Two non-Boston College students were struck by a vehicle on Friday night, University officials confirmed. The accident occurred on Commonwealth Avenue by South Street, and the students were transported to medical facilities. Eyewitnesses on the Newton shuttle bus reported seeing and hearing the incident, but were unclear about whether the parties were trying to catch the bus or why they were in the middle of the street. The driver of the car was not a student either. Boston Police Department is currently investigating the incident.
ON CAMPUS Laboratory mice provide new insight into cancer research Boston College biologist Thomas Seyfried and a team of researchers have developed the first laboratory mouse model mimicking the spread of cancer through the human body. This new model displays the full spectrum of systemic metastatic cancer in humans and helped the team identify one of the body's primary defensive cells that plays a role in the cancer's attack. The research was funded by grants from the American Institute of Cancer Research, the National Institutes of Health, and BC, and will advance cancer research, helping to identify basic mechanisms and ways to treat the disease.
UNIVERSITIES UMass students rally in marijuana 'Extravaganja' rally This Saturday, the University of Massachusetts Amherst Cannabis Reform Coalition will be hosting its annual 'Extravaganja' marijuana legalization rally in the Town Common in Amherst, Mass., from 1 p.m. until dusk. Republican candidate for State Senate Keith McCormic will be among the rally's political speakers, as well as recent candidate for the Republican presidential nomination Vermin Supreme and Alvin Anders, former Alaska State Chairman of Libertarian Party. The Cannabis Reform Coalition supports the decriminalization of marijuana and access to the drug for medicinal purposes.
UNDERREPORTED Masseuses required to clinch pants with padlock-chastity belts The local government in Jakarta, Indonesia, has enacted a new policy requiring masseuses to wear a padlock on their pants in order to curb prostitution and maintain the region's reputation as a popular tourist destination. Meuthia Hatta, State Minister for Women's Empowerment, told reporters that the policy was insulting. "It is not the right way to prevent promiscuity. It insults women as if they are the ones in the wrong," Hatta said. There has been recent debate over the morality of Indonesia's sex industry and the massage parlors that often act as a front for prostitution, and last month a bill was passed restricting access to pornographic and violent sites on the Internet.
NATIONAL FAA clears grounded American Airline jets After five days of canceled flights, federal aviation officials permitted American Airlines to return all of its 300 grounded jets to service on Saturday, an airline spokesperson told reporters. Nearly 3,300 flights had been canceled since Tuesday as jets were grounded to wrap wiring bundles to comply with Federal Aviation Administration safety standards. Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded during the week by the surprise groundings. Chairman and chief executive of American parent AMR Corp. Gerard Arpey, told reporters that cancellations could cost American tens of millions of dollars, including reimbursements for stranded customers, lost revenue, and overtime for maintenance crews.
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