Times Log

Tuesday: I was shocked to read the article about a sophomore at Boston University's med school killing a woman and threatening another in Boston. Both these attacks occurred at hotels (the Marriott and the Westin) Copley Place. Instead of the scary and bizarre story, it was the location that really drew my attention to the story. First of all, I've been to Boston twice and on neither occasion did the city strike me as particularly dangerous, especially this populated corporate and tourist inhabited part. Also, I connected with the Westin at Copley Place on a more personal lever because this was where my parents met. I was also very dismayed to read the article about uninsured hospital patients. Given the current economic crisis, I would hate to be in jeopardy of bankruptcy as these families are due to illness and lack of insurance.