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The bridge connecting the north and south sides of campus has finally opened, to mixed opinions.

ISEC footbridge opens to mixed response

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor June 4, 2019
After years of construction and a viewing party in October, the ISEC footbridge opened to the public on Friday.
Dean Bob Jose attended the town hall to hear student concerns.

NSCC talks tensions at town hall

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor June 2, 2019
The Northeastern Student of Color Caucus gathered in the Center for Intercultural Engagement Tuesday evening for a town hall meeting to share concerns and propose solutions.
Knopf said studies show use of e-cigarettes primes the brain for further addiction.

Northeastern Public Health Advocacy Institute initiates lawsuit against Juul

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 10, 2019
The Northeastern Public Health Advocacy Institute initiated a class action lawsuit last week against Juul Labs, alleging that Juul markets to teenagers.
The first Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex opened in 2017.

Northeastern reveals plans for second, bigger ISEC

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 8, 2019

Northeastern intends to build a second Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, or ISEC II, on the Columbus Lot parking area, according to a letter sent to the Boston Planning and Development Agency from Kathy Spiegelman, vice president and chief of campus planning...

At the 117th commencement in Northeastern's history, 4,000 students received diplomas.

Speaker celebrates ‘un-Instagrammable selves’ as 4,000 graduate

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 5, 2019
The Northeastern University class of 2019 graduated Friday in a commencement ceremony attended by more than 20,000.
Some members of the Northeastern Full-Time Faculty Union Organizing Committee are pictured from left to right: Melissa Pearson, Vaso Lykourinou, Aaron Block, Nick Brown, and Sebastian Stockman

Faculty organizers express tentative hope for unionization

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 2, 2019

Full-time, non-tenure track faculty organizers announced April 23 that they will continue their unionization effort despite recent petition withdrawal. Advocates say unionization would solve major issues for faculty like those experienced by Rafael Ubal. When Ubal started...

James Lyons, a third-year media and screen studies and political science student, is a founding member of the Northeastern Student of Color Caucus.

#HereAtNU: Marginalized students share their experiences

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor April 27, 2019

It started with a tweet. On April 18, James Lyons tweeted his discovery of racist graffiti in a Curry Student Center bathroom. When he reported the graffiti to the Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, they told him they would “read up on Title IX if [he’s]...

Student protesters with t-shirts and signs stating “Let Faculty Vote” held a sit-in at the Visitor Center April 18.

Sit-in at Visitor Center disrupts prospective student tours

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor April 23, 2019
Student supporters for full-time, non-tenure track faculty unionization led a sit-in at the Northeastern Visitor Center April 18, causing the university to change paths of student tours for the day.
Chris Brown and Gabby Nobile respectively serve as president and executive vice president of SGA.

Students cite lack of SGA transparency for no confidence votes

Isabel Stephens, news staff April 17, 2019

For every three students who voted for the Brown-Nobile slate in this year’s Student Government Association election, two students voted no confidence. Earlier this semester, the Student Government Association, or SGA, added an official abstain ballot option to give students...

Student presenters share their ventures with attendees on April 9.

Husky Startup Challenge sees increased diversity

Nick Swindell, news staff April 17, 2019

The Husky Startup Challenge, or HSC, held a Demo Day last week, where student-founded entrepreneurial ventures competed for cash prizes. The April 9 event featured over two dozen ventures, ranging from engineering solutions to nostalgia-inducing care packages known as MoodBoxes,...

Northeastern's full-time, non-tenure track faculty  refiled their petition stating their desire to unionize.

NU blocks faculty union election for the second time

Hayley Slusser, news correspondent April 17, 2019
Northeastern administration responded the petition to hold a union election for full-time, non-tenure track faculty, stating that unionization is “not appropriate.”
Claudia Ortiz completed her master’s degree in global studies and international relations at Northeastern.

Northeastern alum named 2019 Latina Leader by Amplify Latinx

Sully Barrett, deputy campus editor April 17, 2019
Northeastern graduate school alum Claudia Ortiz was named a 2019 Latina Leader at the Inter(x) Latina Storyteller conference.