SGA senators rejected a proposal Monday to develop a new internally-elected position, speaker of the senate, which would have allowed one person to take over the executive vice president’s duty of chairing meetings.
Northeastern held its sixth annual Interfaith Progressive Dinner Tuesday to encourage interaction and dialogue among different religions in a friendly environment with a variety of cultural food.
Rain or shine, Husky Ambassadors tour Northeastern’s campus with groups of prospective students and their concerned parents to highlight some of the university’s most marketable points.
President Joseph Aoun is the latest tweeter at Northeastern as he garnered more than 200 followers Tuesday, his first day on the social networking site. Aoun is one of dozens of university administrators and organizations with Twitter handles, all vying for the attention of students in a crowded social media field.
A Northeastern University Division of Police Safety (NUPD) officer reported he recognized a known criminal on Forsyth Street. The man, Daniel Kilroy, 28, of Dorchester, was wanted in Waltham, Cambridge and Dorchester for theft. The officer arrested Kilroy and NUPD issued him a trespass warning.
Overcrowding in popular study areas at Northeastern has become a constant problem, and students say it’s not just an issue during exam season. Some worry this is going to be an ongoing trend at the university.
Three Northeastern students were among the 141 Occupy Boston protesters arrested early Tuesday morning after a clash with local police in a section of the Greenway.
Art or desecration: Northeastern students and faculty debated Tuesday night at a discussion regarding two flags displayed last week in International Village (INV) – one with just the stars of the American flag, the other only red and white stripes, a work called “Exploded View.”
A staff member reported he was approached by two young men near the footbridge between Camden and Gainsborough Streets. The young men tried unsuccessfully to take his cell phone, then ran away.
If a Northeastern student currently wanted to run an intensive climate change simulation, they might spend months or years behind their desktop. But starting in 2013, a supercomputer in Holyoke will allow researchers to complete the same process in just hours.
While Northeastern’s successes have become news globally, the university has no plans to rest on its laurels, President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday in front of about 200 students and faculty at the annual State of the University Town Hall Meeting. 
