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New trial date to be set in Craigslist killing

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Published May 23, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

BOSTON -- A new date is expected to be set this week for the trial of a former Boston University medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist ...

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BU offers the class of 1970 a second chance at complacency

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Published May 12, 2010 at 5:02 p.m.
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After School Special ... Boston University’s class of 2010 celebrates its commencement this weekend, and BU has invited the class of 1970 to tag along ... RALLY CAPS: Forty years ago this month, in the wake of the Kent State shootings and volatile anti-Vietnam sentiment on college campuses across the country, Boston University canceled classes and called off commencement. Instead of donning caps and gowns, the class of 1970 joined with students from throughout the region for an anti-war rally

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David Warsofsky has 'Pot luck

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 1:48 a.m.

If you want to get lucky, stand next to Boston University sophomore defenseman David Warsofsky while in line to ...

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Strong effort boosts Terriers

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 1:42 a.m.

Carlos Strong poured in a season-high 24 points to lead Boston University to a 68-53 victory against host Albany ...

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Howard Zinn: 1922-2010

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 6:05 p.m.
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In Memoriam of the anti-war warrior ... Howard Zinn was a fearless revolutionary, but also a father-figure and family man ... RAISING HELL: Howard Zinn (seen here in 1967) perfectly embodied the radical professor who challenged his students to think outside the establishment ... VIEW : Photos of Howard Zinn memorabilia ... Howard Zinn was like a daddy to Boston University students of the Vietnam War era — the students who protested and resisted the war, that is. He arrived on campus in 1964,

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Karen Schmeer: 1970-2010

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Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 4:52 p.m.
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In Memoriam ... Karen Schmeer, the brilliant local film editor whose work on Errol Morris's documentary The Fog of War helped win it the Best Documentary Oscar in 2004, died January 29 in a tragic accident, struck by a getaway car as she was crossing a street in Manhattan. She would have turned 40 on February 20 ... Karen Schmeer, the brilliant local film editor whose work on Errol Morris's documentary The Fog of War helped win it the Best Documentary Oscar in 2004, died January 29 in a

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Play by Play: January 1, 2010

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Published Dec. 30, 2009 at 12:25 p.m.

Plays from A to Z ... Boston's weekly theater listings: January 1, 2010 ... OPENING ... ALL MY SONS ... The Huntington Theatre Company starts off the new year with Arthur Miller's New York Drama Critics' Circle Award–winning 1947 drama about a businessman who prospered in World War II by selling plane-engine parts to the armed forces but harbors an ugly secret. Will Lyman plays the troubled Joe Keller; Karen MacDonald is his adamant wife, Kate; Lee Aaron Rosen plays their younger son, Chris;

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2009: The year in dance

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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 10:12 a.m.
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Milestones and memories ... You could say there were two tremendous forces that propelled dance into the world of modern culture: the Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev and the choreography of Merce Cunningham ... MERCE Jacob’s Pillow brought us a revival of his stunning 1975 Sounddance ... You could say there were two tremendous forces that propelled dance into the world of modern culture: the BALLETS RUSSES of Serge Diaghilev and the choreography of MERCE CUNNINGHAM ... We marked the

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Questioning the Legality of Straight Marriage

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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 1:20 p.m.
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One for the Annuls Dept ... When it comes to supporting gay rights, two straight Boston University grads are putting their marriage where their mouths are ... When it comes to supporting gay rights, two straight Boston University grads are putting their marriage where their mouths are. Matthew D'Olimpio and Rachel Murch D'Olimpio, both 29 and now living with their infant son in Brooklyn, have started the "Annul Our Marriage in the Name of Equality" campaign on Facebook; they have 255 members so

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Academia under attack . . . by zombies

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Published Oct. 28, 2009 at 12:48 p.m.
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Flesh in the Pan Dept ... Ah, kids these days. What with their tight pants and cigarettes and rising-from-the-dead-to-nosh-on-delicious-human-flesh ... Ah, kids these days. What with their tight pants and cigarettes and rising-from-the-dead-to-nosh-on-delicious-human-flesh ... Humans vs. Zombies, a complicated role-playing tag game that can go on for weeks at a time, is spreading as fast as the zombie apocalypse itself. What started as a handful of college students looking for kicks in Maryland

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