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A panel of famed editors discuss Steven Spielberg's new film, "The Post."/ Photo by Paxtyn Merten

New film looks at Pentagon Papers

Paxtyn Merten November 29, 2017
Some may look at “The Post” and ask why a movie about the Pentagon Papers focuses on The Washington Post when the story began with The New York Times. A panel of former Post and Boston Globe editors spoke to this and dove into the monumental 1971 controversy at Northeastern University Tuesday.
[UPDATED] Cultural sorority shut down for hazing

[UPDATED] Cultural sorority shut down for hazing

November 28, 2017
The national board of a multicultural sorority, alpha Kappa Delta Phi, voted Monday to close its chapter at Northeastern University because of the chapter’s hazing practices, a sorority official said on Tuesday.
Nobel Physicist encourages students to follow their passions

Nobel Physicist encourages students to follow their passions

November 23, 2017
Hundreds of students and faculty gathered in West Village F Friday afternoon to hear physicist John Michael Kosterlitz speak about his path to earning the 2016 Nobel prize for his work with topological phase transitions.
CRIME LOG: NOV. 13 – NOV. 19

CRIME LOG: NOV. 13 – NOV. 19

November 22, 2017
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department from Monday, Nov. 13 to Sunday, Nov. 19.
Entrepreneurial expo showcases Northeastern startups

Entrepreneurial expo showcases Northeastern startups

Kaitlyn Budion November 22, 2017
The exposition, put on by IDEA, Northeastern University’s venture accelerator, showcased 27 startups Thursday. The companies at the event were associated with either the Husky Startup Challenge, IDEA or the National Science Foundation I-Corps program, which matches students with mentors and teaches them how to commercialize their ideas.
University not to consider fossil fuel divestment in financial strategy

University not to consider fossil fuel divestment in financial strategy

November 22, 2017
Northeastern is not currently considering divestment from offshore funds that invest in fossil fuels, a Northeastern treasurer announced at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
Student Body President Suchira Sharma in the SGA Cabinet Office.

A conversation with Student Body President Suchira Sharma on the Budget Priorities Survey

November 20, 2017
Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA, sent the annual Budget Priorities Survey to the undergraduate student body Nov. 6. The results of this survey are used by the SGA Cabinet to make recommendations to senior administrative personnel. The Huntington News spoke with Student Body President Suchira Sharma about the creation of the survey and SGA’s goals.
The former German ambassador to North Korea, the former Kyrgyz ambassador to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal and the former American ambassador to Yemen and the United Arab Emirates speak about about Trump's impact on foreign policy./ Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Ambassadors express disappointment with Trump’s foreign policy

Charlie Wolfson November 16, 2017
More than 100 people gathered in the Snell Engineering Center Wednesday night for a panel discussion on international relations and diplomacy under President Donald J. Trump, featuring three former ambassadors who agreed Trump’s approach to foreign policy has been disappointing and has made diplomacy more difficult.
CRIME LOG: NOV. 6 – NOV. 12

CRIME LOG: NOV. 6 – NOV. 12

November 15, 2017
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department from Monday, Nov. 6 to Sunday, Nov. 12.
ROTC cadets Aleksandra Pirog, a fourth-year mechanical engineering major, and 
Hyungseup Brent Schin, a third-year international affairs major, lay a wreath on the Veterans Memorial in honor of those who have served./ Photo by Brain Bae

Northeastern renames veterans center, updates memorial

November 15, 2017
University President Joseph E. Aoun announced the veteran center on campus will be endowed by and renamed for the Dolce family at a ceremony honoring Northeastern’s veteran community Friday.
Israeli soldiers met by protesters, supporters at Northeastern Hillel

Israeli soldiers met by protesters, supporters at Northeastern Hillel

November 15, 2017
Former Israeli Defense Force soldiers came to speak on their experiences serving for the Israeli army at Northeastern University Hillel Nov. 2, where they were met by nearly 100 protesters outside the Jewish center.  
Students protest Northeastern's investment in fossil fuel companies on Kretzman in 2017. DivestNU has been advocating for divestment for years. photo by lauren scornavacca

Paradise Papers tie Northeastern to offshore fossil fuel investments

November 11, 2017
Leaked Paradise Paper documents revealed Northeastern and several other universities have invested part of their endowments in fossil fuels via an offshore hedge fund, according to an article published in the Guardian Wednesday.