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NU student, former Huntington News sports editor, found dead

NU student, former Huntington News sports editor, found dead

June 10, 2016
Bailey Putnam, a rising Northeastern University junior majoring in journalism and a former Huntington News sports editor, was found dead late yesterday afternoon, according to an email circulated to the Boston Globe staff.
Obituary: Ryan Shaw remembered as charismatic, talented and kind

Obituary: Ryan Shaw remembered as charismatic, talented and kind

June 1, 2016
Ryan Shaw passed away suddenly on May 9 two weeks shy of his 19th birthday, after contracting bacterial meningitis. He was 18.

Crime Log: May 2 – May 15

May 31, 2016
Monday, May 2 5:11 p.m. An individual attending the campus with a visiting program reported his laptop bag and computer were stolen from International Village (IV). A report was filed.
Photo courtesy Alan Levine

NU students call for sustainability education and policy change

April 22, 2016
At the Curry Student Center food court, Mike Luna is digging into a meal of sweet potatoes and sipping soda from the non-recyclable cup given to him by one of the Northeastern University (NU) restaurants. However, the sophomore biology major does not necessarily know how to dispose of his trash.
Climate change activists occupy Visitor Center

Climate change activists occupy Visitor Center

April 21, 2016
Dozens of student activists staged a six-hour sit-in at the Northeastern University (NU) Visitor Center this afternoon, drawing the attention of campus police and top-tier administrators.
Sexual assault at Northeastern

Sexual assault at Northeastern

April 14, 2016
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we at The Huntington News want to make it known that the Northeastern University community is not isolated from crimes associated with sexual abuse. Below is a list of all incidents of sexual assault, battery and related cases reported to the Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) since July 2014.
Concerned students rally for #DoBetterNU

Concerned students rally for #DoBetterNU

April 14, 2016
“We can’t normalize these issues of institutionalized discrimination with words. We need to take action,” said freshman sociology Rachel Domond into a megaphone atop the stone Northeastern sign on Centennial Common.
Speaker hones in on refugee crisis

Speaker hones in on refugee crisis

April 14, 2016
Imagine two island nations occupying the same area of the sea – one prosperous, one desolate. The well-off country, home to 1,000 people, welcomes two asylum seekers from its counterpart, who crossed a stretch of ocean to escape the bleak conditions of home.
Special Spirit debuts at NU

Special Spirit debuts at NU

April 13, 2016
Cheers and claps followed almost every successful shot at Solomon Court on Friday afternoon. A particularly impressive feat of ball-handling or blocking earned a similar response, as did the halftime events where students and players danced and shot 3-pointers.
NU partners with social media app

NU partners with social media app

April 13, 2016
The Career Development Center at Northeastern University (NU) announced a partnership with a new app, Rep’nUp, which works to clean and monitor the social media accounts of students before they apply for jobs or co-ops. According to a March 28 Boston.com article, NU is one of 14 schools to join forces with the app.
Black Palestine coalition gathers for dialogue on social issues

Black Palestine coalition gathers for dialogue on social issues

April 7, 2016
Groups in support of the black and Palestinian social liberation movements joined in solidarity at the Dudley branch of the Boston Public Library Wednesday night, where speakers and participants engaged in dialogue about the similarities between the groups’ struggles.
NU students compete in inaugural hackathon

NU students compete in inaugural hackathon

April 7, 2016
Northeastern University (NU) students dedicated 22 hours to inventing robots and apps from scratch over the weekend at HuskyHacks, the College of Computer and Information Science’s first-ever hackathon.