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[UPDATED] Attempted on-campus sexual assault suspect arrested

[UPDATED] Attempted on-campus sexual assault suspect arrested

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor July 23, 2019
A suspect in an alleged sexual assault attempt has been arrested, according to university officials.
NU organizations form student task force against fascism

NU organizations form student task force against fascism

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor June 30, 2019
Representatives of the NSCC, SGA and the graduate student union attributed the administration’s lack of transparency surrounding the investigation of purported fascist materials found from Snell Library as one of the reasons for the coalition.
Under the front cover of Robert Paxton’s “The Anatomy of Fascism,” there were 10 booklets, all titled "Northeastern University European Resistance."

[UPDATED] Northeastern responds to fascist materials found in Snell

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor June 18, 2019

Matthew Bowser was researching Islamophobia in 1930s Myanmar when he checked out Robert Paxton’s “The Anatomy of Fascism” from Snell Library. For over a month, the book sat on his desk, undisturbed. When he finally opened it Thursday, he discovered unusual sheets of paper...

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...