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Ear to the tweets

March 1, 2012

Northeastern’s tweeters on the issues of the week.

Tension over nightlife restrictions continue

February 29, 2012

Boston is known for two things that don’t mix – its large population of college students and its early closing time. Local venue owners and managers have recently renewed the push for later closing times and bottle services at their establishments. However, with Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s recent implementation of a Nightclub Enforcement Unit and the Boston’s Licensing Board’s refusal of late-night venues to stay open past 2 a.m., the city is squashing these efforts, but letting a few changes slip by.

UPDATE: SGA votes against Chick-fil-A on campus

February 28, 2012

Student Government Association (SGA) senators voted 31 to 5 to denounce the proposal presented originally by Dr. Laura Wankel, vice president for student affairs to bring fast food eatery Chick-fil-A to the Curry Student Center.

UPDATED: Critics organize against CSC Chick-fil-A location

February 23, 2012

The debate over Chick-fil-A, a company which has been accused of being an opponent of the LGBT community, erupted last week after Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Laura Wankel announced that the university is in negotiations to include a Chick-fil-A as part of a larger plan to renovate the food court in the Curry Student Center.

Husky Happenings

February 23, 2012

After multiple network outages on campus in the past two weeks, Northeastern’s vice president for information services sent an email to students about Monday’s outage. “We are working with the vendor to determine the cause of the outage,” said Rehan Khan in the email. Officials declined to further comment to The News.

O’Bryant honors work of long-time staff members

February 23, 2012

“They go on about their daily work, they come, they go, they do what they’ve got to do and nobody stops to say thank you. And it’s our opportunity to be able to say thank you to them for their many years of service, not just to the university, but to the Institute and to the students,” O’Bryant said.

SGA’s Sabo, OPEN, ask ‘Pint for your thoughts?’

February 23, 2012

Students, along with Student Government Association (SGA) President Michael Sabo, got a chance to drink beer on the university’s dime Tuesday night as part of “Pint with the President,” an event designed to encourage responsible drinking and student feedback.

President Aoun talks tuition at SGA meeting

February 23, 2012

“I am not in favor of tuition freezes, I am in favor of financial aid increases,” Aoun said in response to a question from Senator Joshua Harris, a business administration major. “Over the last five years tuition on average has risen around 3.8 to 3.9 percent, but [the increase] in financial aid has doubled.”

Ear to the tweets

February 23, 2012

Northeastern’s tweeters on the issues of the week.

Boston a hub for entrepreneurs, start-ups

February 22, 2012

By Daniel Nordess, News Correspondent Fueled by media, attention and the current economic climate, a city that has always been known for its innovation has proven to be a choice destination for the entrepreneurial spirit. In the past five years, more than 1,400 start-ups have...

Ear to the tweets

February 16, 2012

Northeastern's tweeters on the issues of the week.

Husky Happenings

February 16, 2012

A resident of 1049 Tremont St., near International Village (INV), found a 50-year-old neighbor found fatally wounded Thursday, Feb. 9, according to reports from the Boston Police Department (BPD). Initial reports based on police radio transcripts indicated the victim was killed with a baseball bat, but BPD officials declined to confirm the weapon. Northeastern Director of Communications Renata Nyul confirmed no one involved in the crime had university affiliations. “Other than the close proximity of the location, there is absolutely no affiliation between the incident and Northeastern,” Nyul said in a statement.