomorrow’s special preliminary election for the City Council seat held for a decade by Chuck [...]
News Notes – February 12
Arrest made in hit-run death of scooter driver in Roxbury last fall By adamg/Universal Hub – 2/11/11 A man who lists “being a Masshole” on his Facebook page as one of his interests was arrested today on charges he ran down a scooter driver near the Roxbury Crossing T stop Nov. 14. Boston Police report [...]
News Notes – February 7
Student protestors on BU Biolab: ‘We’re going to stop this lab and shut it down’ by Chelsea Diana/BU Daily Free Press – Feb 3, 2011 Boston University students opposing their school’s desire to build a Biosafety Level-4 lab in Roxbury are working to put a stop to the construction of what they deemed an “environmentally [...]
News Notes – February 4
MIT and Harvard announce joint library initiative – MIT and Harvard announce joint library initiative by Robert McQueen – The Tech – February 4, 2011 Today, MIT and Harvard libraries announced a joint initiative that marks a future of greater integration between their collective resources. Goals of the new plan include enabling reciprocal book requests, [...]
News Notes – February 3
University evacuates 3 students from Egypt By Colin Young/The Huntington News – 2/03/11 Three students enrolled in the university‘s study abroad program in Cairo, Egypt returned to Boston last night after spending more than a week in the politically unstable country. Danielle Kluger, a middler criminal justice major who was one of three Northeastern students [...]
News Notes – February 1
Local universities keep wary eye on unrest, help US students flee Egypt By Maria Sacchetti – Globe Staff / February 1, 2011 As tanks rolled in the streets of Cairo on Saturday, business professor Fatima El Wakil grabbed one suitcase and left the dirty dishes in the sink. She dashed to the airport, determined to [...]
News Notes – January 18
BU cancels semester in Niger – Move prompted by recent deaths By Matt Rocheleau – Globe Correspondent / January 17, 2011 Boston University has canceled its study abroad program in Niger because of the recent abduction and slaying of two Frenchmen. Fifteen BU students had been scheduled to travel to the former French colony this [...]
News Notes – December 13
With help of BU, Free Press launches new site n by Saba Hamedy/BU Daily Free Press – Dec 9, 2010 The Daily Free Press launched its new website on Monday after about a year and a half of planning, members of The Free Press Board of Trustees said. Former Board president Evelyn Ratigan, who served [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
