As the third season of “Once Upon a Time” comes to a close with a special 90-minute finale, viewers are left wondering what’s going to happen next: is Regina destined to a life of unhappiness, and what is Elsa of “Frozen” going to bring to the table?
By Juliana McLeod, editorial editor
On May 10, Austrian singer Conchita Wurst was announced winner of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. The 25-year-old singer, also known as Thomas Neuwirth, was awarded the glass, microphone-shaped trophy after performing “Rise Like a Phoenix.”
As part-time adjunct faculty members at Northeastern University, we are all at an important crossroads in our relationship with the school. On April 25, the SEIU mailed out ballots to all eligible part-time faculty in order to hold a vote on potential union representation. We have all received multiple communications from the union advocates over the past few months; however, I have not seen or heard much from the faculty who are not interested in union representation.
While browsing my favorite source for green news, Grist.org, last week, I came across a headline that made me pause. “Chemical banned in Europe is probably on your apple,” it read, right under the week’s environmental news.
In the past week, young females have received a large amount of attention in the news, though not for the best, unfortunately. Over 200 schoolgirls between the ages of 12 and 15 were abducted in Nigeria in two separate kidnappings. Since then, protestors in Africa have sparked an anti-government movement while waiting for the government to find the missing students.
Entry of the week: Friday, April 25, 1:33 a.m.
A male Northeastern student attempted to swipe into International Village claiming that he had lived there all semester. He was not listed on the building’s roster. He then stated he was going to “Stetson” but was found later in his West Village A apartment. The student had previously not admitted to drinking but later admitted that he had provided the responding officers with a fake ID as he was not of legal age. The fake ID was then confiscated.
Microsoft released a patch on May 1 to fix the security flaw found in the web browser Internet Explorer (IE) days after it was discovered this past weekend.
After the Northeastern baseball team defeated Hofstra 10-2 in Hempstead, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon, the Huskies have now won five of their last six games. Head coach Neil McPhee’s club is now in sixth place in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) with a 6-9 record in conference play, and just 1.5 games behind the Delaware Blue Hens from fourth place in the league.
The Northeastern men’s and women’s track teams kicked off postseason competition last weekend at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships in Harrisonburg, Va. Both squads took home second-place team finishes while two Huskies earned individual honors for their exceptional performances on the track and in the field.
