At 5:59 p.m. last night, a fire alarm sounded at Marino Center, evacuating the entire building and alerting the Boston Fire Department (BFD) BFD officials said. A firetruck and ladder stayed at Marino Center for approximately 11 minutes, where it was discovered there was an alarm malfunction and students were allowed back inside.

The Student Government Association (SGA) confirmed its first Chief of Staff and passed an amendment to reform the Operational Appeals Board at Monday night's joint senate meeting. After the senate passed a resolution last semester that would create a student-run appeals board, university officials wanted the senate to rework the board to include a university representative. The board handles appeals from SGA, predominantly the Budget Review Committee (BRC), about the allocation of funding, SGA President Ryan Fox said.

About 50 Mission Hill residents attended Northeastern’s Community Conversation at the Mission Church Thursday evening. The heated audience made it clear that until the university follows through with its master plan to build two more dorms, it would not approve an extension. These messages were relayed to Larry Brophy, associate director of government relations, Bob Gittens, vice president for public affairs, Mike Armini, vice president for external affairs and Jack McCarthy, senior vice president of administration and finance. The four men representing Northeastern had prepared a presentation, but they didn't get far before they were interrupted by the audience. Members of the community, including Massachusetts State Representative Jeffrey Sanchez and City Councilor Mike Ross, insisted the university has not followed through on plans such as the construction of Building K or taken action on community demands and promises for the past three years.

Free yoga class to kick off Summer I There will be a free yoga class today at noon in the Sacred Space on the second floor of Ell Hall, according to the student life calendar. All levels are invited to participate, and yoga mats will be provided. Spaces are available on a first come, first serve basis. For more information, e-mail [email protected]. -Jenna Duncan, News Staff

Northeastern officials are attempting to get a one-year extension on the university’s master plan next Thursday, a 10 year blueprint for expansion projects every university in Boston must submit. But there’s a problem: They need the support of community members before it can pass. Boston residents want Northeastern to do what it can to limit the amount of students living off campus, particularly in the Mission Hill area, before they approve the extension.

This year, President Joseph Aoun has encouraged members of the community to celebrate Northeastern's centennial anniversary of co-op, and he also led initiatives to make the university more global. All of this tied into the theme of this years commencement, global leaders despite the economy.

By Meghan McVeigh, News Staff Stocks go up, stocks go down. But a new student organization for aspiring financiers is here to stay. Josh Miller-Frankel, a sophomore finance and insurance major who formed the NEU Traders club in March, said he hopes to expand its membership...

Three students went to Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management Philomena Mantella’s office yesterday afternoon to address the resignation of Associate Vice President for Student and Scholarship Services Scott Quint. Quint resigned in mid-March, according to a university administrator.

The Student Government Association (SGA) elected the remainder of its executive board and other officials at the senate meeting last Thursday. An internal restructure earlier this year bumped the amount of elected positions outside the president to the seven following positions: executive vice president, vice president for student affairs, vice president for student involvement, vice president for student services, vice president for academic affairs, the comptroller – the position that handles finances – and the chair of Elections Committee.

This past weekend Northeastern’s team took first place in the 2010 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in San Antonio, Texas. The competition is premised on the goal of defending against cyber attacks. Each team essentially acts as newly hired information technology staff at a company. There is an opposing team who is trying to infiltrate the new staff’s system, and it is the team’s goal to ward off the hackers. This is the fifth year of the competition. It took place April 16-18 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Eight teams of Northeastern students from a variety of majors presented their final business plans to an estimated crowd of 100 people as part of the Husky Innovation Challenge on Friday. At the end of the Demo Day, which was held in Curry Student Center, five teams of one or two students were awarded $1,000 prizes in different categories.

Tell us your favorite places to eat, drink and shop around Northeastern in the annual Best of NU poll. Winners to be published in tomorrow's issue of the news!