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Crime Log: October 14 – October 20

October 24, 2013

Entry of the week: Saturday, Oct. 19, 1:06 p.m. University Health and Counseling Services staff reported a student waiting in the lobby to file a report on fraud. An officer reported the student’s mother in China was scammed for $12,000 after a friend sent the mother a video from the student stating she was her daughter and she needed the money for a course at Harvard University.

Q&A with President Aoun

October 24, 2013

This week, The News sat down for a 45-minute on the record interview with President Joseph E. Aoun. Editor-in-chief Laura Finaldi, managing editor Todd Feathers and deputy news editor Miharu Sugie asked Aoun a series of questions.

With uncertain futures, adjuncts seek to unionize

October 17, 2013

Tucked in the basement of Hayden Hall is a classroom-sized space with a half a dozen desks and chairs, a couple of computers and a few knitted tapestries hanging from the walls. It’s not clear what the proper word would be to describe the room, or others like it. For the 20 lecturers who teach an introduction to business course at Northeastern, this is their shared space, their common area, their workroom.

Kappa Sigma 5k raises money for military heroes and families

October 17, 2013

Between Tom Brady and David Ortiz, Boston saw a few champions this Columbus Day weekend. A few lesser known names were amongst them, when the men of Kappa Sigma at Northeastern sponsored an inaugural charity 5K held on Oct. 13 at the scenic Boston Esplanade.

Aoun shows support for military students

October 17, 2013

In light of the government’s shutdown and subsequent suspension of the Military Tuition Assistance (TA) program, President Joseph E. Aoun urged Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to continue the program and declared Northeastern would fund those students for the rest of the fall semester.

IMP presentation to BRA cancelled

October 17, 2013

Northeastern was scheduled to present its Institutional Master Plan (IMP) at the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board of directors meeting held in City Hall on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.. But at 4:30 p.m., Northeastern withdrew its IMP from the meeting’s agenda, following discussions with the BRA.

Letter: Poverty at NU

October 17, 2013

Our school may be climbing in the rankings, but the real marker of education quality - the resources provided to our educators - reveals the opposite. Over 1,400 professors at Northeastern are adjunct, non-tenure track, and contingent faculty - that’s seven out of ten of your...

Crime Log: October 7 – October 14

October 17, 2013

Entry of the Week: Saturday, October 12th, 2:23 a.m. A student reported a drunk man running and kicking doors in the fourth floor hallway of Davenport Commons B. Officers reported a door kicked in with the lock on the floor. The student was in the room sleeping. The student reported he was waiting for a resident of the apartment. Officers determined that no such resident lived in the apartment, and the student admitted to consuming four shots of rum at a party somewhere in the building. He was checked by EMS and cleared, then taken into custody for malicious destruction. A work order was placed for the shattered door and broken lock. The female resident returned and determined nothing was missing from the apartment, and was then escorted to a friend’s apartment.

Public safety report shows crime increase from 2010 to 2012

October 17, 2013

Reported crime both on and off campus has risen over the past year, including an overall increase in drug violations and reports of domestic violence in these three years, according to a report from the university’s Public Safety Division.

GrandMarc project coming along in second year

October 10, 2013

The GrandMarc/YMCA construction project on Huntington Avenue, right next door to the historic YMCA of Greater Boston, got off to a slow start after it was first proposed in October 2010, but is now at the halfway point of its development.

Panel addressed pressing issue of politics in Syria

October 10, 2013

Experts called for immediate diplomatic approach and international cooperation to resolve controversial issues in Syria in a panel discussion on Tuesday. The panel, “Syria and the World: Panel Discussion on Controversial Issues in Security Studies,” was hosted by the Department of Political Science and the Northeastern Humanities Center, focused on the history and present status of Syria’s political turmoil.

Entrepreneurship program ranked top 10

October 10, 2013

Northeastern’s entrepreneurship program was ranked 10th in the nation in the most recent edition of the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, after being ranked 13th in 2012.