NECN Senator calls for railway ‘no ride list’ In the wake of new intelligence pointing a possible attack on railways in the U.S. New York Senator Charles Schumer has proposed a ‘no ride list’ to protect passengers. So what do train riders think?
The Christian Science Monitor City in ruins: L.A. reels from Lakers’ capitulation in humiliating sweep This is a town filled with diehard basketball fans trying to escape the bad news, and failing.
Learning Today: the Lasting Value of Place At a conference last summer, Bill Gates predicted that “place-based activity in college will be five times less important than it is today.” Noting the ever-growing popularity of online learning, he predicted that “five years from now, on the Web – for free – you’ll be able to find the best lectures in the world. […]
Character study In a constantly changing world, it sometimes seems that our only anchor is personal character. Strip away fashion, politics, and pretense, and whatâs left is the true grit at the core of every person, forged early in life, that gives us the gumption to win elections or the weakness to succumb to temptation. But put […]
Revenge, justice, or just an end? The tree-climbing seemed a bit much. So did the flag-waving, the “U.S.A.” -chanting, and the whooping in the streets. The celebrations, at the news of Osama bin Ladenâs death, felt inappropriate somehow. Yes, America’s youth deserved a release. On the other hand, someone had died.
Northeastern commencement honors Japanese In a poignant segment of Northeastern University’s commencement today, the college presented an honorary degree to Japan’s ambassador to the United States to recognize his nation’s courage and resiliency after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March.
Torch scholars deliver on NU’s hope in them Sitting at the small blue table in his Northeastern University dorm room, Odalis Polanco could not help but marvel at how the collision of chance and choice shaped his life.
Sports can bring out our worst … and our best It seemed too much. The NFL’s players and owners sparring with one another in federal court â including here in St. Louis at the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals - over a lockout and the future of their $9 billion industry, a cruel joke flung at a nation of fans buried in economic turmoil.
Relationship Violence: The Secret That Kills 4 Women a Day He “threatened me,” “strangled me with a PlayStation cord,” “lunged at me with a pocketknife.” A horror movie? No, real life for far too many young women, an exclusive new Glamour survey reveals. Why is relationship violence still so frighteningly common in 2011? And how can we help? The answer starts with two simple words: […]
Applied Materials to buy Varian for $4.9b Applied Materials Inc., the worldâs largest maker of semiconductor fabrication equipment, unveiled plans yesterday to buy Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Inc. of Gloucester for $4.9 billion, making it the biggest local tech deal this year.
Albany Times Union Traveling an uncertain path The Rogers family spent about $3,500 each of the past three summers so their son, Brian, could play for a travel lacrosse team.
Fenway may get boost as an official state cultural district The Fenway area has boasted the “Fenway Cultural District” since 1998, when Mayor Thomas Menino proclaimed Huntington Avenue the “Avenue of the Arts” and worked to foster arts and culture in the area.