Harvard
Diamond by Matthew Di Pasquale may soon become Harvard's second sex magazine. Di Pasquale plans to join H Bomb in showcasing nude photographs of Harvard co-eds.
Tufts
Auntuan Johnson, a Tufts student, allegedly assaulted a Pat's Towing employee for attempting to put a boot on his car. Johnson is accused of arguing with the employee and pushing him over. And then throwing the boot into the street, getting into his car, and trying to run the employee over. Afterwards, he tried to disguise his vehicle by removing a Texas Longhorn's sticker and changing his plates.
Wellesley
Anna Tang has requested that her probation requirements be changed so that she can attend church and use the gym in her apartment building. Anna Tang would like to attend a Natick church from 11AM-1PM on Saturdays, while being escorted by her father. Assistant District Attorney Suzanne Kontz has agreed does not see an issue with Tang using her gym, and Tang can attend church once her probation officer confirms church information.
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Boston Colleges - Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Boston College
Boston College may be hosting Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour on Feb. 13, 2008, but this may jeopardize the school's spring concert.
Boston University
Boston University has a new master logo along with usage manual after one and a half years of "study, discussion, and hard work" by Toth Brand Imaging. The old and new logos are shown below, the old one is on the left. The major difference is the removal of the center line.
A casting call for Ashecliffe, Martin Scorsese's new WWII film, was hosted by Boston University. More than 2,500 actors stood in line in their attempt to be extras in the film, which will cast 700 extras.
Sean Taylor began a Facebook group for Boston University's first ever Undie Run, so far 1,052 students have joined the group. The mile run is planned for May before finals start. So far BU administration have not given the event their blessing.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and actor Kal Penn from the movie "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" visited Boston University to promote Barack Obama in next Tuesday's primary election.
The opening of the Boston University Biosafety Level-4 lab will be delayed due to an ongoing environmental review that is not expected to be completed until after April 2009.
Harvard
The city of Boston has approved Harvard's $1 billion science complex in Allston, which is slated to open in 2012. After citizens complained about the $21 million benefits project for the area, Harvard increased the package to $23.9 million. Changes include a partnership fund which will give out $500,000 for neighborhood programs, expanding an assesment survey to include transportation, public health, and housing needs of the community.
MIT
Star Simpson who was arrested for wearing a shirt with circuit board and wiring attached to it, has asked East Boston District Court Judge Paul Mahoney to dismiss the case on grounds of the First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The judge will issue a ruling on March 21.
UMass-Lowell
Rachel Carnes suffered head trauma when she was hit by a pickup truck while waiting on a bench in front of Cumnock Hall at UMass-Lowell.
Other
Boston colleges are warning students of stiff consequences should celebrations get too rowdy after the Super Bowl. Suffolk University, UMass-Dartmouth, and Wentworth Institute of Technology have gone as far as to threaten explusion. Boston University police warned students of increased surveillence around the Kenmore Square area which will be blocked off.
Boston College may be hosting Will Ferrell's Funny or Die Comedy Tour on Feb. 13, 2008, but this may jeopardize the school's spring concert.
Boston University
Boston University has a new master logo along with usage manual after one and a half years of "study, discussion, and hard work" by Toth Brand Imaging. The old and new logos are shown below, the old one is on the left. The major difference is the removal of the center line.
A casting call for Ashecliffe, Martin Scorsese's new WWII film, was hosted by Boston University. More than 2,500 actors stood in line in their attempt to be extras in the film, which will cast 700 extras.Sean Taylor began a Facebook group for Boston University's first ever Undie Run, so far 1,052 students have joined the group. The mile run is planned for May before finals start. So far BU administration have not given the event their blessing.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and actor Kal Penn from the movie "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" visited Boston University to promote Barack Obama in next Tuesday's primary election.
The opening of the Boston University Biosafety Level-4 lab will be delayed due to an ongoing environmental review that is not expected to be completed until after April 2009.
Harvard
The city of Boston has approved Harvard's $1 billion science complex in Allston, which is slated to open in 2012. After citizens complained about the $21 million benefits project for the area, Harvard increased the package to $23.9 million. Changes include a partnership fund which will give out $500,000 for neighborhood programs, expanding an assesment survey to include transportation, public health, and housing needs of the community.
MIT
Star Simpson who was arrested for wearing a shirt with circuit board and wiring attached to it, has asked East Boston District Court Judge Paul Mahoney to dismiss the case on grounds of the First Amendment right of freedom of speech. The judge will issue a ruling on March 21.
UMass-Lowell
Rachel Carnes suffered head trauma when she was hit by a pickup truck while waiting on a bench in front of Cumnock Hall at UMass-Lowell.
Other
Boston colleges are warning students of stiff consequences should celebrations get too rowdy after the Super Bowl. Suffolk University, UMass-Dartmouth, and Wentworth Institute of Technology have gone as far as to threaten explusion. Boston University police warned students of increased surveillence around the Kenmore Square area which will be blocked off.
Boston Colleges - Jan. 20-Jan. 26
Boston University
Daniel Glaser and Aaron Goodliss were able to enter Claflin Hall at Boston University at 4 AM after convincing two female students to sign them in. The men then allegedly assualted two female students after entering an unlocked room. Glaser was charged with indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering, and burglary. Goodliss was charged with breaking and entering, and possession of marijuana. The students who allowed the attackers access to building will face "judicial actions."
MIT
One of the 19 MIT students sued by the RIAA on January 10 will not settle out of court. All previous MIT students sued by the RIAA have settled out of court. The student is quoted as saying that he is "the victim of a fishing expedition by the RIAA," and is "disappointed that MIT isn't going to step up."
Daniel Glaser and Aaron Goodliss were able to enter Claflin Hall at Boston University at 4 AM after convincing two female students to sign them in. The men then allegedly assualted two female students after entering an unlocked room. Glaser was charged with indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering, and burglary. Goodliss was charged with breaking and entering, and possession of marijuana. The students who allowed the attackers access to building will face "judicial actions."
MIT
One of the 19 MIT students sued by the RIAA on January 10 will not settle out of court. All previous MIT students sued by the RIAA have settled out of court. The student is quoted as saying that he is "the victim of a fishing expedition by the RIAA," and is "disappointed that MIT isn't going to step up."
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Boston Colleges - Jan. 13-Jan. 19
MIT
$20,000 worth of Steelcase chairs were stolen from the Student Center at MIT; each of the 46 stolen chairs was valued at $437.25. There were six serious incidents of theft in the building during the fall.
Other
The RIAA announced the 12th round of lawsuits against college students who allegedly shared files illegally. Schools in the Boston-area with affected students include MIT (19 students) and Mount Holyoke College (15 students).
$20,000 worth of Steelcase chairs were stolen from the Student Center at MIT; each of the 46 stolen chairs was valued at $437.25. There were six serious incidents of theft in the building during the fall.
Other
The RIAA announced the 12th round of lawsuits against college students who allegedly shared files illegally. Schools in the Boston-area with affected students include MIT (19 students) and Mount Holyoke College (15 students).
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Boston Colleges - Jan. 6-Jan. 12
Brandeis
The Mandel Foundation donated $22.5 million dollars to Brandeis University for an interdisciplinary humanities center for the fields of literature, language, and philosophy. The donated money will go to the creation of new interdisciplinary classes and research internships for undergraduates and aid the organization of conferences and events.
Northeastern University
The Neighborhood Access Group (NAG) cited NU for not making its sidewalks and crosswalks accessible to people in wheelchairs during the recent snowstorms in Boston. NU failed to clear the sidewalks at its Hemenway Street properties; city inspectors issued $150 per-ticket fines.
Boston University
A small fire started in a waste cart on the fifth floor of Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, probably the result of a cigarette according to the fire department. The laboratory will eventually host research into deadly diseases such as ebola, plague, and anthrax. The damage was estimated at $5,000.
Harvard
Theodore Pak is under investigation in connection for the production of fake state driver's licenses and Harvard IDs. Some of the Harvard IDs had the ability to access Crimson Cash accounts.
Graduate student Samuel Moulton and Professor Stephen M. Kosslyn published research in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience showing that participants in the study reacted indentically to extrasensory perception (ESP) and non-ESP stimuli. Three forms of ESP were tested: telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. In the instance of telepathic stimuli pictures were presented to a person close to the subject in a seperate location while the subject's brain activity was measured via fMRI.
MIT
Anna Tang was released from jail and placed under house arrest for the alleged stabbing of Wolfe Styke her ex-boyfriend. She was released after posting a $10,000 bail and will be forced to wear a GPS bracelet.
Suffolk University
Suffolk University opened a new dormitory on West Street in the Downtown Crossing area to house 274 undergraduates, a coffee shop, and restaurant.
Other
Several eminent scientists and professors from the Boston call for a Presidential science debate as part of Science Debate 2008. The debate will look into the candidates views on environment, health and medicine, and science and technology policy. The signers of the petition from Boston University, Harvard, and MIT include Eric Chivian, Sheldon Glashow, Dudley Herschbach, Wolfgang Ketterle, Richard Schrock, Frank Wilczek, Robert Griffin, Eric Lander, David Ozonoff, and Steven Pinker.
The Mandel Foundation donated $22.5 million dollars to Brandeis University for an interdisciplinary humanities center for the fields of literature, language, and philosophy. The donated money will go to the creation of new interdisciplinary classes and research internships for undergraduates and aid the organization of conferences and events.
Northeastern University
The Neighborhood Access Group (NAG) cited NU for not making its sidewalks and crosswalks accessible to people in wheelchairs during the recent snowstorms in Boston. NU failed to clear the sidewalks at its Hemenway Street properties; city inspectors issued $150 per-ticket fines.
Boston University
A small fire started in a waste cart on the fifth floor of Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, probably the result of a cigarette according to the fire department. The laboratory will eventually host research into deadly diseases such as ebola, plague, and anthrax. The damage was estimated at $5,000.
Harvard
Theodore Pak is under investigation in connection for the production of fake state driver's licenses and Harvard IDs. Some of the Harvard IDs had the ability to access Crimson Cash accounts.
Graduate student Samuel Moulton and Professor Stephen M. Kosslyn published research in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience showing that participants in the study reacted indentically to extrasensory perception (ESP) and non-ESP stimuli. Three forms of ESP were tested: telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition. In the instance of telepathic stimuli pictures were presented to a person close to the subject in a seperate location while the subject's brain activity was measured via fMRI.
MIT
Anna Tang was released from jail and placed under house arrest for the alleged stabbing of Wolfe Styke her ex-boyfriend. She was released after posting a $10,000 bail and will be forced to wear a GPS bracelet.
Suffolk University
Suffolk University opened a new dormitory on West Street in the Downtown Crossing area to house 274 undergraduates, a coffee shop, and restaurant.
Other
Several eminent scientists and professors from the Boston call for a Presidential science debate as part of Science Debate 2008. The debate will look into the candidates views on environment, health and medicine, and science and technology policy. The signers of the petition from Boston University, Harvard, and MIT include Eric Chivian, Sheldon Glashow, Dudley Herschbach, Wolfgang Ketterle, Richard Schrock, Frank Wilczek, Robert Griffin, Eric Lander, David Ozonoff, and Steven Pinker.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Boston Colleges - Dec. 9-Dec. 15
Boston University
Journalism professor Chris Daly caused a stir by criticizing a front page story in the Washington Post by Perry Bacon Jr that drew on false rumors that Barack Obama is a Muslim as the worst piece of political journalism in 2007.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Boston University must complete another environmental review of its controversial new research laboratory. The ruling jeopardizes the school's ability to the centerpiece Biosafety Level-4 laboratory that would house Ebola, plague, and anthrax. The court said that the original approval "lacked a rational basis because the evaluation of the 'worst case' scenario was significantly incomplete".
Cambridge College
Mahesh Sharma paid for his nephew's tuition using college funds. He is also accused of appointing a vice president to the college who has a contract with the school worth $170,000.
Harvard
Allston residents are demanding more community benefits from Harvard before it begins construction of its billion dollar, 350-acre Allston campus part of a new science complex that will house a stem cell institute among other buildings as part of a 50-year plan. The school has already promised "physical improvements of the neighborhood, free math and science tutoring, and conduct a survey to guide its future educational offerings for Allston residents". Harvard president, Drew Faust, will also be involved in more consultations with faculty and community members after concerns that the new campus will dilute the quality of academic life in Cambridge.
Tufts
Tufts hosted its annual Naked Quad Run last Monday; students ran from West Hall then around the Residential Quad. A video of the event was posted on YouTube. Many of the students sported props including "sported flags from their home countries, weird hats, large hoops, body paint, drums and even a giant condom".
UMass-Boston
UMass-Boston will begin adding three new academic buildings, two dormitories and an above-ground parking garage over the next decade in a plan to spend $750 million to give the school a more traditional feel.
Journalism professor Chris Daly caused a stir by criticizing a front page story in the Washington Post by Perry Bacon Jr that drew on false rumors that Barack Obama is a Muslim as the worst piece of political journalism in 2007.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that Boston University must complete another environmental review of its controversial new research laboratory. The ruling jeopardizes the school's ability to the centerpiece Biosafety Level-4 laboratory that would house Ebola, plague, and anthrax. The court said that the original approval "lacked a rational basis because the evaluation of the 'worst case' scenario was significantly incomplete".
Cambridge College
Mahesh Sharma paid for his nephew's tuition using college funds. He is also accused of appointing a vice president to the college who has a contract with the school worth $170,000.
Harvard
Allston residents are demanding more community benefits from Harvard before it begins construction of its billion dollar, 350-acre Allston campus part of a new science complex that will house a stem cell institute among other buildings as part of a 50-year plan. The school has already promised "physical improvements of the neighborhood, free math and science tutoring, and conduct a survey to guide its future educational offerings for Allston residents". Harvard president, Drew Faust, will also be involved in more consultations with faculty and community members after concerns that the new campus will dilute the quality of academic life in Cambridge.
Tufts
Tufts hosted its annual Naked Quad Run last Monday; students ran from West Hall then around the Residential Quad. A video of the event was posted on YouTube. Many of the students sported props including "sported flags from their home countries, weird hats, large hoops, body paint, drums and even a giant condom".
UMass-Boston
UMass-Boston will begin adding three new academic buildings, two dormitories and an above-ground parking garage over the next decade in a plan to spend $750 million to give the school a more traditional feel.
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Boston Colleges - Dec. 2-Dec. 8
Boston University
Brian McGuirk, Bryan Ewing, Dan McGoff and Brandon Yip were suspended from the BU men's hockey team for violating the team's rules, but no comment was made about the nature of the suspensions.
Boston College
Boston College announced a 10-year $1.6 billion expanison. The expansion will include adding 100 new faculty members, building four new academic buildings, a recreation complex, more than 600 new beds of undergraduate students, a fine arts district, and new athletic fields, facilities, and more than a dozen new centers and institutes. Among these new institutes and centers is the Institute for Liberal Arts, an Institute on Aging in the 21st Century, and a Center for Catholic Education. Additionally, a new School of Theology and Ministry will bring the Weston Jesuit School of Theology to the school's Boston campus.
Harvard
Thirteen alums from the Class of 1967 wrote an open letter to President Drew Faust accusing Harvard students of "widespread apathy and political indifference" and chides the students on the "apparently docile political behavior of the undergraduate student body". No comment has been made about the letter by Faust.
"The Great Debaters", a new movie starring Denzel Washington will debut at Carpenter Center at Harvard. The event will be co-sponsored by the school's black student groups including the Association of Black Harvard Women, the Black Men’s Forum, and the Black Students Association.
MIT
Amy Finkelstein was the lone female at MIT to be granted tenure this year in the economics department. In the previous, ten years the number of junior women faculty granted tenure has ranged from zero to eight per year, while the range for men is 10 to 24 per year. Both MIT President Susan Hockfield and Barbara Liskov have promised to investigate the issue surrounding the disparity. MIT has had previous issues in dealing with issues dealing with tenure. Almost a year ago, James Sherley, a African-American biomedical engineering professor (1 of only 23) at MIT was denied tenure and conducted a hunger strike.
Brian McGuirk, Bryan Ewing, Dan McGoff and Brandon Yip were suspended from the BU men's hockey team for violating the team's rules, but no comment was made about the nature of the suspensions.
Boston College
Boston College announced a 10-year $1.6 billion expanison. The expansion will include adding 100 new faculty members, building four new academic buildings, a recreation complex, more than 600 new beds of undergraduate students, a fine arts district, and new athletic fields, facilities, and more than a dozen new centers and institutes. Among these new institutes and centers is the Institute for Liberal Arts, an Institute on Aging in the 21st Century, and a Center for Catholic Education. Additionally, a new School of Theology and Ministry will bring the Weston Jesuit School of Theology to the school's Boston campus.
Harvard
Thirteen alums from the Class of 1967 wrote an open letter to President Drew Faust accusing Harvard students of "widespread apathy and political indifference" and chides the students on the "apparently docile political behavior of the undergraduate student body". No comment has been made about the letter by Faust.
"The Great Debaters", a new movie starring Denzel Washington will debut at Carpenter Center at Harvard. The event will be co-sponsored by the school's black student groups including the Association of Black Harvard Women, the Black Men’s Forum, and the Black Students Association.
MIT
Amy Finkelstein was the lone female at MIT to be granted tenure this year in the economics department. In the previous, ten years the number of junior women faculty granted tenure has ranged from zero to eight per year, while the range for men is 10 to 24 per year. Both MIT President Susan Hockfield and Barbara Liskov have promised to investigate the issue surrounding the disparity. MIT has had previous issues in dealing with issues dealing with tenure. Almost a year ago, James Sherley, a African-American biomedical engineering professor (1 of only 23) at MIT was denied tenure and conducted a hunger strike.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Boston Colleges - Nov. 25-Dec. 1
Harvard
The H Bomb has come back to Harvard. The group that produces the campus sex magazine has regained its recognition as an official student group. The new issue will print 10,000 copies by February 14; its first issue after two years. The magazine is known for including nude photographs of undergraduates.
John Edwards was found dead on the fourth floor Harvard Medical School's New Research Building in Longwood. A "jar of possibly toxic chemicals was found near the body" and his head was wrapped in a plastic bag. Edwards was a sophomore at Harvard and a graduate from Wellesley High School who was doing research on stem cells at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and also a guitar player.
Boston University
Last August, The National Institutes of Health did a safety review of a proposed Boston University's building which will house a Biosafety Level 4 facility allowing to work with deadly diseases such as Ebola, plague, and Marburg virus. The review found that the facility posed no danger to the South End neighborhood around the BU Medical Campus. On Friday, an independent review by the National Research Council found that the review was "not sound and credible" and that it did not emphasize the consequences in the event that the diseases escape the facility. The facility on Albany Street is 70% complete after nearly four years of construction on the $200 million project. In 2006, a Suffolk superior court judge ordered the school to conduct further safety reviews. The spokeswoman for the BU Medical Campus say that the construction of the lab will go on and that concerns by the NRC mean "that another report is necessary". BU released the following two-sentence statement
An 18-year old student Northeastern was found laying on the tracks of the Northeastern T station apparently intoxicated; his t-shirt was pulled over his head and he had vomited on himself. When police officers attempted to move him he flailed his legs and spat at them.
The H Bomb has come back to Harvard. The group that produces the campus sex magazine has regained its recognition as an official student group. The new issue will print 10,000 copies by February 14; its first issue after two years. The magazine is known for including nude photographs of undergraduates.
John Edwards was found dead on the fourth floor Harvard Medical School's New Research Building in Longwood. A "jar of possibly toxic chemicals was found near the body" and his head was wrapped in a plastic bag. Edwards was a sophomore at Harvard and a graduate from Wellesley High School who was doing research on stem cells at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and also a guitar player.
Boston University
Last August, The National Institutes of Health did a safety review of a proposed Boston University's building which will house a Biosafety Level 4 facility allowing to work with deadly diseases such as Ebola, plague, and Marburg virus. The review found that the facility posed no danger to the South End neighborhood around the BU Medical Campus. On Friday, an independent review by the National Research Council found that the review was "not sound and credible" and that it did not emphasize the consequences in the event that the diseases escape the facility. The facility on Albany Street is 70% complete after nearly four years of construction on the $200 million project. In 2006, a Suffolk superior court judge ordered the school to conduct further safety reviews. The spokeswoman for the BU Medical Campus say that the construction of the lab will go on and that concerns by the NRC mean "that another report is necessary". BU released the following two-sentence statement
We recognize that the National Research Council report states a number of concerns regarding the NIH methodology and analysis and are confident that the NIH will address those issues in its final report. The South End site is as safe as or safer than alternative locations.Northeastern
An 18-year old student Northeastern was found laying on the tracks of the Northeastern T station apparently intoxicated; his t-shirt was pulled over his head and he had vomited on himself. When police officers attempted to move him he flailed his legs and spat at them.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Boston Colleges - Nov. 18-24
Art Institute
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
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.
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
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.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Boston Colleges - Nov. 11-17
Boston University
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Boston Colleges - Nov 4-10
MIT
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
Chuck Turner, a city councilor who represents the district in which Northeastern is located, has harsh words to describe the growth of Northeastern.
Harvard
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.
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
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
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.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Boston Colleges - October 28-November 3
Boston University
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Boston Colleges - October 21-27
Boston University
Police responding to a loud party found a severely intoxicated 19-year-old female, Boston University student lying in her own vomit. The host and DJ were arrested for being uncooperative, running a disorderly house and providing alcohol to a minor.
Yeon Lee, a Boston University student was struck by a BU police cruiser possibly while making an illegal turn in front of Marsh Chapel. The school's newspaper The Daily Press has been denied access to the incident report by the BUPD.
MIT
An employee at MIT working at the nuclear reactor facility was exposed to 80% of the radiation dose that a radiation worker can be exposed yearly.
Bunker Hill Community College
Cedirick Steele, a liberal-arts major, was shot seven times in the face, neck, and torso. Prosecutors believe that Steele was picked at random because the assailants "retribution" for a prior beef with Highland Street youth.
Havard
The initial report of scabies at the Pennypacker dorm may have been incorrect, according to an e-mail sent from University Health Services (UHS) doctors.
Wellesley
Wellesley College student, Anna Tang, was arrested for entering her ex-boyfriend's dorm room at MIT and stabbing him repeatedly while he slept. Tang was found later with her coat covered in blood with a black "buck" knife in her backpack.
Other
Seven students who were rowdy during the Red Sox ALCS victory were punished by having to write "a five-page essay detailing what they have each learned from the experience of getting arrested and that they provide the court with written verification that their parents are aware that they have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident", by Roxbury District Court Judge Edward Redd.
Police responding to a loud party found a severely intoxicated 19-year-old female, Boston University student lying in her own vomit. The host and DJ were arrested for being uncooperative, running a disorderly house and providing alcohol to a minor.
Yeon Lee, a Boston University student was struck by a BU police cruiser possibly while making an illegal turn in front of Marsh Chapel. The school's newspaper The Daily Press has been denied access to the incident report by the BUPD.
MIT
An employee at MIT working at the nuclear reactor facility was exposed to 80% of the radiation dose that a radiation worker can be exposed yearly.
Bunker Hill Community College
Cedirick Steele, a liberal-arts major, was shot seven times in the face, neck, and torso. Prosecutors believe that Steele was picked at random because the assailants "retribution" for a prior beef with Highland Street youth.
Havard
The initial report of scabies at the Pennypacker dorm may have been incorrect, according to an e-mail sent from University Health Services (UHS) doctors.
Wellesley
Wellesley College student, Anna Tang, was arrested for entering her ex-boyfriend's dorm room at MIT and stabbing him repeatedly while he slept. Tang was found later with her coat covered in blood with a black "buck" knife in her backpack.
Other
Seven students who were rowdy during the Red Sox ALCS victory were punished by having to write "a five-page essay detailing what they have each learned from the experience of getting arrested and that they provide the court with written verification that their parents are aware that they have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident", by Roxbury District Court Judge Edward Redd.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Boston Colleges - Oct 14-20
Boston College
Students were reminded not to burn down there dorms. During Fire Safety week BC has fire related events including a room inspection challenge, mock room burn, and "fireperson olympics". A new event this year is the fire extinguisher challenge; a relay race to demonstrate how to use a fire extinguisher.
MIT
A smoldering mattress was found on the roof deck of the Kappa Sigma house.
Boston University
A 20 year-old BU student sexually abused a 13-year old girl he met on Facebook. Bogush was charged with second-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a minor, both misdemeanors.
BU announced that it will invest $1.8 billion to fulfill a strategic plan over the next 10 years to improve the campus’s academic and residential facilities, and recruiting an additional 150 new faculty.
Harvard
Residents of the Pennypacker Hall dormitory received "medicated cream and instructions on the eradication of the skin-borne (read: sex-related) infections." after an outbreak of scabies, "a parasitic disease involving skin-burrowing mites usually confined to livestock, 19-C covered wagons, and Oregon Trail."
MBTA police will start conducting random bag searches at the Harvard Square T station. Individuals will be selected by using a "random mathematical permutation".
Northeastern
A female student leaving a party near Fenway was thrown down the stairs after telling a group of seven other girls to stop shouting anti-Yankee slogans.
Tufts
Tufts will beginning promoting a program next month in which the university will pay off loan debt if a student takes a job a public school teacher or social worker, or work for any nonprofit. Undergraduate students at Tufts leave with an average of $14,400 of debt.
Other
Fifteen percent of freshman enrolled in America's top schools are white teens that don't meet the minimum standards for the schools they attend. The schools don't want to anger alumni, donors, faculty members, administrators, and politicians. The end result is that the wealthiest fourth of society is 25 times more likely to get into selective schools than the bottom fourth.
Students were reminded not to burn down there dorms. During Fire Safety week BC has fire related events including a room inspection challenge, mock room burn, and "fireperson olympics". A new event this year is the fire extinguisher challenge; a relay race to demonstrate how to use a fire extinguisher.
MIT
A smoldering mattress was found on the roof deck of the Kappa Sigma house.
Boston University
A 20 year-old BU student sexually abused a 13-year old girl he met on Facebook. Bogush was charged with second-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a minor, both misdemeanors.
BU announced that it will invest $1.8 billion to fulfill a strategic plan over the next 10 years to improve the campus’s academic and residential facilities, and recruiting an additional 150 new faculty.
Harvard
Residents of the Pennypacker Hall dormitory received "medicated cream and instructions on the eradication of the skin-borne (read: sex-related) infections." after an outbreak of scabies, "a parasitic disease involving skin-burrowing mites usually confined to livestock, 19-C covered wagons, and Oregon Trail."
MBTA police will start conducting random bag searches at the Harvard Square T station. Individuals will be selected by using a "random mathematical permutation".
Northeastern
A female student leaving a party near Fenway was thrown down the stairs after telling a group of seven other girls to stop shouting anti-Yankee slogans.
Tufts
Tufts will beginning promoting a program next month in which the university will pay off loan debt if a student takes a job a public school teacher or social worker, or work for any nonprofit. Undergraduate students at Tufts leave with an average of $14,400 of debt.
Other
Fifteen percent of freshman enrolled in America's top schools are white teens that don't meet the minimum standards for the schools they attend. The schools don't want to anger alumni, donors, faculty members, administrators, and politicians. The end result is that the wealthiest fourth of society is 25 times more likely to get into selective schools than the bottom fourth.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Boston Colleges - October 7-13
Boston University
Police were called to investigate someone running around naked on BU campus at 2:30 AM on Oct. 5th at the corner of Charlesgate Road and Ipswich Street.
Brookline police have arrested 23 individuals since Sept. 1 most of which have been BU students. The police department claims that students have been offensive than in previous years, and has made arrests on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and public intoxication.
Bentley
Eighteen year-old Erin Ortiz died of bacterial meningitis on Monday, Oct. 8 after feeling ill on Saturday. Thirty people were placed on antibiotics as a precaution.
Harvard
The Harvard Hooligan responds to the Harvard Interim Dean's declaration not to fund party grants. And the Harvard Undergraduate Council allocated $2,000 to hire legal counsel.
Police were called to investigate someone running around naked on BU campus at 2:30 AM on Oct. 5th at the corner of Charlesgate Road and Ipswich Street.
Brookline police have arrested 23 individuals since Sept. 1 most of which have been BU students. The police department claims that students have been offensive than in previous years, and has made arrests on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and public intoxication.
Bentley
Eighteen year-old Erin Ortiz died of bacterial meningitis on Monday, Oct. 8 after feeling ill on Saturday. Thirty people were placed on antibiotics as a precaution.
Harvard
The Harvard Hooligan responds to the Harvard Interim Dean's declaration not to fund party grants. And the Harvard Undergraduate Council allocated $2,000 to hire legal counsel.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Boston Colleges - October 1-6
Harvard
The National Board of Medical Examiners appeals the appeal allowing Sophie Currier extra time on the medical exam, so she can pump breast milk.
The college ends the Party Grant Program that paid students holding events $1750 per week. Interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam wrote in a letter to the Undergraduate Council (UC) that the UC "has not assumed responsibility...for verifying that underage students will not be reimbursed for purchasing alcohol," and "it is quite apparent that the UC Party Grant program, in practice, has funded parties where the focus is on drinking."
MIT
Chancellor Philip Clay sends a warning to students that pranks will not be tolerated, which break the law or put someone in danger.
Boston University
A woman was raped in a bathroom in Warren Towers on the Boston University campus Sunday morning.
Boston College
A lab at Boston College explodes sending a graduate student to the hospital. Higgins Hall was evacuated for fear of a chemical leak.
Tufts
Tufts fraternity ATO has gone overboard according to Alderman Bruce Desmond. The fraternity has been drinking on fire escapes, urinating in public, and vomiting on people's doorsteps. The cost for dealing with rowdy students to law enforcement is $45K+ per year.
The National Board of Medical Examiners appeals the appeal allowing Sophie Currier extra time on the medical exam, so she can pump breast milk.
The college ends the Party Grant Program that paid students holding events $1750 per week. Interim Dean of the College David Pilbeam wrote in a letter to the Undergraduate Council (UC) that the UC "has not assumed responsibility...for verifying that underage students will not be reimbursed for purchasing alcohol," and "it is quite apparent that the UC Party Grant program, in practice, has funded parties where the focus is on drinking."
MIT
Chancellor Philip Clay sends a warning to students that pranks will not be tolerated, which break the law or put someone in danger.
Boston University
A woman was raped in a bathroom in Warren Towers on the Boston University campus Sunday morning.
Boston College
A lab at Boston College explodes sending a graduate student to the hospital. Higgins Hall was evacuated for fear of a chemical leak.
Tufts
Tufts fraternity ATO has gone overboard according to Alderman Bruce Desmond. The fraternity has been drinking on fire escapes, urinating in public, and vomiting on people's doorsteps. The cost for dealing with rowdy students to law enforcement is $45K+ per year.
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