Last week, Northeastern shut down the small Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) department in Meserve Hall, which is dedicated to the study of trends in the realm of labor economics.
Within the past years, there has been an increase in social movements centered around harassment and ‘everyday sexism.’ This week, Northeastern introduced a public art display by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh addressing the issue of street harassment.
Northeastern now boasts the only science technology engineering and math (STEM) programthe country after recieving the First in the World grant from the Department of Education (DoE). Last week, Northeastern’s Lowell Institute School and College of Professional Studies was recognized as one of 24 recipients of the First in the World Grant from DoE, holding the third largest award in the grant program.
Monday, Sept. 29
10:32 a.m.
A Northeastern University (NU) student reported to NUPD headquarters that he and his teammates on the men’s cross country team left their shirts outside Cabot Gym while running between 6:40 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. and when they returned the clothing was missing. A report was filed.
The Marine Science Center at Northeastern held its annual open house, giving the public an opportunity to have a look at the latest research being performed at the Center.
This semester, Northeastern University has embracedthe opportunity to host radio personality and music festival director Dubi Lenz, former emcee of the Israeli radio program “HaKol Zorem” for the last 30 years. Lenz’s résumé includes being president of the Europe Forum of Music Festivals and director of Israel’s biggest jazz festival, the Red Sea Jazz Festival.
Entry of the Week: Friday, Sept. 26 @ 2:32 - 3:05 a.m.
An intoxicated male student signing into a room in West Village F was reported. NUPD responded and spoke with the student who was conscious and alert. The underage student admitted to drinking and was referred to O.S.C.C.R. No medical transport was required. 30 minutes later another intoxicated male signing into a room in Speare Hall was reported. NUPD responded and spoke to the student who was conscious but not alert. Boston EMS was notified and transported the underage student to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The RD was notified, and the student was referred to O.S.C.C.R.
In keeping with the trend established by former university president Richard M. Freeland, Northeastern continued to rise in the US News and World Report list of Best National Universities. It is now number 42.
On Monday, Sept. 29, the Provost Search Committee held an open forum for undergraduate students on the second floor Mezzanine of the Curry Student Center.
September marked the announcement of the winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s Fellows Program. Mary L. Bonauto, Northeastern alumna and the civil rights project director for Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), was one of the lucky recipients.
Hundreds of thousands of concerned participants flooded the streets of New York to raise awareness of climate change and the need for reform during the largest event of its kind in history — The People’s Climate March. The march garnered a massive student turnout with many environmentally-oriented clubs from Northeastern making an appearance.
Aaron Kanzer, a third year political science and economics combined major, jetted off to Hungary this summer to present and defend a pair of papers he wrote for the Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge (GDPPC). Following his eighth place finish, Kanzer boarded another international flight to visit an unlikely friend and mentor: Wolfgang Petritsch, former Austrian Ambassador to the United Nations.
