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Whole
lotta shakin’
Major Alaskan quake rocks alum, seismologists
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By
Tim Stoddard
For most people, it would have been the wrong place at the wrong time,
but not for Josh Stachnik. On November 3 at 1:12 p.m., Stachnik’s
pickup truck began to dance a jig across a remote stretch of the Denali
highway.
Scrambled
nest eggs
Investment
advice from a prof who’s a pro
By David
J. Craig
It has been a daunting two years for the increasing number
of Americans who invest their retirement savings in stocks and have watched
the value of their nest eggs plummet.
Connections
Jet
proponent propelled invention with friends’ help when Brit government
balked, BU collection shows
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By
David J. Craig
In 1930, 23-year-old British fighter pilot
Frank Whittle filed a patent for what would be the world’s first
jet engine. But the British Air Ministry scoffed at the idea, and for
the next several years Whittle (1907–1996) scrounged for resources
to develop it.
SPORTS
Men’s basketball
Resting
on laurels won’t win any, coach tells returning champs
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By
Brian Fitzgerald
Like last year, the America East defending champion BU men’s basketball
team returns to the court with high expectations. But you won’t
find coach Dennis Wolff tripping down memory lane by playing 2001–2002
highlight videos to his players.
ARTS
Polaroid
Collection documents dramatic impact of instant imaging By
David J. Craig
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November 2002
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