Entry of the Week: Thursday, May 15, 6:27 p.m.
A Northeastern student entered NUPD headquarters to report her bicycle might have been stolen from outside Curry Student Center in the past 10 days.
By Juliana McLeod, editorial editor
On Monday, May 19, South Korean President Park Geun-hye told listeners she is disbanding the country's coast guard in response to the April ferry sinking. In her public apology, the president reasoned that the coast guard's failure to save the lives of those on board during the incident resulted in her decision to cut the branch.
By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief
Boston University police arrested one man on Sunday after he was caught allegedly carting two guns outside of the school’s commencement. According to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, Andreas Massa, 28, was carrying two loaded handguns...
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.
That...
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.
