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COVID-19 has created new challenges, labor issues for faculty, graduate students

COVID-19 has created new challenges, labor issues for faculty, graduate students

Jayden Khatib, news staff October 9, 2020
The Graduate Employees of Northeastern union is calling the university to grant PhD students a “one-year extension on degree timelines and funded graduate assistantships, including NUSHP health insurance and tuition remission,” via a petition written by five PhD students and one English professor.
The university will hold a panel discussing this change featuring Professor Ellen Cushman, associate dean of academic affairs, diversity and inclusion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Northeastern announces celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Jessica Silverman, deputy campus editor October 9, 2020
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan announced that the university will now observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day, replacing Columbus Day on the university calendar. 
Students stand in the Sukkah built by the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity

University-wide email mistake creates tensions with Jewish community

Sydney Steinberg, news correspondent October 8, 2020
Northeastern’s Office of the Provost sent out an email with the intention of notifying the Northeastern community about two then-upcoming Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The email included a significant typo, referencing the upcoming holidays as “Passover."
“I wanted to be part of something that wasn’t just about having conversations — although those conversations are important and we have a lot of discussions in NSCC — but I was looking for a club that was also action-driven and encouraged others to go out and do something,” Kapoor said.

NSCC General Assembly President Vinayak Kapoor finds belonging through social justice advocacy

Petrina Danardatu, news staff October 7, 2020

Vinayak Kapoor, a third-year political science and criminal justice major, is the president of the General Assembly for the Northeastern Student of Color Caucus, or NSCC, but he is also so much more.  “I talk a lot about identity. It’s a subject that’s always been...

A few of the "golden snitch" posts focused on students gathering in the tents set up around campus.

NEU Gigs “golden snitch” posts spark debate around public shaming

Luiza Loyo, news correspondent October 7, 2020
The popular Instagram account among students, @NEU_gigs, generated much controversy by creating a “golden snitch” section on its page where people can send in complaints about others violating COVID-19 safety guidelines. 
Northeastern Mutual Aid's mobile food drive setup on Columbus Ave.

New mutual aid group offers resources, information for students during COVID-19

Adessa Jayne, news correspondent October 7, 2020
The newly formed Northeastern Mutual Aid hosts events and fosters communication with students to offer support and resources in light of the new challenges with COVID-19. 
Northeastern has postponed the start of next semester and canceled spring break.

Northeastern cancels spring break, announces Thanksgiving travel guidance and adjusted calendar

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor October 6, 2020
Northeastern announced testing and travel guidelines for students and staff for Thanksgiving break, as well as changes to the spring semester academic calendar, in an email to students Tuesday.
The peaceful protests carried well into the night.

YDSA connects passionate students to Breonna Taylor protest

Mihiro Shimano and Annie Probert October 5, 2020

On Sept. 25, more than 100 Northeastern students assembled at Centennial Common to create posters to carry in Boston’s protest of the grand jury failing to indict the officers responsible for the murder of Breonna Taylor. The Young Democratic Socialists of America at Northeastern...

President Joseph E. Aoun established the NUPD advisory board over the summer following Black Lives Matter protests regarding police brutality and racism.

NUPD advisory board suggests new feedback system, additional oversight

Jessica Silverman, deputy campus editor October 5, 2020
In an email to students Monday, chair of the Northeastern Police Department advisory board, Jack McDevitt, detailed a new university-wide feedback system for the Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, and recommended the Office of University Equity and Compliance, or OUEC, participate in investigations of officer misconduct.
Marino's basketball courts, normally populated by intense pickup basketball, now are the home of socially distanced exercise equipment.

Students eager to return to reopened Marino with new density restrictions

Gretchen Hofmann, news correspondent October 4, 2020
Marino has reduced its overall density and is operating at 40 percent capacity to ensure social distancing guidelines are met. To adhere to this standard, a new scheduling system has been implemented, where students can now schedule their workouts through the app ATLETO. 
Court dismisses students’ class action suit seeking partial refund for spring semester

Court dismisses students’ class action suit seeking partial refund for spring semester

George Barker, campus editor October 2, 2020
On Thursday, United States District Judge Richard G. Stearns dismissed the summer lawsuit filed by two students against Northeastern University seeking a partial refund for the Spring 2020 semester due to the switch to remote learning in March.  
First-year biology and mathematics major Sachi Kulkarni's remote learning setup in Texas.

NU Start program connects remote freshmen to campus

Annie Probert, news staff October 2, 2020
Created for first-years unable to travel to the Boston campus and attend in-person classes, NU Start allows students to take all of their fall courses online. NU Start courses are asynchronous to accomodate students from around the world. This means they do not require real-time interaction, which is a key difference from the NUflex model of both synchronous and asynchronous classes.