Fac. Sen. approves plan for electronics in every class The Faculty Senate unanimously approved a resolution at their meeting last week to equip all campus classrooms with audio/visual technology, including overhead projectors, DVD players and laptop computer ports. The resolution states the Information Systems Policy Committee (ISPC) and the University Classroom Advisory Committee (UCAC) should collaborate on a multi-year plan, to include maintenance and upgrade of the equipment, in addition to its installation. Such equipment is already found in many classrooms, but the resolution would create a standard and ensure all classrooms are equally equipped. “It’s important that we begin a process for regularizing this, and that’s what this resolution aims to do,” said Gerald Herman, assistant professor of history, during discussion at the meeting. There was discussion of amending the resolution to require a computer in every classroom, and the issue is already being studied by a sub-committee of the Committee of Information Systems. The resolution also states that ISPC and UCAC will develop a similar plan for non-registrar-scheduled classrooms and specialty labs. These plans should be submitted to the senate at the beginning of the next academic year.
CUP and Panhellenic host Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich is coming to Blackman Auditorium March 21 at 8 p.m. as a kick off to Greek Week. The Council for University Programs (CUP) and Panhellenic Council-sponsored event will cost $2 for Northeastern students. “We usually go with a comedic performance, but we wanted to do something for women’s history month,” said Ryan Stanton, CUP lecture chair. “She has an incredible story and is very inspirational.” Brockovich will be speaking about how one person can make a difference in the world, said Ashley Manferdini, Panhellenic chair for Greek Week. Brockovich was the feature character played by Julia Roberts in a 2000 movie based on her life. The movie documented how she exposed corruption in a power supply company. Tickets for the event will go on sale a week before the event. “[It’s nice to have] a Greek event opened to the entire Northeastern community,” Manferdini said.
NYC res. hall may open for NU students on co-op For students looking to do co-op outside Boston, finding housing can be a stressful concern. Sonya Mariotti, manager of co-op connections, is taking a step toward helping students find housing in one major city which is popular when it comes to co-op: New York. While visiting the Student Government Association last Thursday, Mariotti said at this point, there are over 100 Northeastern students working on co-op in New York City, and most of them locate housing options on their own. She is currently working with Education Housing, a company which owns residence halls intended for students doing internships in New York City. The residence halls provide beds for students from all different universities across the United States while they are living in the city. Mariotti is in the midst of a deal that would make six rooms in residence halls in Manhattan and also in downtown NYC available to Northeastern students. She said the effort came about when a student came into her office last year and said she had been hired for a co-op in New York City, but had no idea where she was going to live. Mariotti added that while New York City is the first endeavor, she is also looking to create such connections in other popular co-op cities in the future.
BRC allocates funds for new WRBB equipment At the Budget Review Committee’s meeting on Feb. 15, the committee allocated WRBB, Northeastern’s radio station, $2,749 to buy new equipment, including a new Macintosh computer that will be used for editing. “It’s going to go in our brand new production studio, which is under construction right now,” said Mark Giragosian, WRBB’s general manager. “The computer is one of the final pieces of the puzzle of our construction upgrade.” The BRC also allocated $3,200 to the Institute of Industrial Engineers to pay a speaker to give the keynote address at their regional conference, set to take place April 1-3. The American Pre-Med Students Association was also allocated $150 for one of its members to attend a conference early this spring.
RSA prepares programs for remainder of year After spending more than half of their programming budget on Sex Week, the Resident Student Association (RSA) plans to spend the remaining money on Springfest activities, smaller campus programs and a possible spring formal dance, said RSA President Margaret Horton. Hall Councils and Resident Assistants (RAs) will also be planning activities throughout the rest of the semester. Sixty percent of the Resident Activity Fee is used to fund these programs. “Some of the things that hall councils and RAs have been planning are end of the year dinners, finals study breaks, hall T-shirts, movie series, trips to shows and concerts around Boston and ski trips,” Horton said. “Each Hall Council and RA staff are planning their own individual programs so I would suggest having students talk to their RAs in their hall to find out what programs are being offered during the next few months.”
– Compiled by staff writers Elizabeth Dudek, Hailey Heinz, C.G. Lynch, Sarah Metcalf and Jennifer Nelson.
