As summer comes to a close, it’s finally time to get the 2010-11 season underway. To open Northeastern’s fall season, the women’s soccer team will welcome reigning Southeast Conference (SEC) champion South Carolina to the newly renovated Parsons Field.
Parsons, which no longer hosts any collegiate football, was in desperate need of a face-lift, and the women will look to kick things off in a positive way Sunday.
For the second year in a row, Northeastern jumped double digits in the US News and World Report college rankings, reaching its highest placement ever: 69th. Two years ago, Northeastern broke into the top 100 National Universities in the 96th spot. Last year, it went up to 80 and this year it rose another 11 spots to 69, tying with the University of Connecticut and Virginia Tech.
Northeastern made the Princeton Review’s list of the 18 greenest schools in the country with a perfect score on the Green Honor Roll, and officials said they plan to continue sustainability development in the fall. Northeastern was one of 703 schools that participated in the survey for the Princeton Review’s 2011 edition of its college guide.
Kappa Sigma Fraternity is hosting a barbecue in the Snell Library Quad with free food, games and music. The barbecue will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, and all members of the Northeastern community are welcome.
Applications are still being accepted for nuSERVES 2010. Students will spend Monday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Sept. 3 serving Fenway, Mission Hill, Roxbury and the South End doing various community service projects. The applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, and the final deadline is August 13.
Meal plan dining options will be extended come fall, with new locations to swipe for meals, extended hours and more points allotted at Outtakes. Churchill Hall will be replaced by a Rebecca’s Cafe, a Burlington-based chain caterer Aug. 23. The restaurant carries sandwiches, salads and hot entrees, and will allow students to use their meal plan instead of cash.
For the third year in a row, Northeastern’s Career Services office was ranked the best career service department in the nation by the Princeton Review. The rankings, part of The Best 373 Colleges book, were released Monday, though the details of the lists have not been released besides the top holder of each.
While patrolling near the Fenway Thursday, Northeastern University Department of Public Safety (NUPD) officers detained a man in connection to a shooting in the area. An officer was on bike patrol around 7 p.m., when he heard gunshots near Fenway Park, said Jim Ferrier, associate director of public safety. As the officer approached, he saw a man running away from the noise and radioed a description of the man as well as his direction.
All floors of Snell Library are now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week after much student demand, library officials said. The change began July 5 and was built on the success of keeping the first floor open at all times.
After nine years on Boston’s City Council, John M. Tobin will become Northeastern’s vice president of city and community affairs Aug. 2. Tobin said he will help communicate with surrounding communities about Northeastern’s affairs, including Institutional Master Plan (IMP), a guideline for the university’s expansion projects over the next 10 years. The university recently asked for an extension on the plan despite its original due date of July 13.
The Phi Delta Chi pharmacy fraternity is hosting Alternative Health Day beginning at 9 a.m. today in the Curry Student Center indoor quad, according to a message from the group. Activities include a blood drive in the Curry Student Center ballroom, making stress balls in the indoor quad, an acupuncture presentation at noon and a free yoga session in the McLeod Suites at 3 p.m. There will also be health information and giveaways throughout the day. For more information, e-mail Andrew Marsella at [email protected].
Dr. Georges Van Den Abbeele, former dean of humanities at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was appointed the dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, according to an e-mail from the Office of the Provost. He will begin Sept. 15.
Meal plan dining options will be extended come fall, with new locations to swipe for meals, extended hours and more points allotted at Outtakes. Churchill Hall will be replaced by a Rebecca’s Cafe, a Burlington-based chain caterer Aug. 23. The restaurant carries sandwiches, salads and hot entrees, and will allow students to use their meal plan instead of cash. 
