Friday, Oct. 20
10:36 a.m.
A caller reported receiving harassing messages from an unknown individual. BPD assumed jurisdiction.
11:15 a.m.
A caller reported a scooter stolen from EXP. A report was filed.
3:34 p.m.
A caller reported an employment scam off campus....
A manhole fire caused an explosion on St. Stephen Street at around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the Boston Police Department, or BPD. The university told WCVB that a Jeep Wrangler and a Northeastern University police car were damaged in the blast.
Boston police...
Val O’Neill, deputy campus editor
• December 27, 2023
The Latinx Student Cultural Center is a place “focused on providing an environment and space that is inclusive and enriching for all,” according to the mission statement on its website. However, some students who identify as Latino or Hispanic believe the name of the center...
Sonel Cutler, deputy campus editor
• December 27, 2023
A new project document submitted Dec. 18 to the Boston Planning and Development Agency, or BPDA, reveals updated details of Northeastern’s plan to construct a 23-story student residential building at 840 Columbus Ave. over the next five years.
The proposed amendment...
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan announced to Northeastern’s Faculty Senate Dec. 6 that there were several "rule violations" at a Dec. 1 sit-in organized by Huskies for a Free Palestine, signaling that protestors' disruption of university...
Sonel Cutler, deputy campus editor
• December 23, 2023
Over 130 faculty and staff members, as well as hundreds of students, have signed an open letter to the “Northeastern community” condemning antisemitism and criticizing those who have used controversial slogans at pro-Palestinian protests including “From the river to the...
For the second year in a row, Northeastern accidentally sent acceptance emails to prospective students, only to later rescind them.
Due to a “technical error,” 48 out of nearly 64,000 applicants for master’s degree programs at Northeastern received acceptance letters...
Huskies for a Free Palestine held a sit-in Dec. 1 protesting the university’s research partnerships with companies sending military weapons to Israel and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. According to a post on the group's Instagram, over 100 participants...
Arif Mohammed, a first-year computer engineering major at Northeastern’s Oakland campus, was killed in a double hit-and-run Nov. 19, according to local reports. He was 18 years old.
The fatal crash, which occurred just before 11 p.m. on Highway 13 in Oakland, California,...
A Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, mechanic struck a homeless pedestrian in an NUPD vehicle July 5, while the pedestrian was crossing a crosswalk at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, according to a police report The News recently...
Shane McCarthy, a Northeastern student remembered for his bright personality and adventurous spirit, died Nov. 30 after suffering from complications related to bacterial meningitis, according to an obituary made public online. He was 21 years old.
McCarthy was a third-year...
Over the course of the fall semester, a new club has been developed by students with a unique similarity: They are all adopted.
The Adopted Student Organization, or ASO, is a new club geared toward forging a community on campus among students who have been adopted. Octavia...
