Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Campus News
Auditions are being held Tuesday March 27th from 4:00pm - 6:00pm in the Mahoney Auditiorium for "One Act Comedies" by David Ives. The show will be directed by UML's own Richard Snee and will feature 7 one act comedies. The show will run May 3rd, 4th and 5th!

Marty Meehan was chosen as the next UML Chancellor yesterday. Meehan was selected from 80 candidates by promising that he would dedicate his time to fundraising teaching and scholarship on nanotechnology. When on Capitol Hill Meehan raised over $200 million for UML and hopes to continue his efforts for the university.

Local News
Two school busses collided yesterday on Andover street leaving 19 Middle School students injured with whiplash and other minor injuries. All but two students were taken to the hospital. All of the injuries were head, neck, and shoulder injuries. Officials are now contemplating on whether or not the safety belts should be installed on busses to prevent further injuries.

A protest of sorts was held in Kearney Square yesterday to bring home the troops from Iraq. One of the organizers, Chris Offerman said the goal for the protest was to remind people that the war is now 4 years old and more than 3,000 soldiers have perished while thousands and thousands more have been injured. This protest was one of several thousand that took place yesterday and last weekend marking the war's 4th anniversary.

Popular News
Apple Inc. stated on Wednesday that it is going to start shipment on the new Apple TV Box which lets viewers take music and video stored on their computer and run it on the television. The box can store up to 50 hours of video, 9,000 songs or 25,000 photos, or a combination of the three formats. Apple said its suggested retail price for the device is $299.

No comments: