Daily Archives: November 4, 2003

Worst Taste in Music Award

The lawyer for a man convicted of shooting and killing a policeman apologized on Monday for singing the Bob Marley hit "I Shot The Sheriff" as he was leaving the courtroom. Despite the apology, the Quebec Law Society has opened … Continue reading →

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Strange-looking Males Beware

Casual dating can be dangerous — a study of spiders shows female wolf spiders will eat strange-looking males that try to mate with them, but spare and even hook up with familiar-looking males. "The female is using earlier experience that … Continue reading →

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Foreign Student Flow Dries Up

This is a story that affects the Dowbrigade directly, as the education of foreign students has been our professional focus going on 25 years now. Since 9/11, the panorama has been grim. Here at Boston Universities Center for English Language … Continue reading →

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