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Film festival forecasts hope for marine science

Film festival forecasts hope for marine science

April 7, 2016
Northeastern University’s Marine Biology Club hosted a screening of several documentaries about ocean conservation issues on Thursday, March 31, as part of a Beneath the Waves film festival on campus.
Baron urges media to adapt to change

Baron urges media to adapt to change

April 6, 2016
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Marty Baron to the East Village penthouse last Thursday, March 31, to discuss the future of media for the third installment of the Presidential Speaker Series.
SAID survey seeks to prompt UHCS reform

SAID survey seeks to prompt UHCS reform

March 31, 2016
Alice began studying at Northeastern in the fall of 2012. In the spring of 2013, her grades began to plummet. One A, two Ds and an audited class later, she started noticing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Then came suicidal thoughts.
J Street U looks for peaceful resolution

J Street U looks for peaceful resolution

March 30, 2016
The J Street U chapter at Northeastern held its first meeting on Tuesday, March 29 at the Social Justice Resource Center. The unofficial student organization seeks to provide a respectful space for dialogue surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Leased properties underperforming for NU students

Leased properties underperforming for NU students

March 30, 2016
Halloween of 2015 held an unconventional horror for third-year English major Lily Tiarks.
Q&A: Horen and Sharma campaign for SGA

Q&A: Horen and Sharma campaign for SGA

March 30, 2016
Elliot Horen, a third-year information science and business administration combined major, and Suchira Sharma, a sophomore international business major, are running unopposed for Northeastern University’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president, respectively.
Joint department to combine ethnic, cultural studies

Joint department to combine ethnic, cultural studies

March 24, 2016
University administrators will publicly unveil a plan to merge the Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) and African American Studies (AAS) departments on Wednesday, April 6, according to current LLC chair Jose Buscaglia.
Mental health services in Boston colleges:  A problem of supply and demand

Mental health services in Boston colleges: A problem of supply and demand

March 24, 2016
The unrelenting rain drenched Rayyan Mikati, soaking through her backpack and jacket as she waited alone for the bus. Already one subway ride and a bus ride into her journey, she would soon arrive at her therapist's heated office. Yet, Mikati would find relief only from the roof over her head – not from the therapy.
Graduate student launches app for Ebola prevention

Graduate student launches app for Ebola prevention

March 24, 2016
An Android application created by a Northeastern University (NU) doctoral student revolutionizes how blood samples are labeled at health clinics and could help prevent the spread of deadly diseases in developing countries.
Library presents talk on redlining

Library presents talk on redlining

March 23, 2016
Guest speaker and community activist Mossik Hacobian condemned the practice of redlining as “federally-sanctioned apartheid” at the first session of a three-part “Neighborhood Matters” event hosted each semester by Snell Library.
Vigil commemorates McGrath, Perez Torres

Vigil commemorates McGrath, Perez Torres

March 17, 2016
Victoria McGrath, senior business major and survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing from Weston, Conn., and Priscilla Perez Torres, senior biology major and passionate traveler from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, died in a car accident in Dubai on March 7. Both students were 23.
Mental health care fails college students

Mental health care fails college students

March 17, 2016
Just over a year before he graduated, Brandon, who wished to keep his last name private, found his roommate dead on the bathroom floor. After only one month of knowing his fellow Northeastern student, Brandon was faced with reporting his suicide, moving out of the tainted apartment and going to emergency counseling.