Looking through her Twitter feed a few weeks ago, Rawan Alkhatib breezed over a breaking news story about a fire in southern Brazil. Alkhatib, who is currently in her first year at Northeastern, thought a tragedy of this magnitude could never happen in the quaint city of Santa Maria, where her aunt, uncle, cousins and grandmother live.
The Presidential Ambassador Corps is a new university-run program for students to get involved in running campus events for alumni, donors and other important guests.
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Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. is one of many schools nationwide that have adopted some form of a smoke-free campus initiative, as Northeastern is currently considering doing.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta in January announced the decision to repeal a ban on women participating in combat, but some with both Northeastern and military connections said there might not be a dramatic change on the ground as a result of the new policy.
In a preview of Tuesday’s Beanpot semifinal matchup, the Northeastern women’s ice hockey team lost 4-2 to the Boston University Terriers Saturday afternoon.
The children ask for a puppy. The parent sets some requirements first, perhaps demanding a week of good behavior, and eventually buys the dog. It’s an age-old story that one Northeastern professor recently gave a very modern twist.
In an effort to obtain student support and hear opposing arguments, the smoke-free campus initiative committee held a question and answer panel on Tuesday, and the university announced a new smoking cessation program for students.
Governor Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed a Northeastern law alumnus, William “Mo” Cowan, to be an interim senator for the Commonwealth, the governor’s office announced. Cowan, Patrick’s former chief of staff, takes over for Senator John F. Kerry, who this week was confirmed as the nation’s next Secretary of State.
