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17 July 1998 |
Vol. II, No. 2 |
In the News
The issue of teacher testing and preparation has attracted national attention over the past few weeks with the release by the Massachusetts Board of Education of results from the first state test for prospective teachers. Chancellor John Silber, chairman of the Board of Education, discusses the need for high standards in an op-ed piece in the July 7 New York Times. Silber also discussed the issue on Good Morning America and World News Tonight, both on ABC, the CBS Evening News, CNN, and in many newspapers, including USA Today. Locally, Silber has appeared on several talk shows, including the David Brudnoy Show on WBZ, The Connection on WBUR, and News Night on New England Cable News.
An editorial in the June 16 Boston Globe credits Boston University for helping the city of Chelsea attain the designation of "All-American City" by the National Civic League. Since 1989, BU has worked in partnership with Chelsea to rebuild the city's entire school system, with the ultimate goal of establishing a model of school reform that may guide other cities and towns throughout the nation. The award is given annually to 10 cities nationwide where the community and government successfully work together to improve the city.
"Virtually every city or town in New England had at least one small mill or shop, and they really have disappeared," says Richard Candee, CAS professor of American and New England studies, in a June 28 Boston Globe article on the decline of traditional New England industries and the changing regional identity. In the same article, Eugene Green, CAS professor of English, says local accents and colloquialisms are also beginning to disappear. "I'm not sure people say dropped eggs anymore instead of poached eggs; I'm not sure people say tonic instead of soda. Do you know what a 'jug-o-rum' is? It's a bullfrog."
Highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) is a potent AIDS drug combination taken by thousands of HIV patients that works to restore their health. The problem, according to a June 24 Boston Globe article, is the complexity of the regimens, which often involve ingesting 20 to 40 pills a day, some on an empty stomach, others with food, and still others with plenty of fluid. "This requires a higher degree of compliance than any regimen I've seen," says Dr. Deborah Cotton, associate provost of the School of Medicine. "It requires people to fundamentally reorganize their lives and put this at the top of their priority list every single day."
"In the News" is compiled by Laura Raichle, Office of Public Relations.