Northeastern University officials announced plans Friday to work with Phoenix Property Company to construct a new 16-story residence hall for students on Huntington Avenue to open in September 2013.
The latest College Sustainability Report Card, which provides sustainability profiles of hundreds of colleges in the US and Canada, recognized Northeastern’s latest efforts to become a greener institution. Northeastern was given an A-, an upgrade from last year’s B+ in the survey, released yesterday.
Northeastern has received $25 million in grants since the start of this academic school year. More than half of this money, close to $16 million, went to the Health Sciences department for research projects about nanomedicine and cancer treatments.
College Republicans and Democrats debate: Affirmative Action, environmental policies, social programs and tax cuts will be among topics debated from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight in 335 Shillman Hall by Northeastern students in an event sponsored by Northeastern University College Democrats and Northeastern University College Republicans. The debate will be held in association with Political Week.
A person was stabbed near campus around 1:36 p.m. The identities of the victim and the perpetrator are still unconfirmed.
The victim was stabbed outside of a “cafe,” according to the report by ABC News channel five, which used footage of Au Bon Pain’s outdoor seating area. Employees working this evening could neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
The Northeastern University Division of Public Safety declined to comment on the incident. The Boston Police Department could not be reached for comment. According to Fox News 25, no arrests have been made. ABC reported that the victim walked to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Longwood area for treatment.
More details will be released as they become available.
Northeastern received $81.9 million in research grants this year, a $14.7 million jump from the last academic year. Research on campus, stressed President Joseph Aoun in his State of the University Address, is an important factor in the university’s growth. “Northeastern research has been a success story,” said Michael Armini, senior vice president of external affairs. “Four years ago, government backed funding for research [at Northeastern] was at around $44 million. … Today, that number has almost doubled to $82 million.”
The Office of Parent Programs and Services will host its annual Parents’ Weekend starting Friday. About 2,000 families are expected to join the campus community for the weekend. Organizers say the event provides an opportunity for parents to come to campus and reconnect with students.
Students will have 11 new options for the Dialogue of Civilizations program this summer, including programs in Indonesia, Israel and South Africa, said Director of the Dialogue of Civilizations Program Denis Sullivan. The Dialogue of Civilizations program, which has been in place since 2001, affords students the chance to complete a summer semester in a foreign country, under the direction of a professor familiar with the area. Students take two classes for eight university credits, and get to explore the area, according to the Dialogue of Civilizations website.
Students, staff, and alumni volunteered in Roxbury, Mission Hill and other areas surrounding Northeastern last weekend as part of the university's effort to give back to the community for NU Service Day. “We have a lot of people that live in Mission Hill, and it's very important for us to be seen out in the community helping people out,” said Dan Murdzia, president of Northeastern's chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Whether it is used for prayer, meditation or yoga, the Sacred Space acts as Northeastern’s on-campus spiritual center. Now, with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) releasing a three-part broadcast called “God in America,” which features the Sacred Space, the spiritual hub will receive national attention.
Parsons Field is rough around the edges, neighbors said. The home field of Northeastern soccer, baseball and formerly football, located in a residential neighborhood in Brookline, was resurfaced earlier this year, displacing about 160 tons of dirt from the field. The dirt was moved to a berm, a large dirt barrier, along the Harrison Street edge with a retaining wall along the sidewalk. Harrison Street residents say they weren’t properly notified or consulted about the work.
Northeastern President Joseph Aoun, along with Provost Stephen Director and Faculty Senate Chairman Lou Kruger, outlined the university’s academic plan at the State of the University address yesterday. Aoun spoke in the Curry Student Center Ballroom to a mixed crowd of students and faculty about the university’s standing and policy. 
