College students are notorious for having little to no extra cash in their wallets, and what they do have must be spent strategically. In order to help students save money and find low-priced food and drink specials, Tyler Smith, a senior finance major at Northeastern, founded Brewspy.com.
A new policy requiring students and faculty to swipe their Northeastern Husky Cards in order to enter the library was recently put on hold due to technical difficulties with the card swiping machines. Library administrators announced the policy in early December, and the machines were installed for a short while over winter break but had to be removed because they were unable to read older faculty cards.
A 21-year-old man was shot and killed on Mission Hill late Thursday afternoon, Boston Police Department (BPD) officials said. BPD had not recovered a weapon or taken a suspect into custody as of 9 p.m.
Police have not released the victim’s name, identifying him only as a black male.
The Student Government Association (SGA) and three Northeastern administrators heard student concerns Monday night regarding the proposed elimination of activities period. The approximately 30 students in attendance brought up a wide variety of issues, mainly focused on the proposal’s effects on student groups on campus. Many students argued that losing a designated free time would be harmful to students who are involved with clubs.
Student leaders had extensive, and occasionally heated, discussions Monday night as senators and other Student Government Association (SGA) members shot down proposals to change the way executive board members are elected.
Northeastern’s School of Architecture introduced a new undergraduate program in urban landscaping Dec. 2, to begin in fall 2011. Curriculum for the new major will focus on environmental sustainability as it applies to urban architecture, a subject on which the school already focuses on.
Many students at Northeastern have been upset and irritated by the NU Shuffle for years, and now one student is doing something about it. Wells Riley, a junior graphic design major, created Northeasternshuffle.com, a website he hopes will “make the shuffle a little more bearable.”
The end to another semester is quickly approaching. For me, the light at the end of the tunnel is coming into view at too rapid a speed. My roommates and I, along with every other student, are drowning in homework and studying to prepare for the dreadful start of final exams and paper due dates that lurk a mere eight days from now.
The Student Government Association (SGA) website says a summary of its Student Activity Fee (SAF) allocation will be posted once per month at minimum. But the last update was put on the site Sept. 26.
The Student Government Association (SGA) announced yesterday that the Offices of the Registrar and Provost have proposed a plan that will create 226 new sections for classes. The plan involves eliminating of activities period on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
A cardboard box containing two possibly human skulls was found at 760 Huntington Ave. on Mission Hill early Wednesday afternoon, Boston Police Department (BPD) officials said.
Construction workers found the box in the basement of the building, and brought it outside while they waited for police to arrive, according to a Boston Globe article. 
The Student Government Association (SGA) and three Northeastern administrators heard student concerns Monday night regarding the proposed elimination of activities period. The approximately 30 students in attendance brought up a wide variety of issues, mainly focused on the proposal’s effects on student groups on campus. Many students argued that losing a designated free time would be harmful to students who are involved with clubs. 
