College Headlines

Under new management

The Daily Free Press, Boston University, MA

2 hours ago by Lizzy Snell

After wading through a hiring process that was almost as involved as coordinating the annual Head of the Charles Regatta, Boston University has found its new men's and women's crew coaches.

Student sexually assaulted near Hilltop

The Daily Campus, University of Connecticut, CT

2 hours ago by Kala Kachmar

A UConn student was sexually assaulted and threatened with a weapon early Saturday morning in a wooded area near Hilltop Apartments, UConn police said.

The assault occurred around 1:50 a.m., after a male perpetrator approached the female victim from behind as she was walking along the sidewalk to the east of Hilltop Apartments near Alumni Drive, according to police.

Dining halls go green

The Heights, Boston College, MA

1 hour ago by Alexi Chi

The waste produced at Boston College by the business of eating is easy to ignore. For most, the problem is out of sight, and out of mind. A plastic to-go container here, a Styrofoam plate there, a few sets of plastic silverware - one person's trash wouldn't even dust the bottom of a landfill.

Two Years at Harvard Business School

Harbus, Harvard University, MA

1 hour ago by By Jack Sallay OH, Viewpoints Editor

Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at the Harvard Business School by Philip Delves Broughton was published just a few weeks ago and already it is difficult to find students on campus who have not heard of it. Indeed the book has raced through the entire business world - in August it was the #1 most read book review on Bloomberg.

Enter the alcohol policy matrix

The Heights, Boston College, MA

4 hours ago by Cassandra Bell

There is an electricity on campus these days, a back-to-school buzz rippling through every part of Boston College, as returning students, still sun-streaked and giddy from seas of familiar faces, settle back into a routine. Those new to campus still look a little bewildered, though just as enthused for the coming school year.

The beginning of the year brings with it the usual host of social gatherings, but this year will take a different tone when the University gets involved.

Textbook pricing conflicts continue

The Heights, Boston College, MA

23 minutes ago by Charles Kelliher

Every year, without fail, college textbooks always burn. Not literally of course, but in the financial sense. Textbooks are a substantial and costly investment for the typical college student, and a visit to the Boston College Bookstore at the beginning of each semester brings along an unshakable sense of foreboding as to how much one's books will come to this semester.

Timing puts Ramadan just before Orientation

Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI

6 hours ago by Anne Simons

Around 7 p.m. Friday night, Muslim students removed their shoes as they poured into the space beneath the Morriss-Champlin lounge, home of the Brown Muslim Students' Association. At 7:12 p.m., the official time of sunset, the students munched on their first morsels of food since before dawn - cookies with some water - and then they headed to special mats in one corner of the room, knelt to the ground and faced Mecca.

Bell Gallery show reconsiders Soviet art

Brown Daily Herald, Brown University , RI

3 hours ago by Ben Hyman

An eye-opening new exhibition, "Views and Re-Views: Soviet Political Posters and Cartoons," invites viewers to reconsider overly simplistic characterizations of the style of Soviet art known as Socialist Realism.

Harvard Square Restaurant Guide

Harbus, Harvard University, MA

1 hour ago by By Esther Hsu (OD) & Christine Fu (OC), A & E Editors

You've landed at HBS, moved into your new digs and found your stomach rumbling while reading yet another case. Alas, the true metropolis of Boston feels far away. What is a gourmand to do? Fear not! Our quaint little Square can fill your belly cheaply and pretty deliciously if you know where to go.

Gas Explosion at Goulet Science Center

The Crier, Saint Anselm College, NH

16 hours ago by Mike Atkinson

A gas explosion in the basement of the Goulet Science Center has crippled traffic on campus on Sunday evening, sources close to the Crier have reported. According to an anonymous high-ranking Goffstown Fire Department official, a gas leak in the boiler room of the science center caused a flash explosion around 6pm on Sunday evening.