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- Cuba Gets a New Normal January 26, 2015An irony worthy of the ancient Greek writers lay in President Obama’s December decision to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba: ending an isolation that was intended to hasten regime change on the island nation could finally summon that change. So says Paul Hare, former British ambassador to Cuba and a visiting lecturer at the Frederick S. […]
- YouSpeak: Should Boston Host the 2024 Summer Olympics? January 26, 2015When the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced earlier this month that Boston had beat out Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, as its entry to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the decision was met by cheers from local business leaders and politicians who had worked for months (and at great personal expense) to persuade […]
- Chasing Orangutans January 26, 2015Andrea DiGiorgio—former corporate saleswoman, current BU PhD candidate—is going to spend 2015 chasing orangutans through the jungles of Borneo, gathering samples of their food. (Who said science isn’t fun?)
- Women’s Ice Hockey Team’s Unstoppable Marie-Philip Poulin January 23, 2015On a chilly night last fall, Marie-Philip Poulin (CAS ’15), captain of the women’s ice hockey team, was showing her trademark prowess on the ice. With the Terriers shorthanded in the first period, the Connecticut Huskies were trailing by a goal and trying desperately to even up the score. A UConn player sent a pass […]
- New BU Tanglewood Institute Director Strikes Optimistic Chord January 23, 2015Building on the legacy of her longtime predecessor, Phyllis Hoffman (CFA’61,’67), Hilary Field Respass, the new executive director of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), has been working behind the scenes this winter to boost the profile and long-term viability of the organization. Based in Lenox in the rolling hills and fields near the Tangle […]
