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Husky Happenings

August 3, 2011

By Colin Young, News Staff Need to check blood levels? There’s an app for that Checking blood oxygen, sodium and glucose levels could soon be as simple as taking a picture on an iPhone. Dr. Heather Clark, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Northeastern, led...

NU student presented with Army Leadership Excellence Award

August 3, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Northeastern student Daniel Oesterheld was presented with the Association of the United States Army Leadership Excellence Award after successfully completing the U.S. Army’s Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) and ranking No. 1 among...

Spotify competes in the music streaming scene

August 3, 2011

By Anthony Savvides, News Correspondent Can you hear the sweet sounds of (legally) free music? They’re blaring out of speakers and cell phones across America now, as Spotify, a Swedish online music streaming service, has finally arrived in the US. Though it is used by...

Dialogue Diaries: Salzburg Austria

August 3, 2011

By Amanda Cedrone, News Staff Strudel tastes a lot better in Salzburg. Eating it was a part of my daily routine while I was in Austria for five and a half weeks for a classical music dialogue – along with visiting opera halls, climbing mountains and drinking really good...

Farmers market takes root on campus

July 20, 2011

After three years of hard work and false starts, Northeastern Farmers Market organizers finally got a chance to enjoy the fruits of their labor Wednesday with a small, six-hour produce exhibition on Centennial Commons. Student Government Association (SGA) Senator Dylan O’Sullivan, who most recently spearheaded the farmers market initiative, said he was very pleased with the event. He said one vendor, Heavens Harvest Farm of New Braintree participated, bringing about three tables and a couple small tents.

Univ. gives town extension to study land sale

July 20, 2011

Northeastern University officials granted the Town of Ashland a two-week extension to continue environmental testing at the Warren Woods property last week. The land, currently owned by the university, is on track to be sold to the town for just over $5 million. The extension comes after the town’s Board of Selectmen threatened to back out of the deal unless they had more time to study the land.

Husky Happenings

July 20, 2011

A Roslindale man charged for a hit-and-run accident that killed 2010 Northeastern graduate Andrew Prior Nov. 14, 2010 plead not guilty to charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident causing death, Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, said.

Faust Lane: Flint Extension Well Deserved

July 20, 2011

By Alex Faust, News Staff Amid the vertigo-inducing headlines of conference realignment and the black hole of news related to Northeastern’s head coaching search, there was some welcome news on the Northeastern hockey front – but it wasn’t on the men’s side. Northeastern...

Farmers market stalled again

July 6, 2011

Northeastern’s Student Government Association (SGA) has tried to organize a farmers market on campus for the past three years, so news of the market’s postponement last week came as a blow to the group as well as many students and faculty, said SGA senator and junior political science major Dylan O’Sullivan.

Crime Log: June 21 – July 4

July 6, 2011

By Colin Young, News Staff Tuesday, June 21 9:30 a.m. A staff member reported a computer monitor was missing from the fourth floor of Ryder Hall. The monitor’s theft detection system had been disabled. The staff member said a large number of staff members and graduate...

Univ. realigns academic departments

July 6, 2011

University officials announced last week several realignments and reorganizations of academic departments in an attempt to consolidate experiential learning, link co-op more closely to career services and bolster Northeastern’s reputation as a national research institution.

Husky Happenings

July 6, 2011

Northeastern was named one of the 10 least affordable colleges in America by CNNMoney July 5. According to the list, the net price for Northeastern is $32,703 and about 86 percent of freshman receive financial aid.