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...doors to warn people to leave.When the firefighters arrived, the occupants of the building were leaving. MacDonald said that many of them came out without shoes or in their pajamas, “fleeing into the bitter cold.” BU opened its Sargent Activities Office to shelter the displaced residents—including non-BU affiliates—in a gymnasium.An MBTA bus reported to the scene of the fire to transport people to Sargent, where workers from the American Red Cross were waiting to assist people, MacDonald said. BU later identified its affiliates and put them...
...solver by listening to lectures or reading about statistics." Acknowledging how important extracurricular activities have become on campus, the report calls for a stronger link between the endeavors students pursue inside and outside the classroom. Those studying poverty, for example, absorb more if they also volunteer at a homeless shelter, suggests Bok, whose 2005 book, Our Underachieving Colleges, cites a finding that students remember just 20% of the content of class lectures a week later...
...don’t mind it too much.”A GOOD APPLEJacob L. Bryant ’07 and his fiancée Jeanette Park ’07 got to know each other the spring of their freshman year while volunteering in the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter and talking over meals. Last October, Bryant took Park apple picking, insisting that they go on a particular day. His insistence caused Park to become suspicious, and she asked him “point-blank” if he was planning to propose that day. He writes...
...more to Pusey than just charming good looks. According to Gomes, the difference between Conant and Pusey was that of the absent scientist versus the present humanist; Pusey had a “very fresh perspective.” But Pusey’s progressiveness was not enough to shelter him from the tumult...
...time? Last November's midterm elections could help. Democrats eager to keep political momentum may accept the softer but still critical language in Warner's resolution. Late Wednesday, key Democrats joined forces with Warner. Republicans feeling the pressure of voters' anger over Iraq can support his bill under the shelter of his seniority and military expertise. Warner so far has 11 co-sponsors, five of them from his party; in all, he needs 11 G.O.P. votes to override a possible filibuster...