By Nick Marini, social media manager
Frank Underwood is fooling all of us - the claim may be sheepishly meta, but the Netflix delivery system of high profile shows like “House of Cards” and “Orange Is the New Black” is changing the way we watch television.
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The Northeastern adjunct faculty won the right to collectively bargain for a contract on Thursday, joining 2,000 other local adjuncts in their campaign to improve working conditions, low-wages and job security.
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.”
Former Northeastern student Katie Rizzo filed an official complaint against Northeastern University for the mishandling of her sexual assault case in 2012.
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.
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Following his permanent suspension and $2.5 million fine from the NBA for racist comments, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is under pressure to sell his $700 million team. Sterling bought the team for $12.5 million in 1981 and ESPN.com...
Thursday, Aug. 29, 9:08 a.m.
Facilities reported a man bathing in the fountain near the Egan Research Center. The man was last seen walking into Shillman Hall. Officers spoke to the man, who is not affiliated with the university. Officers gave him a pair of socks and boots and sent him on his way.
Northeastern’s scientific milieu gathered in the Cabot Center on Thursday for the annual Research Innovation and Scholarship Expo (RISE). Hundreds of posters permeating the arena showcased the research projects of students, representing a wide range of disciplines and striving to offer practical, original solutions to realistic problems in their respective industries.
It was barely seven hours before when Jennifer Pflug, indifferent to the mid-April chill, left her sweatshirt near the starting line. She knew it would be donated to Big Brother and Big Sister.
Her Team Perkins singlet, worn with pride, proved she was no stranger to acts of charitable kindness. She knew, too, that she had supporters flanking checkpoints along the Marathon route: a man from Perkins School for the Blind cheering on his team at mile 19, cousins at the halfway mark and more family and friends at the finish line.
It was April 15, 2013, and the warmth of spring was beginning to win its final fight against the harsh New England winter. Families from Hopkinton to Copley Square rejoiced, held cookouts and celebrated the 117-year-old tradition. Children darted through the crowd, reaching out small hands for high-fives. Perfect strangers cheered for her.
Meanwhile, unknown to the world, two men were hiding in the crowd on Boylston Street. To them, the first runners’ strides began a malevolent countdown, and the 2013 Boston Marathon would end before Pflug ever made it to the finish line.
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) representatives met Tuesday with Laura A. Wankel, vice president of student affairs, and Robert O. Jose, associate dean for cultural and residential life, to discuss the reinstatement of the club for next semester.
Undergraduate tuition costs at Northeastern will rise by 4.3 percent next year, up to $42,534, according to an email sent to the university community on Monday.
