April 2007
Boston University News
Rebuilding Biloxi
SLIDE SHOW: Ride along with a group of students on Alternative Spring Break as they learn what it takes to rebuild a ruined city.
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Why Broomball Rules
VIDEO: Broomball is BU’s most popular intramural sport. All you need are sneakers, a stick, and no fear.
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Art of the Campus
SLIDE SHOW: New displays created by students and faculty show off BU talent. Read More
Business Under Pressure
The School of Management case competition pits international MBA students against the clock. Read More
The Daily Show Gets Down with God
Religion department chair Stephen Prothero takes his message about America’s lack of religious literacy to TV. Read More
Watch Prothero discuss his book on BUniverse.
Alumni News
Horse Heaven
Ross Romeo (GRS’87) and his Double R Heart Ranch provide a haven for abused animals. Read More
Reunion 2007
It’s next month! Head back to campus May 18 to 20 to take part in all the fun. Get together with old friends at school and college events, tour the campus, and much more. Read More
The Pepsi Challenge
Stephanie Capparell (COM’77) charts the personal challenges of corporate America’s first black sales team, which included William Simms (COM’49), in her new book. Read More
Spenser: For Gotlieb
Mystery writer Robert B. Parker (GRS’59,’71), whose Spenser books have sold in the millions, donates his papers to BU. Read More
BUniverse
Catch up with the latest videos from campus — ranging from a talk by J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler (GSM’68) to lectures by Howard Zinn and Andrew Young — on BU’s multimedia resource, BUniverse, which offers round-the-clock access to videos of cultural and scholarly events at BU. Read More
Did You Know?
BU has a new Web site, www.bu.edu/green/, intended to inform the BU community about the steps the University is taking toward environmental sustainability. Read More
Special Offer
U.S. Bank Visa: the Only Card That Supports BU
U.S. Bank’s Boston University Visa Platinum card is now the only card that supports BU and helps to fund important alumni and student programs and activities — and it has a limited-time offer. Read More