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Northeastern announces center to support veterans

Northeastern announces center to support veterans

November 12, 2015
The new Center for Advancement of Veterans and Service members (CAVS), dedicated to helping student veterans find job placements, was announced by Northeastern University on Wednesday.
Student group protests for adjunct professors

Student group protests for adjunct professors

November 12, 2015
A mass of protesters chanting pro-worker slogans and carrying orange-emblazoned signs stared down Green Line trains outside Northeastern University (NU) on Tuesday afternoon.
Million Student March protests against education costs

Million Student March protests against education costs

November 11, 2015
Northeastern University students, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and citizens throughout Boston will join thousands of people across the country on Thursday to participate in the Million Student March.
Northeastern researchers develop new way to 3D print

Northeastern researchers develop new way to 3D print

November 11, 2015
A group of three Northeastern University researchers – agraduate student, undergraduate and professor – are changing the way material scientists and engineers can 3D print small devices.
Northeastern to celebrate Snell's 25th anniversary

Northeastern to celebrate Snell’s 25th anniversary

November 5, 2015
Since first opening its doors in the fall of 1990, Snell Library has become a homebase for exhausted students and last-minute studiers. Twenty-five years later, as part of Homecoming Week, Northeastern is celebrating the anniversary of the university’s first library this Saturday.
Nine candidates run for Mayor of Huntington Avenue

Nine candidates run for Mayor of Huntington Avenue

November 5, 2015
Two moderators, nine candidates and a crowd of hundreds gathered in Blackman Auditorium on Monday to help determine who would next hold the title of Mayor of Huntington Avenue.
Northeastern to open new campus in Toronto

Northeastern to open new campus in Toronto

November 5, 2015
In an effort to continue its global reach and expanding focus on graduate education, Northeastern announced its plans to open a new campus in Toronto this week.
State of the University falls flat

State of the University falls flat

October 29, 2015
In an event that drew student and adjunct faculty protest, the 2015 State of the University, while full of praise for Northeastern University (NU), expertly-shot videos and fundraising goals, was empty of constructive discussion about what the school can do to improve.
PHRGE to discuss the right to water

PHRGE to discuss the right to water

October 29, 2015
Each year, Northeastern University’s Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy (PHRGE) directs its attention toward various issues impacting the global economy. The focal point of the center’s 10th annual conference will be the human right to access clean, drinkable water and help provide more information regarding that right.
Student-created game successful on Kickstarter

Student-created game successful on Kickstarter

October 28, 2015
A Kickstarter campaign started by junior game design major Jordan “JJ” Surkin has surpassed its fundraising goals, ensuring Surkin will have the funding to print 500 copies of his role-playing card game, Alibi.
Justice groups form coalition to fight institutional discrimination

Justice groups form coalition to fight institutional discrimination

October 28, 2015
A new coalition of student groups, Students Against Institutionalized Discrimination (SAID), formed this month to call attention to institutional discrimination and to advocate for diversity training at freshman orientation.
Barr lecture series presents graphic novel expert Hillary Chute

Barr lecture series presents graphic novel expert Hillary Chute

October 22, 2015
Hillary Chute is a scholar of subjects outside the traditional realm of literature studies, focusing on graphic novels, comic books and manga as opposed to Gothic romance and poetry. Her new book, “Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics and Documentary Form,” examines how comics and graphic novels can document tragedies and is the subject of a presentation she will give Thursday as a part of the Barrs Lecture Series.