NUCALLS promotes language learning, community engagement through free lessons
Petrina Danardatu, news staff
February 5, 2020
The Northeastern University Culture and Language Learning Society, or NUCALLS, is a group dedicated to sharing the power of language. They provide free language sessions once a week in hopes of enriching and educating the Northeastern and Greater Boston community.
Referenda approved include evening academic advising, increased ISEC access
Jessica Silverman, deputy campus editor
February 5, 2020
The Student Government Association, or SGA, agreed upon the referenda questions for students to vote on in the March elections. Of the 16 referenda questions proposed by student organizations, SGA passed five.
Canvas to replace Blackboard as NU learning management system
Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
February 3, 2020
Canvas will replace Blackboard as the school’s learning management system, Northeastern announced Monday in an email to students.
CAMD launches Center for Design
Mihiro Shimano, news correspondent
February 1, 2020
The College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, hosted the official launch event for the Center for Design Tuesday evening. The event showcased some of the interdisciplinary research that the center has worked on.
Faculty senate recommends increasing faculty wages by 4% to improve U.S. News and World Report Ranking
February 1, 2020
In a bi-monthly meeting Jan. 15, members of Northeastern’s faculty senate approved a resolution that would raise faculty salaries by 4 percent, a move intended to improve Northeastern’s U.S. News and World Report ranking, which could also raise tuition for students.
Students still housed in Midtown Hotel after two years
Savannah Miller, news correspondent
January 29, 2020
Northeastern first used the Midtown Hotel for student housing in the spring semester of 2018. Since then, the hotel has been home to more N.U.in students, as well as first-years in the ContiNUe program, transfer students and upperclassmen returning from co-op or study abroad.
Northeastern announces new campus in Portland, Maine
Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
January 27, 2020
Northeastern announced Monday that it is launching a new graduate campus in Portland, Maine, a coastal town approximately 108 miles north of Boston. The new campus, called the Roux Institute, will specialize in digital technology and life sciences, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and machi...
Students emails begin transition to Microsoft Office 365
Jessica Silverman, deputy campus editor
January 25, 2020
In SGA’s weekly senate meeting Jan. 13, Associate Vice President of Engagement and Experience Marcus Robinson met with senators and discussed the transition of students’ email addresses from G Suite to Microsoft Office 365.
Iranian NU student deported, sparking outrage in NU community
Deanna Schwartz and Zeynep Tuncer
January 23, 2020
As classes have begun for the spring semester, one student in particular, Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, will be unable to attend. The 24-year-old economics major was detained and later deported from Boston Logan International Airport Monday, sparking outrage from Northeastern students and loca...
Lean on Me provides a new platform for anonymous peer-to-peer support
Pavithra Rajesh, news correspondent
January 22, 2020
Lean on Me is a texting service that provides non-crisis support to students, from students.
Student Charles Wallace-Thomas IV works to end discrimination on and off campus
Petrina Danardatu, news staff
January 22, 2020
Wallace-Thomas currently serves as the director of Students Against Institutional Discrimination, or SAID. This organization works to minimize institutional discrimination at Northeastern University.
Students find co-op can take a toll on social lives
Riana Buchman, news correspondent
January 22, 2020
Although Northeastern students reap many benefits from Northeastern’s co-op program, it can also complicate the relationships they form on campus.
Star-studded No. 4 women’s hockey gears up for playoffs
February 26, 2020
Student EMTs provide medical detail at events, promote education
February 26, 2020
Work and Family Mobility Act approved by Transportation Committee
February 13, 2020
