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Crime Log: Thursday, Nov. 18 to Thursday, Dec. 2

Crime Log: Thursday, Nov. 18 to Thursday, Dec. 2

Alexis Santoro, news staff December 11, 2021

Thursday, Nov. 18  12:18 p.m.  A caller reported the possible smell of marijuana in the Westin Hotel. The area was checked.  2:47 a.m.  A caller reported an individual entered Stetson East without proper access. Services rendered.  12:00 p.m.  A caller...

Attendees of an Oct. 2 rally hoisted signs expressing their support for abortion access, an issue coming before the Supreme Court this term.

Brief authored by Northeastern legal scholar on abortion heard by Supreme Court

Erin Fine, news correspondent December 10, 2021

Repealing Roe v. Wade would make the United States an outlier in liberal democracies, argues a brief filed by Martha F. Davis to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Mississippi’s 2018 Gestational Age Act on Wednesday, including Davis’s brief. Davis is...

Northeastern Unmasked gives students an anonymous platform to post about their mental health. Photo courtesy Jun Tsuru.

NU Unmasked provides peer-based support

Kathryn Manning, news staff December 10, 2021

Originally founded at Dartmouth University, the Unmasked app for student mental health officially arrived at Northeastern University in January 2020. The platform acts as a confidential resource for students to post, comment and converse about mental health topics: A place where,...

Students visited Red Planet Farm in Johnston, Rhode Island, which grows food to sell at local farmers markets. Photo courtesy Danna DeKay.

Students volunteer at Alternative Weekends

Isabella Ratto, news correspondent December 10, 2021

Four groups of Northeastern University students embarked on service-centric trips to various locations in the New England area, including Providence, Rhode Island; Portland, Maine; and Laconia, New Hampshire between Nov. 12-14 as part of the university’s Alternative Weekend...

Northeastern announced a COVID-19 booster vaccine requirement for all students, faculty and staff. Members of the Northeastern community on all campuses must present proof of vaccination by Jan. 18, 2022, or a week after they become eligible.

Northeastern to require booster vaccines for spring semester

Jessica Silverman and Gwen Egan December 9, 2021

In an email to students Thursday, Northeastern announced it would require students, faculty and staff to receive booster shots by Jan. 18, 2022, or seven days after they become eligible. This announcement follows similar decisions announced yesterday by the University of Massachusetts...

A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at at 49 Symphony Road, a Northeastern Leased Property.

Fire breaks out at 49 Symphony Road, a Northeastern Leased Property

Lina Petronino, news correspondent November 30, 2021

At 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, the Boston Fire Department, or BFD, safely evacuated all occupants of a burning multi-unit residential building at 49 Symphony Road, a four-story Northeastern leased property.  The fire ignited on the third floor, with flames extending to the fourth...

Crime Log: Monday, Nov. 8 to Sunday Nov. 14

Crime Log: Monday, Nov. 8 to Sunday Nov. 14

Alexis Santoro, news staff November 30, 2021

Monday, Nov. 8  12:49 p.m.  A caller reported their skateboard was stolen from the International Village dining hall. A report was filed.  12:50 p.m.  A caller reported an electric scooter stolen from International Village. A report was filed.  3:30 p.m.  A...

Crime log: Sunday, Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 7

Crime log: Sunday, Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 7

Alexis Santoro, news staff November 29, 2021

Sunday, Oct. 31  12:43 a.m.  A caller reported a loud party in West Village B. The area was checked.  1:12 a.m.  A caller reported two individuals used the same ID to enter Speare Hall. A report was filed.  2:53 a.m.  A caller reported an individual possibly...

Crime log: Sunday, Oct. 24 to Saturday, Oct. 30

Crime log: Sunday, Oct. 24 to Saturday, Oct. 30

Alexis Santoro, news staff November 29, 2021

Sunday, Oct. 24  12:24 a.m.  A caller reported an intoxicated individual on Massachusetts Avenue. The individual was transported to the hospital.  1:45 a.m.  A caller reported malicious destruction inside Lightview. A report was filed.  1:56 a.m.  A caller...

The NU community gathered Nov. 11 to remember and honor nation’s service members and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the university’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

On Veterans Day, NU community remembers service members, celebrates ROTC program

Tracy Wai Yee Shi, news correspondent November 21, 2021

Members of the Northeastern University community gathered at the Veterans Memorial Nov. 11 to honor the nation’s servicemembers and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the university’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, or ROTC.   At the beginning of the ceremony,...

Among other Boston schools, Harvard and BU have both committed to divesting from fossil fuels. NU has yet to announce any plans to do the same.

Northeastern falls behind local universities in fossil fuel divestment plans

Leah Cussen, news correspondent November 19, 2021

In September, Boston University and Harvard University announced their plans to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Northeastern University has no plan to divest, despite receiving pressure from the NU community.  Divestment is the opposite of investment. Universities and...

Northeastern students, staff and faculty are required to be tested once a week, regardless of vaccination status.

Boston’s universities’ COVID-19 safety measures start well in fall semester, hope for future

Sebastian Grace, news correspondent November 17, 2021

As the 2021 fall semester continues, Northeastern University has aimed to put the worst of the pandemic behind it.  The university encouraged all students, including an over-enrolled freshman class, to return to campus in September with the promise that testing, vaccination...