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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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ContiNUe students are mostly housed at the Midtown Hotel located on Huntington Avenue.

Program for legacy students creates confusion, isolation

Corey Dockser, multimedia manager February 6, 2019
ContiNUe is an academic program for legacy students. They take classes through the College of Professional Studies and can matriculate to a college at NU after one year.
Lauren Barbulescu, a first-year English and communications studies combined major, poses at the Sydney Opera House during her N.U.in semester in Australia.

N.U.in students find difficulty integrating into campus life

Deanna Schwartz, news correspondent February 6, 2019
Some N.U.in students are struggling with their integration into NU's Boston campus after spending their first semester of college abroad.
Members of MAPS pose with panelists from the 2018 Regional Medical Education Conference.

MAPS provides a new approach to healthcare student organizations

Hayley Slusser, news correspondent February 5, 2019
The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students, or MAPS, places an emphasis on not asking “how can I treat this problem?” but instead, “how can I treat this person with this problem?”
The Special Olympics Club at NU received the Special Olympics Youth Innovation Grant to continue their work with local elementary schools.

Student receives Special Olympics grant

Jenna Clark, news correspondent January 30, 2019
Kaylie DeCosmo, co-founder of the Special Olympics Club at NU, received a $2,000 grant from the Special Olympics.
Zencare is a website that allows those seeking mental health professionals to find one that works for their specific needs.

Students seek alternatives to UHCS

Phil Zminda, news correspondent January 30, 2019
Students seeking mental health professionals are looking beyond Northeastern for help.
The LightView office at 840 Columbus Ave. allows students to tour a model apartment.

LightView Apartments receives mixed reviews from NU community

Maria Lovato, campus editor January 30, 2019
While some view LightView Apartments as an appealing off-campus housing alternative, others see problems.
Some full time, non-tenure track faculty are against unionization

Some full time, non-tenure track faculty are against unionization

Christopher Butler, managing editor January 30, 2019
Some Northeastern faculty oppose the formation of a union. The university will not allow a vote to be held on the issue.
Assistant Professor of political science Nicholas Beauchamp is studying hate speech on Twitter.

NU professor studies the evolution of hate speech on Twitter

Rachel Powell, news correspondent January 30, 2019
Assistant Professor of Political Science Nicholas Beauchamp is studying how hate speech on Twitter is spreading and evolving.
Miracle Olatunji introduces the documentary "Murder in Mobile."

Alum who uncovered 1948 hate crime featured in new documentary

Nick Swindell, deputy campus editor January 30, 2019
Chelsea Schmitz uncovered the 1948 case of Rayfield Davis, a black man killed in a racially-motivated attack. Schmitz discovered that the perpetrator was alive and never indicted for his crime.
Students can request meal swipes through the Swipe2Care program on their MyNortheastern portal.

Students fighting food insecurity look to the university for help

Brandi Griffin, news correspondent January 30, 2019
Not all NU students have reliable access to sufficient food. They are turning to Swipe2Care for help.
OPEN, the Office of Prevention and Education at Northeastern, provides resources for students on topics related to sexual violence.

SARC responds to Title IX change

Yunkyo Kim, news staff January 29, 2019
The Sexual Assault Response Coalition at NU is responding to Betsy DeVos' Title IX changes through a letter writing campaign.
A student was found dead on Friday in his West Village H apartment.

NU student found dead in West Village H

Paxtyn Merten, managing editor January 28, 2019
An NU student was found dead in his apartment in West Village H on Friday, according to BPD.