Boston Colleges - Nov. 18-24

Art Institute

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Shawn Dow, a photography major at the Art Institute fell off a four-story building's roof during a party in Allston. Earlier in that night, three uninvited men had shown up; one of them starting an argument with a party goer that led to a brawl in the stairwell involving about 20 males. Police say that Dow was not involved, but friends and classmates that attended the party say that Dow was bleeding and unconscious due to fighting in the brawl. Dorthy Gleen, Dow's mother also disputes the claims saying "I don't see how he could just fall off the roof."

Boston University

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Professors Lawrence DeLamarter and Dave Schaefer allowed students to drink chocolate malt beer during an Advertising Copy and Design class; one said that tablespoon-sized portions were passed around. The class had been assigned a project to promote a fake beer to Boston-area college students. Interim dean Tobe Berkovitz is investigating the matter and has not decided on a course of action. Drinking alcholic beverages in public places is prohibited by BU.

Boston Colleges - Nov. 11-17

Boston University

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Property managers in Brookline want to insert fines into leases of students that "keep a disorderly house or have noise complaints." The property managers would be taking matters into their own hands after Brookline Police Department announced that they would be cutting back late-night patrols.

Harvard

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Lindsey E. Scherf, a Harvard cross country and track star, was suspended from track and field competition worldwide by the United States Anti-Doping Administration (USADA); she will be ineligible to compete until Sept. 21, 2008. Schref was suspended for refusing to take a drug test after placing second in the Gold Coast Marathon in Brisbane, Australia. Scherf's reason for refusing was due to her uncertainty about "the requirement for a therapeutic use exemption in order to use her asthma medication."

Tufts

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Jodie Neally, the former director of student activities, was fired due to allegations of embezzling $300,000 from accounts under her control at Tufts. Neally has admitted some responsibility for the misappropriations.

UMass

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Dr. Peter Rice was charged for soliciting sex from an undercover Worcester police officer for $40. Rice is a physician at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and claims that he was "gathering information" for research on gonorrhea when arrested.

DNA polymerase I (addition)

Cairns' lab assistant Paula De Lucia created thousands of cell free extracts from E.coli colonies and assayed them for DNA-polymerase activity. The 3,478th clone contained the polA mutant, which was named so by Cairns to credit "Paula" [De Lucia].

Boston Colleges - Nov 4-10

MIT

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Wolfe Styke, the stabbing victim from MIT and ex-boyfriend of Anna Tang was released from a Boston hospital after being treated for stab wounds one of which was in his back. Anna Tang has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Northeastern

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Chuck Turner, a city councilor who represents the district in which Northeastern is located, has harsh words to describe the growth of Northeastern.

Northeastern is a predator. There's a history of Northeastern disrespecting the neighborhoods around it, and its abuse of the community has become more flagrant in past years. It is a typical example of an institution that has a lot of lip service, but focuses on what it's doing and what it wants regardless of the community ... How does [Northeastern] explain taking housing from mothers and children?

The councilor is was a former employee and professor at Northeastern who is known for being an advocate of workers' rights, low-income families, prisoners, women and people of color.

Harvard

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The Undergraduate Council at Harvard will continue to the end of the semester though the money cannot be used to reimburse the alcohol purchases. Next semester the council will have to reevaluate the system. The finance committee will meet to discuss appropriate reimbursements the system can cover.

Jokela High School YouTube Video Alternate Host

Pekka-Eric Auvinen killed eight people at Jokela High School in Finland; the first such school shooting in the country. Hours prior to the rampage the gunman posted a video to YouTube under the account name: Sturmgeist89. The video was taken down, but the video and other material related to the gunman have been backed up. The gunman's video can be found at the following here. The background music in the video is the song Stray Bullet by KMFDM (Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid), which includes the phrase "I'm illegitimate son of God." in the lyrics. Above are two screen shots from the 1:17 minute video; additional screenshots from other video can be found here.

Boston Colleges - October 28-November 3

Boston University

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A Boston University student passed out in the back seat of a cab. When the driver tried to wake him up, the student kicked the driver in the face and then punched him in the face. The student from Allston was arrested for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and possession of marijuana.

Brookline police will do longer do extra late-night patrols, which seemed to be targeting Boston University students.

A student was robbed by a hooded man with a knife at 2AM on Gardner St. The victim handed him $20 and then ran away. The robber shouted "You didn't have to give me your money, but thanks!"

Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Dylan Baker publicly apologized for being arrested during the Red Sox World Series victory. He was charged for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for "violently flailing his arms" when the police tried to arrest him.

Wellesley College

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Prosecutors revealed that Anna Tang, the Wellesley student accused of stabbing her ex-boyfriend at MIT, had ordered a crossbow a week before the stabbing, but it didn't arrive on time.

Hillary Clinton presented a speech at her alma mater last Thursday.