My MacBook Pro is a pro at many things, but it is especially a pro at scaring the crap out of me. This weekend my MacBook went into cardiac arrest. Everything turned out to be fine. If it hadn’t, I...

When I returned to campus at the start of my sophomore year last August, I felt comfortable — relieved even that Boston University was just as I had left it. Nothing about the campus, at least nothing...

Offering free coffee, smiles and safety information, Boston University Police Department officials spent Monday through Thursday at the George Sherman Union Link  as part of their second annual Safety...

Boston University College of Communication journalism students can go for the gold with a new study abroad program called “Covering the Olympics 2012.” This summer, 15 journalism students from the...

David  McBride, the director of Student Health Services, said that for some college students the words “Alcohol Task Force” carry a negative connotation. “Some people, I have discovered, think...

After a decade of service to the Boston University community, University Chaplain Sister Olga Yaqob announced on Sunday that she will be leaving BU in late June to found a new religious order for women...

The sporadic spring weather that Boston endures may come as a shock to many non-New Englanders. But when the temperature is up and the clouds have passed, the Hub offers plenty of attractions for Boston...

In what some consider a signal of change, a poll released March 18 by ABC News and The Washington Post suggested more than half of Americans now support legalizing same sex marriage. In 2004, 32 percent...

Bostonians voiced concerns over Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s bus system and other issues they have with public transportation at an open forum on Thursday. As part of the MBTA’s continuing...

Boston is getting a boost in the film industry thanks to the 16 nominations that “The Fighter,”  “The Social Network” and “The Town,” have together earned at the 83rd Academy Awards. For...

Following an increase in bodily injury claims, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has warned its riders that cameras are being installed on MBTA buses and trains to ward off fake claims. Surveillance...