Boston University

John Malcolm Brinnin, 81, a prize-winning poet, critic, anthologist and teacher who first brought Welsh poet Dylan Thomas to the United States, died Thursday in Key West, Fla. Mr. Brinnin taught poetry at Vassar College, Boston University, the University of Connecticut and Harvard University, and his books included the 1955 memoir "Dylan Thomas in America."Pub Date: 6/28/98

VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY* WHEN: Tonight, 7:30 p.m.* WHERE: Cole Field House.* TV/RADIO: WBAL-AM 1090.* OUTLOOK: Last season's 65-61 loss to the Terriers on a cold, snowy night in a drafty, nearly-empty Boston Garden after a thrilling road win over Virginia was easily the lowest point of the year for Maryland. A loss to Boston University tonight could be equally distressing.The Terriers (6-9), who advanced to the NCAA tournament last season by winning the North Atlantic Conference, are struggling, shooting 43 percent.

ATLANTA -- For Jerrold Gales, beside the reflecting pool of the Martin Luther King memorial here, Boston University's fight to keep a collection of King's papers isn't a matter of legal arguments. It has more to do with the lump he feels in his throat as he looks at the civil-rights leader's Georgia crypt."This is just an extraordinary place," Mr. Gales said on a visit from Fort Worth, Texas. "Those papers belong here, where everything else is. For me, it shouldn't even be a question."That view is felt powerfully by many Atlantans, black politicians and participants in the civil rights struggle, many of whom compare the King memorial to the Kennedy Library in Boston and express anger and frustration that a piece of King's legacy, so vital to the black community, is being kept out of their hands.

BOSTON -- Swarthmore College decided yesterday to readmit a student who was suspended last year in a sexual harassment dispute, but the student may choose to continue attending Boston University, where he spent the spring and summer studying engineering.Swarthmore officials said Ewart Yearwood, now a sophomore, had fulfilled the conditions of his one-semester suspension, in particular undergoing counseling, and would be readmitted without conditions.Mr. Yearwood was accused of sexually harassing and stalking a fellow student, Alexis Clinansmith, last fall.

A panel of scholars at Boston University has decided that the doctorate earned there by the late Martin Luther King Jr. in 1956 should not be revoked even though his dissertation contains plagiarisms that were disclosed last year, shocking admirers of the slain civil rights leader.Instead, the Boston University committee, in a report released yesterday, recommended that a disciplinary letter noting the scholarly improprieties be attached to the official copy of King's theology dissertation in the school's library.

BOSTON - Just one day before he was to take over as the trustees' unanimous choice to lead the nation's fourth-largest private university, Daniel S. Goldin, the former NASA administrator, agreed to walk away from the presidency of Boston University for a reported payment of $1.8 million. Boston University, whose officials had hailed Goldin only weeks ago as a visionary leader, and Goldin, who had invited the entire faculty to his inauguration on Nov. 17, "terminated their contract and have mutually decided to part company," according to a statement released by Goldin and the university.

Sophomore guard Katie Brooks hit a 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining, and the UMBC women's basketball team hit four of six free throws in the final 19 seconds to defeat host Boston University, 65-63, on Sunday. Senior guard Carlee Cassidy scored a game-high 18 points and added six assists and five rebounds for the Retrievers (9-11, 3-4 America East). Cassidy's five 3-pointers moved her into third place in conference history with 224. UMBC led 41-40 with 16:41 left, but the Terriers (9-10, 5-2)

Walter Brown scored 20 points, including 16 in the second half, and added a game-high 11 rebounds to lead Boston University to a 69-63 come-from-behind win over Towson University last night.Towson (7-18, 4-13 America East) led 34-29 at the break and 61-60 after Ralph Biggs, who scored a game-high 27, hit one of two free throws with 5: 01 left.Boston University's Geoff Evans then hit a three-pointer with 4: 32 remaining to give the Terriers (16-10, 11-6) the lead for good.St. Francis (Pa.)

Darryl Partin scored 17 points and host Boston University extended its winning streak to seven Tuesday with an 83-48 win over UMBC in men's basketball. In the first half, the Terriers went on a 10-0 run and outrebounded the Retrievers 24-11. Chase Plummer had 17 points for UMBC (2-6, 3-17). Boston University opened the second half with a 10-2 run and led 49-24 with 16:10 left. Monday Bethune-Cookman 67, UMES 55: The host Hawks (4-14, 1-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)

The final production in the Olney Theatre Center's Potomac Theatre Festival, Translations of Xhosa, opens tonight. Produced in association with the Boston University School of Theatre Arts, this one- woman, coming-of-age story is written and performed by Kira Lallas, a May graduate of the university. Set in Cape Town, South Africa, the multimedia play focuses on a pivotal day in the life of a 20-year-old American woman named Zandi. Direction is by Karen Michelle Stanley, another recent Boston University grad.