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Student robbed at gunpoint in the Fens area

January 30, 2014

Three men accosted and pointed a gun at a student in the Fens area on Jan. 24, according to Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD). The men took the student’s bank card and fled down Forsyth Street, towards the intersection of Ruggles and Parker streets.

Humans of New York photographer talks about his career in the Big Apple

January 30, 2014

Brandon Stanton, photographer of the blog Humans of New York (HONY), told a crowd of students in the Blackman Auditorium that he hates his high-pitched voice, but that voice was the key to unraveling thousands of New Yorkers’ stories.

Warby Parker co-founder expands on social enterprise

January 30, 2014

Just as he starts any company meeting at Harry’s razor, Jeff Raider asked the audience to stand up and engage in a giant tournament of rocks, paper, scissors at the Curry Student Center Tuesday. This is Raider’s way of getting everyone present engaged in the group process. Raider, the co-founder of Harry’s razor and Warby Parker eyewear, was invited by the Northeastern Entrepreneurs Club to speak to students about his experiences building his companies.

Crime Log: January 20 – January 26

January 30, 2014

Entry of the week: Thursday, Jan. 23, 5:31 p.m. A staff member called to report a purple backpack containing a Windows laptop, a wallet and other personal items was stolen from the Sacred Space in Ell Hall. The victim stated she was meditating for about 15 minutes and when she was finished, the bag was gone. The bag was about 15 feet from her, and she did not see or hear anyone else in the area.

Crime Log: January 13 – January 19

January 23, 2014

Entry of the week: Thursday, Jan. 16, 10:53 a.m. A student reported someone took her underwear from the laundry room in West Village H. He tied them together in knots and wrote inappropriate messages on them.

DivestNU rallies for oil divestiture

January 23, 2014

Students in DivestNU, an on-campus sub-committee of the Husky Environmental Action Team, gathered in Krentzman Quadrangle to march to President Joseph E. Aoun’s office on Jan. 17. The committee delivered NU HEAT’s petition against the university’s investments in the fossil fuel industry that contribute to climate change.

Legacy of racial tension felt in Raytheon Amphitheater

January 23, 2014

Douglas Blackmon’s illuminating book, “Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II,” has been honored with a New York Times Bestseller listing and a Pulitzer Prize. On Friday, it received another, humbler honor: the author made an appearance in Northeastern’s Raytheon Amphitheater, where he spoke about his novel and invited in the beginnings of what could prove to be an expansive discussion about race among interested students and faculty.

Budget priorities survey reveals students’ concerns

January 23, 2014

The 2013 Budget Priorities Survey by the Student Government Association (SGA) revealed that most surveyed students emphasized the importance of instructors’ qualities and evaluations and were dissatisfied with the lack of accessibility to NUwave in residence halls.

President Aoun’s salary increases

January 23, 2014

President Joseph E. Aoun was recently ranked the second highest paid private college president in the United States in 2011 – the most recent year for which data is available – according to a December report in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Aoun’s $3,121,864 was second only to Robert Zimmer of the University of Chicago, who topped the list at $3,358,723.

Sexual violence impacts students

January 16, 2014

A female Northeastern student, who requested anonymity to protect her identity, was walking down Boylston Street while listening to music with her earphones. It was on Sept. 6, when a tall, slim, blonde, white man in his 20s wearing “dressy, black shiny shoes” approached her and called out to her that she was pretty. The woman recalled that the man introduced himself casually and “was trying to rub it in” that he was doing his residency at Tufts. Other than that, she said that he was “definitely not out of the ordinary.”

Crime Log: January 6 – January 12

January 16, 2014

Entry of the week: Saturday, Jan. 11, 10:58 p.m. An RA in White Hall reported someone wrote “[Expletive] the Police” on a smoke free sign.

Northeastern celebrates Dr. King’s 85th birthday

January 16, 2014

On Wednesday afternoon, Northeastern students, local high school students and other admirers gathered in the Cabral Center to celebrate what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 85th birthday. This event was sponsored by the John D. O’ Bryant African-American Institute as part of the 50 Years Forward: The Journey Continues Series, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.