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Nola Rich holds up a dose of the Narcan nasal spray, used to temporarily reduce overdoses.

Students push for greater overdose prevention

Yunkyo Kim, news staff March 27, 2019
NUPD officers carry potentially life-saving drugs, but there’s a push for broader access to such drugs as well as further education on the realities of drug overdose.
Alyssa Damato celebrates after making a basket.

Special Olympics Club hosts fourth-annual Special Spirit basketball game

Jenna Clark, news staff March 26, 2019
Special Olympics basketball teams from two local high schools competed against each other in the Special Spirit basketball game Sunday at NU.
TEDxNortheasternU 2019 hosted 11 speakers and an audience of 300 Northeastern community members on Saturday.

TEDxNortheasternU attracts 300 attendees, speakers of all disciplines

Deanna Schwartz, news staff March 26, 2019
Saturday's event featured a diverse crop of speakers with topics including communal architecture, neurodegenerative disorders and art museums.
Max Willner-Giwerc oversees the Finance Board as SGA comptroller.

SGA transitions to annual budget allocation system

Yunkyo Kim, news staff March 20, 2019
Under the new SAF manual, students will submit prospective annual budgets in the spring semester.
Casey Waskiewicz is the chair of SGA's Election Committee.

SGA adds abstain option to upcoming elections ballot

Yunkyo Kim, news staff March 20, 2019
The 2019 SGA election ballot will feature an abstain option in an effort to address large amounts of no confidence votes.
Chris Brown (right) and Gabby Nobile (left) are running uncontested for president and executive vice president of the SGA.

Chris Brown to run for SGA president unopposed

Yunkyo Kim, news staff March 20, 2019
Chris Brown and Gabby Nobile will run uncontested for president and vice president of SGA on the platform of accessibility, academic advising and improving relations with other groups.
David Shribman speaks about what covering the White House entails on Monday.

Top political journalists share their experiences reporting on the White House

Diya Navlakha, news correspondent March 20, 2019
Washington, D.C-based reporters took part in a conversation at NU about the changing nature of the political landscape.
NEU Makers Club members work on their projects during the Lo-fi Prototyping Workshop.

NU Makers Club lets students pursue their artistic passions

Christopher Kelly, news staff March 20, 2019
Students come to the Makers Club in order to pursue an eclectic mix of creative passions such as 3-D printing, laser cutting and cooking.
RSA moves to eliminate stipends for executive board

RSA moves to eliminate stipends for executive board

Maria Lovato, campus editor March 20, 2019
The Resident Student Association voted to eliminate executive board stipends during their Budget Review meeting March 18.
Jennie Stephens, director for strategic research collaborations at Northeastern's Global Resilience Institute, delivers opening remarks.

Women’s History Month Symposium raises new ideas on feminist resilience

Samuel Kim, news correspondent March 20, 2019
During the sixth annual Women’s History Month Symposium on Friday, a panel of women discussed how feminist resilience applies to different professions.
Student volunteers in Ecuador help dig out a pool in order to fit a water tank.

Students pursue diverse range of Spring Break opportunities

Nick Swindell, deputy campus editor March 18, 2019
NU students spend time abroad and across the US volunteering while high schoolers filled Curry Ballroom for a marine science symposium.
College of Engineering Dean Nadine Aubry will be moving to Tufts University, pictured above.

NU COE dean appointed provost of Tufts

Avery Bleichfeld, news staff March 13, 2019
Nadine Aubry, dean of the College of Engineering since 2012, has been appointed the new provost of Tufts University.