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MET’s Distance Education graduates have studied remotely for most of their tenure at BU but this weekend they will get a chance to explore the Charles River Campus and the city of Boston while participating in MET’s GPS Urban Adventure.  On Saturday starting at 12:30 PM, these graduates will discover the secrets of Boston and BU’s campus, put faces to names and get to know their fellow graduates from online programs.  In small teams, they’ll be using handheld GPS units to guide them on a race around the city, solving riddles and completing challenges leading to the next adventure.  If you are a graduate and are interested in participating, click here to register.

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Contact N. Venkat Venkatraman, 617-353-7117, venkat@bu.edu

According to a recent Boston Globe article, the state’s highest court ruled that the law requiring GPS monitoring of people on probation for certain sex offenses applies only to offenders who have been placed on probation after being convicted of the crimes, not to offenders who are awaiting trial. 

“It’s not clear from the ruling that judges will be precluded from requiring certain individuals charged with sex offenses from wearing the devices, but they (the judges) are not required to have offenders wear them prior to conviction,” said Tom Nolan, professor of criminal justice and a twenty-seven year veteran (and former lieutenant) of the Boston Police Department.

Contact Tom Nolan, 617-358-3582, tnolan@bu.edu