Coakley and Brown head to general election
Brief By: Derek Anderson At 8:54 p.m. last night, Martha Coakley was announced early as the winner in the Democratic Senate Primary. With an overwhelming 47 percent, Coakley has taken the votes of mo...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Sargent a no-show at SGA Forum
Article By: Jeff Fish and Angela Bray In light of recent controversies surrounding President David Sargent’s salary, the SGA hosted a forum yesterday in the C. Walsh Theater where students could voic...
Police Blotter December 9
Wednesday Dec. 2 2:43 p.m. 150 Tremont St. Report of a smell of marijuana. Report filed. 10:48 p.m. Ridgeway building Two highly intoxicated homeless individuals in front of 148 Cambridge St. EMS not...
Former Venture editor dies at 62
Former Venture editor Robert Jahn, class of 1969, lost his battle to lung cancer on Nov. 17. He would have turned 63 on Dec. 2. The following comes from a letter written by Greg Wayland, co-founder o...
Peace groups speak out against troop surge
Article By: Shoshana Akins A mere 24 hours after President Obama announced that he would send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, the Boston area peace groups United for Justice and Peace and...
Triumphant trio runs S.O.U.L.S
Article By: Alex Pearlman There are three people responsible for most of the exceptional volunteer work that comes from the students in this university. Seniors Allison Brito, Deborah Searfoss and Ju...
New Website enhances student discounts
Article By: Ethan M. Long Among the websites geared towards college students gaining popularity this year, one website is looking to help college students easily receive discounts and cash back at lo...
Hertzberg supports National Popular Vote: Discusses plans to eliminate...
Article By: Derek Anderson Author of ¡Obámanos! and senior editor and writer for The New Yorker, Hendrick Hertzberg hosted a forum in 73 Tremont Monday night, promoting the idea of National Popular V...
‘The Situation’ is out of control at ‘The Shore̵...
Article By: Matt McQuaid My name is Matt (“Hi, Matt.”). I have an addiction, and I relapsed last Thursday, at 10 p.m. (EST). I had a rough day, I was really stressed, and instead of calling my sponso...
Txt spk: makes you incredibly dumb
Article By: Leslie Harold I was text messaging my friend when a realization came to mind: since when has the world completely lost all its interpersonal communication with one another? When friends a...
If it’s not nice, don’t say it
Article By: Brayden Varr We’ve all heard it, and many of us are guilty of saying the ever-common phrase “to be honest.” The rude behavior has transcended from behind the back, to right in your face. ...
Staff Editorial Dec. 9, 2009
Yesterday, the SGA hosted an open forum with Provost Barry Brown, Vice President and Treasurer Francis Flannery, Vice President of External Affairs John Nucci, and Vice President of Student Affairs N...