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Time for Brian Westbrook to Hang Them up

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Sports

Read More: Boston University, National Football League, Nfl, Tom McHale, Brian Westbrook, Football, Ted Johnson, Concussions, Terry Long, Nfl Brain Concussion, Philadelphia Eagles, Andre Waters, Sports News
Eric Schmeltzer

After his second game-ending concussion in three games, Brian Westbrook's career is at a crossroads. Even if he feels fine, the lasting effects of the concussions could haunt him for years.

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Howard Stern: Diamond in a Rough Patch

Mario Almonte | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Reality TV, King of All Media, Time Magazine, Martha Stewart, Reality Show, Broadcast, Howard Stern, Sirus XM, Pop Culture, Tv, Forbes, Satellite Radio, Boston University, Oprah Winfrey, New York Times Best Seller, Fcc, Radio, New York Times, Edgar Bergen, Howard Stern Show, Radio Hall of Fame, Jack Benny, NasdaqGS: SIRI, Media News
Mario Almonte

For a man who almost single-handedly revolutionized the broadcasting industry, Stern continues to be spectacularly disrespected by the media that he so radically transformed.

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A Level-4 Biolab Grows in Boston: Pathogens Welcome

Barton Kunstler, Ph.D. | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Atmosphere of Fear, Ebola, Level-4 BioSafety Lab, Bubonic Plague, Boston, Anthrax, Bio-Weapons, Pandemics, Pathogens, Boston University, Biological Research, Military, National Institute of Health, National Research Council, Disease, Bacteria, Viruses, Military-Industrial Complex, Smallpox, Biolab, Politics News
Barton Kunstler, Ph.D.

We are in the grips of a military-industrial complex for whom projects such as the Boston Biolab are as much meat and potatoes as any multi-billion dollar weapon system, no matter how dubious the need.

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Asia Society's Prez on Global Citizens Like Obama

Jim Luce | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper East Side, Facebook, Performances, That, Shanghai, Afs, Pakistan, Jaffna, Hong Kong, Asian Art, Vishakha Desai, John D. Rockefeller, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Muslim, Andy Warhol Foundation, Indonesia, Hindu, Vietnam War, Korea, Williams College, Buddhist, Elephant Story, Nigeria, Mumbai, Brookings Institution, Sri Lanka., Robert B. Oxnam, Thought Leader, Manila, University of Massachusetts, Education, Asian Women Leaders, United States, Asia Society, Mathew Luce, Barack Obama, Global Citizen, Boston University, Asian-Americans, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Columbia University, Bombay University, U.S.-Asia Relationship, Hillary Clinton., Youtube, Taliban, India, International Relations, Asian Art History, Gates Foundation, New York News
Jim Luce

Asia Society president Vishakha Desai says, "Ours is a complex institution, and those experiencing it can describe it in the same way the blind men touch and describe an elephant."

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Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Desertification, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lunar Landing, Ain Shams University, Lebanon, Arab Forum for Environment & Development, Alfred Worden, China, Arab World, Beirut, From the Earth to the Moon, AT&T, Indonesia, Center for Remote Sensing, Saudi Arabia, Apollo 11, Russia, Empty Quarter, Peter Dorman, Space Shuttle, Farouk El-Baz, European Countries, Earth, Inc., Copenhagen, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Japan, Tom Hanks, Hbo, Boston University, American University of Beirut, Nasa, South Korea, Water, Malaysia, Arab Environment 2009, Oil, Environment, India, Apollo 17, Geology, Bellcomm, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

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Non-Exit Strategy

George C. Wilson | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston University, Democratic Congress, Afghanistan, Middle East, Vietnam War, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
George C. Wilson

Voices from the grave make me fear that President Obama and Congress are unwittingly setting up the American military for another Vietnam-type failure in Afghanistan.

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Yes, College Students Have Sex. So Why Deny Them Information?

Daniela Ramirez | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston University, Catholic-Colleges, Abstinence Only Education, Abstinence Only, Abstinence Education, Contraception, Catholic School, BU, Politics News
Daniela Ramirez

By denying access to contraceptive resources and restricting open discussion of reproductive health, Catholic colleges are putting the sexual health of sexually active young adults in serious danger.

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The Truth About College Rankings: Who is Really #1?

Kat Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: College Admissions, Ivywise, Applywise, College Admissions Craze, Ivy League, College Rankings, University, College Students, Notre Dame, Boston University, US News College Rankings, College, US News & World Report, Admissions Officers, Admissions, Georgetown, Living News
Kat Cohen

There is no real "top 50 colleges": this zero-sum game of rankings renders meaningless. Students must examine a college's philosophy, environment, and academic offerings themselves.

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