CGS Faculty/Staff vs Students Wiffle Ball Game
On Nov 5th the CGS student government organized the annual Faculty/Staff vs Students Basketball game with a new twist: Match Wiffle Ball. There was a great enthusiastic turnout, including an audience and sponsors who provided refreshments. The faculty team was depleted by illness, so the freshmen bolstered their ranks. A raging competition... Read the rest of this entry »
CGS Thanksgiving Can Drive Nov 16-20th
Join the newly formed CGS Community Service Club in the collection of canned goods for those in need. Additionally you can Register to Vote and Sign Up to become a member of the CGS Community Service Group! The newly formed CGS Community Service Club is pleased to host a Thanksgiving Can... Read the rest of this entry »
Kaelin Merrihew, CGS’09, COM’11 Competes on Wheel of Fortune
Kaelin Merrihew, CGS'09, COM'11 was written up in BU Today and the Daily Free Press because she competed on Wheel of Fortune, her “childhood guilty pleasure,” and luck was with her — she beat the other contestants to win $7,200 in cash and a Mexican cruise worth $5,000. You... Read the rest of this entry »
An interview with John Falwell about Alfred Hitchcock and his actresses
An Expert’s Opinion By hannahredigan ----- I have cited works by one John Fawell in some of my previous posts. John Fawell is an Associate Professor of humanities at Boston University with PhD in comparative literature and has written the book Rear Window The Well-Made Film (“John Fawell”). Professor Fawell was kind enough... Read the rest of this entry »
BU Open Chess Tournament 2009
Sponsored by the BU Chess Club, formerly known as the CGS Chess Club, the 15th annual BU Open 2009 was held on Saturday, Nov 7. It was a beautiful New England autumn day, which the glass windows of the BU student union back court venue allowed the players to enjoy. 91... Read the rest of this entry »
Ayanna Pressley, CGS, will be the first African-American woman ever and the first black candidate in nearly 20 years to serve as a citywide councilor in Boston
“I don’t know what to say; I’m beside myself,’’ an elated Pressley said last night during her campaign party in Dorchester. “It’s an honor to represent the city, but I care much more about the awesome responsibility and the chance to serve the city.’’ Pressley will be the first African-American woman... Read the rest of this entry »
Howard Stern: CGS Professor James Wilcox changed my life…
Howard Stern, an alumnus of CGS and COM at Boston University, acknowledged the influence of professor James Wilcox on a website about teaching. Characteristically, someone had to show him how to view the video - the technologically savvy professor Jay Corrin.
Whalen’s Wailing — How is the White House handling H1N1?
Prof Tom Whalen's Political Commentary, from Politico.com, where he is a panelist. FRED BARBASH quotes him in a recent article (10/29/09 3:26 PM) Images of long snaking lines of parents and kids waiting for flu vaccine are starting to appear around the country and if they’re not causing alarm in Barack Obama’s... Read the rest of this entry »
CGS Alumn John Sherer Gets Entrepreneurial, Develops Discount Card for Students.
Being an entrepreneur is not something you have to wait to do. As John Sherer (CGS '09, CAS '11) and Jonah Mandel (SHA '11) have discovered, it's something that you do – and don't stop doing until you succeed. While searching for ways to make money for their fraternity, both students... Read the rest of this entry »
Dean Linda Wells heads the steering committee for certification of BU athletics by NCAA
As part of the certification program mandated by the NCAA, the University has begun a yearlong campus-wide study of its athletics department. The study, required by the NCAA every 10 years, helps to ensure the integrity of the athletic department and to open it to the University community and the public. The... Read the rest of this entry »