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Archives November, 2009

• Working May Help Your GPA Study finds link between part-time jobs and better grades November 30, 2009
• BU vs. Cornell: a Tie That Almost Felt Like a Win Third period goals salvage Saturday night in New York November 30, 2009
• Coming Back November 30, 2009
• Archaeologist Kathryn Bard’s Amazing Egyptian Digs Don’t compare her to Indiana Jones, she’s the real deal November 30, 2009
• Thanksgiving On and Around Campus Staying put? What’s happening Turkey Day weekend November 25, 2009
• BU versus BC: Hockey Battles for the Ages A new documentary puts a sheen on the classic Comm Ave rivalry November 25, 2009
• BU Abroad: Treading the Boards in London Behind the scenes and into production in the West End November 25, 2009
• Facing the Music in Afghanistan Grad student Russell Houser’s mission is melodic November 24, 2009
• Sneak Preview of Cormac McCarthy’s Novel-Turned-Film Tonight Producer Paula Mae Schwartz explores her role on The Road November 24, 2009
• Rwanda’s President Teleconferences with BU Seminar Stephen Kinzer’s class questions Paul Kagame, in real time November 23, 2009
• The Glass Ceiling Remains Strong Fewer women promoted to top executive positions in 2009 November 20, 2009
• BU Abroad: Touching the Sky in Tiputini Making a trek in search of biodiversity November 19, 2009
• Paula Vogel Revisits the Civil War Christmas musical, set in 1864, is expansive and diverse November 19, 2009
• At Twilight, Interview with a Vampire … Expert BU’s Joseph Laycock on the myth, and the real deal November 19, 2009
• Battle of the Bus Getting to the Big Apple for the holidays November 17, 2009
• Moving Medical Advances into Developing Nations New agreement aims to remove licensing barriers November 17, 2009
• Sarah from Alaska Is a Palin Counterpoint Two reporters doubt not that she wants to be president November 17, 2009
• Stylish Shoes Have a Serious Price Tag BU study shows it’s heels today, pain tomorrow November 16, 2009
• New Nano Technique Could Help Detect Disease Research team harnesses photonic technology November 16, 2009
• One Class, One Day: BU’s Own Project Runway How to stitch together a million-dollar suit November 12, 2009
• Pairing Up with Alzheimer’s Patients MED students learn the person is important, not the disease November 12, 2009
• COM Student Wins Cash, Cruise on Wheel of Fortune Annual College Week draws BU crowd to see Pat and Vanna November 10, 2009
• Comm Ave Bank Robbed Armed suspect fled toward BU Bridge November 10, 2009
• Temporary Contemporary Art Gallery 5 hosts a class full of ideas November 9, 2009
• Silent, and Excellent, Teachers MED’s anatomical gift coordinator teaches students to honor the dead November 9, 2009
• Yes, Parking — for Bikes Space for 447 opens in Warren November 9, 2009
• One Day, One Class: Delving into the Mind of David Lynch Exploring one filmmaker’s take on good, evil, and perversity November 6, 2009
• Machine Blends Faces and Races What you would look like if ... at Thurman Center November 6, 2009
• Yes, Rocky Horror Is Back BU on Broadway brings cult classic to campus November 6, 2009
• John Kuntz Sprinkles Dark Humor Through Salt Girl Solo performance debuts at Playwrights’ Theatre November 5, 2009
• One Class, One Day: Staring into Robert Frost’s Well Allison Adair’s seminar connects poetry to persuasion November 5, 2009
• Rethinking Cuba Pardee Center hosts conference on how policies might change November 5, 2009
• Taking on Afghanistan The Great Debate brings the war to center stage November 4, 2009
• More Rankings Are Out, and BU Grades Well University is 54 in one global survey, GSM is high in another November 3, 2009
• One Class, One Day: CSI, for Real Elizabeth Laposata dissects medical forensics November 3, 2009
• BU Abroad: A Tale of Two New Zealands From sculptures to sharks, Auckland internships involve more than work November 2, 2009
• To Fight Cancer, Linking Investors and Inventors BU, National Cancer Institute to showcase biotechs to venture capitalists November 2, 2009
• Parabolic Pumpkins The fifth annual Pumpkin Drop demonstrates that gravity still rules November 2, 2009
• Nickerson Field Below With games, practices, and ghostly pallor, the view is addictive November 2, 2009

Archives October, 2009

• Day Tripping: This Halloween, There’s Always Salem Where witchcraft and commerce combine October 30, 2009
• Running the GSU Gauntlet The people behind those tables have thick skin, and good causes October 29, 2009
• Arts Ambassadors Arrive in D.C. InCite broadens its visual and musical reach October 29, 2009
• BU Enters Talks for a Campus in India Indian government officials visit to explore possibilities October 29, 2009
• Getting to Know Your Neighborhood: Coolidge Corner A guide to eating, shopping, and hanging out in a hip and historic ’hood October 28, 2009
• BU Abroad: Gathering Intelligence in London At Parliament, a valuable lesson in international influence October 28, 2009
• Microsoft’s Andrea Taylor Named University Trustee Civic leader has deep BU roots, and an intriguing agenda October 27, 2009
• Teach for America Makes Its Case Why SED is partnering with the controversial national program October 27, 2009
• Harry Potter’s World Is at the Museum of Science A very cool exhibition, but is it worth $26? October 27, 2009
• Elie Wiesel Confronts Job Tonight’s lecture delves into the troubling tale of a good man’s suffering October 26, 2009
• Men’s Hoop Fast Breaks into Preseason A new coach promises a new look as practice begins October 26, 2009
• Packed Agenda for Alumni Weekend From lectures to hockey, classes to ceremonies, more than 100 events October 23, 2009
• For Bud Collins, Tennis Is a Love Game A journalist now synonymous with the game is honored tonight October 23, 2009
• From IEDs to Sewing Circles, Securing Iraq New ROTC instructor Patricia Chapman on Marine training, and gender October 22, 2009
• Are Safer Cigarettes a Corporate Ploy, and FDA Mistake? Bicknell Lecture tomorrow delves into tobacco regulation October 22, 2009
• Police Honored, Crime Down Overall Community policing credited, but dorm theft persists October 21, 2009
• Finally, It’s National Writing Day GSU hosts celebration, workshops concerning that crucial craft October 20, 2009
• Life on the Farm A dean and professor get their hands dirty October 19, 2009
• Parents Weekend Redux A junior remembers why sometimes it’s a little awkward for freshmen October 16, 2009
• Where Bicycles Get Fixed, and Celebrated Free Friday tool shops help rubber meet the road October 16, 2009
• Beyond Disney: Beauty and the Beast A classic, reinterpreted, is performed this weekend October 16, 2009
• Planning for the Folks Events all around: take your pick October 16, 2009
• BU Abroad: Pediatrics in Ecuador Rounds in a Quito hospital become an eye-opening experience October 16, 2009
• Frank Warren Reveals PostSecret Secrets Speaking tonight, the phenomenon’s founder moves to religious territory October 15, 2009
• Maureen McGovern’s Long and Winding Road One-woman show revisits an era, in song October 15, 2009
• Head of the Charles, Hosted by BU This weekend, it’s row, row, row your shell October 15, 2009
• Planning Parents Weekend Events all around: take your pick October 15, 2009
• There Still Are Jobs Out There Find one from 50-plus employers at tomorrow’s Career Expo October 14, 2009
• An Incubator That Hatches Businesses Part two: More innovation at Photonics October 14, 2009
• Pandemics, Public Health, and Political Transition Former CDC acting director discusses H1N1 flu pandemic October 14, 2009
• Big-Bellied Trash Eaters Arrive These guys are solar-powered, and should reduce carbon footprint October 13, 2009
• An Incubator That Hatches Businesses Behind closed doors at Photonics, ideas turn practical October 13, 2009
• Two Students Robbed at Knifepoint Victims unharmed, $50 and a pack of cigarettes taken October 11, 2009
• BU’s Very Own Fringe Festival Returns Intimate, adventurous theater and song run through the month October 9, 2009
• Hockey Terriers Hoist the Flag, Finish Preseason Saturday Can lightning strike twice on ice? October 9, 2009
• BU Abroad: Madrid’s Deeper Meaning A semester abroad evolves into an appreciation of language, and relationships October 9, 2009
• Global Voices Film Festival Looks to Unite Nations Grad student Anna Feder is a curator with international reach October 8, 2009
• Black Women’s Health Study Will Continue Grant extends landmark research at Slone Center October 8, 2009
• BU Abroad: Finding the Galapagos A visit to the islands where modern biology incubated October 7, 2009
• When Christianity Came to Korea Photographic telltales from a missionary moment, and movement October 7, 2009
• Afghan Crossroads Op-Heads: a virtual chat on issues that matter October 6, 2009
• The Fine Art of Dicing an Onion Students find themselves on the chopping block October 6, 2009
• Time Travels: Charles River Sunset Light fades on a world-class skyline October 5, 2009
• Helping Hands: Matching Capuchins With Those in Need More than monkeying around October 5, 2009
• The Reach to Writing, and Teaching Lou Ureneck remembers how he got on the path October 2, 2009
• Recycling That Cooking Oil Pilot program hopes to connect Fryolators to boiler rooms October 1, 2009

Archives September, 2009

• Christopher Dickey on Terrorism, and Moving Beyond a Famous Father International journalist speaks tonight at Metcalf Hall September 30, 2009
• Time Travels: Marsh Plaza Bird’s-eye Looking down on the open space in the middle September 29, 2009
• Haunted by Eugene O’Neill A new book about Boston’s secrets includes Shelton’s literary ghost September 29, 2009
• Icons Among Us: The Citgo Sign Landmark, throwback, linked to Sox and skyline, Boston’s famous nightlight September 28, 2009
• Learn a Foreign Language, No Pressure Speak Wolof in your spare time September 28, 2009
• Athletes and Eating Disorders Dark truths about the hunger to win September 25, 2009
• Salsa Satisfaction Boston Salsa University heats up with Picante September 25, 2009
• Time Travels: Quick Commute The Green Line never moved this fast September 24, 2009
• Martha Little Settles in at WBUR A news director looking for “the narrative arc” September 24, 2009
• An Honors College Emerges New focus on linking disciplines, but no new degree September 24, 2009
• Feld Family Foundation Pledges $10 Million to BU Three endowed professorships included in major new gift September 23, 2009
• Student Privacy Buttressed by New Policy Stricter guidelines curtail information sharing, including to parents September 22, 2009
• Louis Lataif Will Retire at End of Academic Year Longest serving dean elevated and improved the School of Management September 22, 2009
• Who Caused the Credit Crisis, Goldman Sachs or Goody Bags? Bruce Feirstein lists “100 to Blame” for Vanity Fair September 21, 2009
• Concerts and Master Classes Part of Visiting Pianist Series International pianists featured in CFA series tonight and Wednesday September 21, 2009
• BU Students Cue House Lights School of theatre announces a packed fall lineup September 21, 2009
• Grad Student’s Death Shocks Colleagues A brilliant, engaged student is remembered, and mourned September 20, 2009
• Grad Student Falls to Death Dual degree scholar falls from third-floor balcony September 19, 2009
• Freep Feedback A gallery of comments, with opinions from many angles September 18, 2009
• Putting Up Fences Playwright August Wilson’s presence imbues the Huntington Theatre Company September 17, 2009
• How to Keep the Freep A spectrum of suggestions, and some surprising consensus September 17, 2009
• The Latest in a Long Line of Editors Vivian Ho on the mission, and juggle, of running a student daily September 17, 2009
• Ultimate Frisbee Soars Again The Ozone Pilots catch a great group of rookies September 17, 2009
• On Two Wheels, Fingers Crossed Bicycling in this city can be a scary joy September 16, 2009
• Learning That the Beat Goes On Former Freep editors reminisce, from sleeplessness to success September 16, 2009
• Nationwide, a Reckoning A coast-to-coast tour of campus newspapers September 15, 2009
• Financial Roller Coaster Tough times for print mean tough times for the Freep September 15, 2009
• A Global Health-Care Mission Expands President Brown announces major new support for international outreach September 15, 2009
• Been There, Done That A look at nearly 40 years of Freep-ness September 14, 2009
• Daily Free Press at the Crossroads A weeklong series on the life and times of the Freep September 14, 2009
• Notes on 9/11 Composer Richard Cornell turns poetry into symphonic sound September 11, 2009
• Icons Among Us: The Castle Gothic arches, myriad details, intriguing history September 11, 2009
• Icons Among Us: The BU Bridge Busted up, bruised, but still beautiful September 11, 2009
• Bat Man vs. White Nose Thomas Kunz is fighting a killer disease September 10, 2009
• Leventhals Pledge $10 Million Philanthropy intended to encourage additional contributions September 10, 2009
• The Big Spin COM student takes her chances on Wheel of Fortune September 10, 2009
• Time Travels: A Stage Set Rises Up Students build backdrop for Beauty and the Beast over four days September 10, 2009
• Campuses Are Likely Flu Targets Two students with flu-like symptoms have gone home, one is isolated September 9, 2009
• Time Travels: Marsh Plaza A familiar façade transforms, one frame at a time September 8, 2009
• High Achievements, High Expectations Three first-generation Boston Scholars stay in the city, but join a new world September 8, 2009
• Time Travels: Comm Ave by Car Sharpen the reflexes for this drive September 8, 2009
• Wild Things Uncovering the animal within, on stage September 3, 2009
• BU Central Turns Five, and Kicks Off Tonight The on-campus mainstay in the GSU basement wants your joke! September 3, 2009
• James Winn Named Warren Distinguished Professor Award honors outstanding senior faculty September 2, 2009
• Splash Makes Big Annual Ripples Amid the revelry, a hot dog stand catches fire; no one’s hurt September 1, 2009