Boston University

BU credit union held up at gunpoint

adamg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:58 -0500

The Daily Free Press reports the University Credit Union, 846 Commonwealth Ave., was held up around noon yesterday, by a black man with a mustache and a gun.

BU dean doesn't like Hitler Internet meme

adamg — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:51:54 -0500

The Daily Free Press reports a BU dean admires the creativity of students doing mashups to protest a cut in the number of pages they can print for free on university printers, but says his hackles were raised when they remixed a bunker scene from a movie about the fall of Hitler.

That particular clip has been used to protest and comment on everything from getting banned from Xbox Live to Sarah Palin's resignation.

"I don't want to own my own printer!" Hitler yells at one point.

Ed. note to BU journos: Interesting story, but, really, guys, why not link to the video the story is about?

You wouldn't think zombies would be opposed to deadly pathogens

adamg — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:38:12 -0400

But apparently they are, as a group of them protested the BU biolab at BU.

BU students: Keep flu patients away from us

adamg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:56:35 -0400

The Daily Free Press reports that while BU has set up special isolation rooms for students with flu-like symptoms, it's not segregating them from other students when it comes to the bathrooms they use. Some students object; BU says they're just overreacting.

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24 bottles of beer on the cart, 24 bottles of beer ...

adamg — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:07:04 -0400

The Daily Free Press reports BU employees left a beverage cart unattended during a concert at 855 Comm. Ave. on Oct. 16. When they returned, 24 bottles of beer and several bottles of wine were missing.

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Man dies at Kelly Clarkson concert

adamg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:19:46 -0400

The Daily Free Press reports officials don't know what caused the man to die at Tuesday night's concert at the Agganis Arena.

Another hydrogen alert at BU Photonics Center

adamg — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:23:49 -0400

Boston Police tweet the fire hazmat unit responded to St. Mary's Street on the Brookline line around 5:30 a.m. for a hydrogen leak. No one was injured and no evacuation was needed.

Fire crews also raced to the center on Friday when an alarm indicated a possible leak of the explosive gas.

Possible hydrogen leak at BU research center

adamg — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:46 -0400

Fire crews have evacuated the BU Photonics Center on Babbitt Street because of an alarm indicating a leak of flammable hydrogen, Local 718 tweets.

Channel 4 reports about 50 people were in the building at the time.

Party report

adamg — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:53:19 -0400

Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports on a mega-keggah on Linden Street in Allston that apparently featured sentries: When the cops showed up around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 20, a couple dozen people began running outside yelling "the party's over!"

Meanwhile, the Huntington News reports one Husky needed to have his scalp stapled back together after he was knocked down during a fight at a party on Symphony Road around 2 a.m. on Sept. 27.

BU sets up quarantine rooms for students with the flu

adamg — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:34:30 -0400

Feverish, coughing students have to change rooms until they're better, the Daily Free Press reports.