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Powers will be new men’s hockey assistant coach

Boston University alumnus Buddy Powers has been named the new assistant coach of the men’s hockey team, according to the U.S. Hockey Report. Full story

BUPD reports 5th "Peeping Tom" incident in CAS this year

A Boston University student reported a man allegedly watching her use a third-floor public restroom in the College of Arts and Sciences last week, BU Police Department officials said.   The student said this incident, which happened on June 19, was the third time she has caught the same man watching her in a CAS bathroom, though she did not report those previous incidents, BUPD spokesman Sgt. Jack St. Hilaire said. Full story

Biolab training set to begin in August

Boston University Medical Center officials announced Wednesday that simulated research training exercises are set to begin this August in the Biosafety Level-4 laboratory located in the South End. Full story

BFD responds to minor chemical explosion in Metcalf

Boston Fire Department responded to a level-three Hazmat situation in Boston University’s Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering on Commonwealth Avenue Wednesday night after a chemical reaction took place in a storage cabinet and caused a minor explosion. Full story

Markoff's lawyer claims leaked info 'tainted' grand jury

The defense attorney for alleged “Craigslist killer” Philip Markoff accused the district attorney’s office in Suffolk County Superior Court Tuesday of inappropriately leaking information to the media, suggesting their actions “tainted” the grand jury process. Full story

Sargent Center may remain open

After a semester of concern over the fate of Boston University’s Sargent Center for Outdoor Education, campers might not have to part ways with their green retreat after all. Full story

'Craigslist killer' suspect pleads not guilty, held without bail

Markoff's trial expected to begin June of next year

Boston University School of Medicine second-year student Philip Markoff, charged with killing a 25-year-old New York masseuse he met on Craigslist, pled not guilty in a strong voice Monday in Suffolk Superior Court to first-degree murder, armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Full story

Markoff indicted on first-degree murder charges

The Boston University student is expected in court tomorrow

Boston University School of Medicine second-year student and alleged “Craigslist killer” Philip Markoff was indicted late Thursday by the Suffolk County Grand Jury on charges of first-degree murder in the April shooting of a 25-year-old New York woman, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Sunday afternoon. Full story

Former dermatology professor dies of heart attack

Former Boston University School of Medicine professor Dr. Lawrence Norton, who lectured for years in the dermatology department on nail disorders, died last month in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after suffering a heart attack while golfing. He was 78. Full story