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Students receive prestigious scholarship nominations

Students receive prestigious scholarship nominations

November 8, 2017
After an exhausting month-long application process and years of hard work in their fields, 10 Northeastern senior undergraduate students were rewarded with nominations to prestigious graduate school scholarships.
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun.

Global miscommunication: the State of the University

November 2, 2017
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun delivered his first virtual State of the University address Thursday, amassing little attention from the student body it was geared toward.
Minor gas leak in Forsyth Hall

Minor gas leak in Forsyth Hall

Kaitlyn Budion November 2, 2017
A minor gas leak in Forsyth Hall was confirmed by Northeastern Police Officer Michael Monaco around 11 p.m. Monday.
Dining hall erroneously broadcasts pornography

Dining hall erroneously broadcasts pornography

November 2, 2017
Northeastern students eating at the Stetson West Dining Hall were surprised by the sexually explicit content broadcasted on the dining hall’s TV screens Oct. 19 and 22, a sharp departure from the usual mundane programming.
Sustainability month ends with giveaways

Sustainability month ends with giveaways

November 1, 2017
Northeastern faculty and students advocating for sustainability on campus gave away energy efficient power blocks, bike lights, and LED lamps during Hallow-Green, a tabling event in support of Northeastern’s Sustainability month.
Alumnus gives portion of wealth to Northeastern

Alumnus gives portion of wealth to Northeastern

November 1, 2017
Hundreds of people piled into the Westin ballroom in Waltham for a night of celebration to honor the top Indian-American achievers in New England. Festive energy permeated the air as guests, clad in black-tie and traditional Indian attire, chatted and dined while waiting for the host to kick things off.
New app connects social media sites

New app connects social media sites

November 1, 2017
Two Northeastern students designed an app called FriendsUp, which  allows people to add a friend on all of their social media platforms with a single tap.
CRIME LOG: OCT. 23 – OCT. 30

CRIME LOG: OCT. 23 – OCT. 30

November 1, 2017
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department from Monday, Oct. 23 to Monday, Oct. 30.
Northeastern founds experiential learning magazine

Northeastern founds experiential learning magazine

November 1, 2017
The publication is titled “Experience Magazine,” and it is not clear when the publication is scheduled to go live, according to the listing searching for an editor-in-chief.
Music Industry Town Hall continues conversation between students and faculty

Music Industry Town Hall continues conversation between students and faculty

October 27, 2017
Music industry students and staff alike gathered for a town hall on Oct. 19 in Shillman Hall to discuss the future of the  program at Northeastern. The meeting was a product of a petition written by third-year music industry major Cairo Marques-Neto, which garnered 320 signatures and sought to create a more robust dialogue between students and faculty within the program.
More than 1,000 students striped down for the annual Underwear Run./ Photo by Micheal Wheeler

Hundreds participate in 12th Underwear Run

October 27, 2017
Hundreds of students ditched their clothes to participate in Northeastern’s annual Underwear Run, which spanned from the West Village residence halls to the Prudential Center in downtown Boston Friday night.
Online game helps researchers create treatment for agricultural toxin

Online game helps researchers create treatment for agricultural toxin

Corey Dockser October 25, 2017
Researchers are using a crowdsourcing video game to face a poisonous substance that cannot be treated in a cost-effective manner.