By Jon Palmer, news correspondent
Amanda McKenzie, a junior behavioral neuroscience major and former lifeguard, said all she wants on 90-degree days is a place to swim.
“I love to swim,” McKenzie said. “But I really have no place in Boston where I can swim in safe water....
By Katie Zigelman, News Staff
Northeastern became one of 41 schools nationwide to receive the US Olympic Achievement Award June 17 at a convention in Orlando, Fla.
This award was created this year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA),...
By Anne Steele, news staff
Nana Kharbedia, senior international affairs and political science major
Celebrating my 23rd birthday on the beach in the Bahamas.
Doing a duck tour in Boston because I’m graduating, and I feel like I won’t be coming back...
By Colin Young, News Staff
The Boston Police Department (BPD) and Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced yesterday the arrests and indictments of 18 alleged drug dealers as part of an investigation dubbed Operation Tanglewood. The investigation focused on...
Simon Fraser University president pays up
Andrew Petter, president of Vancouver’s Simon Fraser University, posted a picture of himself wearing a Boston Bruins jersey online and sent President Joseph Aoun a British Columbian salmon, upholding his end of the wager the two presidents made over the Bruins/Canucks Stanley Cup Final series.
Thomas Moore, the recently retired dean of the College of Business Administration (CBA) and gradtuate of Northeastern’s MBA program, died last night, university president Joseph Aoun announced in an email to students Thursday.
Vice President for Student Affairs Ed Klotzbier will resign from his position at the end of the month, Senior Vice President Philomena Mantella announced in an email to members of Northeastern faculty and staff Monday afternoon.
Klotzbier served in his role as vice president for student affairs for eight years and director of university communications for two years prior. He will carry out his tenure as vice president until the end of the month, transitioning to a short-term special assignment until he leaves the university fully later this year, though he said there is not yet a specific timeline.
Northeastern has already cleared several roadblocks in solidifying plans for demolition of the back of the Greater Boston YMCA on Huntington Avenue and construction of the new 17-story, 720-bed dormitory that will be built in its place. While still anticipating several more bumps on the road, Vice President of City Affairs John Tobin says everything is on track for an August 2013 opening.
Vice President for Student Affairs Ed Klotzbier has resigned from his position, according to an announcement sent to members of Northeastern faculty and staff yesterday afternoon. Klotzbier served in his role as vice president for student affairs for eight years and director of university communications for two years prior.
Seven Northeastern students joined more than 2,000 runners at Fenway Park early Sunday morning to cross home plate and score a major run for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The second annual Run to Home Base 9K raised an estimated $2.6 million for prominent organizations offering support to veterans and family members as well as community education about the “invisible wounds of war” and research to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.)
This week, the Student Government Association (SGA) launched a new online program to promote student input and feedback on initiatives around campus. The program, called NUideas, allows students to make and comment on suggestions online for ways to improve student life.
