Bostonia: The Alumni Magazine of Boston University

Past Issues: Winter 2007

Features

 

Nine Tassler (CFA'79) Teaching Against Indifference
By Tricia Brick
For thirty years, Elie Wiesel has imparted to students his passion for learning, literature, and moral responsibility.

Illustration by Shonagh Rae Rescuing Bambi
By Vicky Waltz
Theo Gluck (CAS'81, COM'84) has his dream job: restoring and preserving Disney's animated classics.

Lansing Crane (LAW'70) Inside Sleep
By Taylor McNeil
Sleep is a mysterious state, and BU researchers are trying to unravel its secrets.

Brendan Doherty (LAW'06) Learning Hollywood
By Jessica Ullian
In the BU in LA program, students discover what it takes to make it in Tinseltown.

Photo by BU Photo Services Rock of Ages
Suzan Evans (COM'77) brought the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to life.

 

Web Extras

Lee McIntyre Undersea Spies
BU researchers are turning sharks into robotic sentries.

VIDEO

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez Art vs. Morality
Professor Leslie Epstein talks about his latest novel, The Eighth Wonder of the World.

VIDEO

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez Singing the Pictures of History
A BU professor studies Bengali scroll painters.

SLIDE SHOW

Photo by BU Photo Services A Serious Look at the Funnies
An exhibition at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center explores the cultural and political influence of comic strips.

SLIDE SHOW

Illustration by Edel Rodriguez Thoreau's Inconvenient Truth
BU scientists consult Henry David Thoreau's journals for signs of global warming.

SLIDE SHOW

 

Like a Rolling Stone
Students in CFA Professor Victor Coelho's course explore the music - and the cultural clout - of the Rolling Stones.

SLIDE SHOW

 

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