Charges fly in debate over higher ed reform
Gov. Mitt Romney's bid to restructure the state's higher education system drew more criticism this week as four high-tech business leaders publicly backed President William M. Bulger, whose office would be eliminated under the reorganization.

Alcoholic beverages return to Blue Wall
Students won't be the only beneficiaries of an upcoming Lincoln Campus Center change.

Gao awarded research fellowship
Lixin Gao, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded a two-year, $40,000 research fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Sortino nearing 800th career win as softball coach
The softball team opens its conference season Friday at LaSalle with a chance to bring coach Elaine Sortino her 800th win.

OIT provides computer workshop for first-graders
As part of the Office of Information Technology's community outreach program, a group of 15 first-graders from Alice B. Beal Elementary School in Springfield attended a technology workshop on March 25 in Lederle Graduate Research Center.

Revised Adopt-A-Planter program stresses community, not competition
Fast becoming an institutional harbinger of summer, the Adopt-A-Planter program, entering its fourth year, is undergoing some changes.