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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.
CRIME LOG: OCT. 16 – OCT. 22

CRIME LOG: OCT. 16 – OCT. 22

October 25, 2017
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department from Monday, Oct. 16 to Sunday, Oct. 22.
A D'Amore-McKim School of Business banner hanging on Dodge Hall. News Staff Photo/Matt Greene

New business dean hopes to connect real world to curriculum

Kaitlyn Budion October 25, 2017
The new dean of the D’Amore McKim School of Business, Raj Echambadi, said he plans to help students develop a holistic approach to better tackle real-world issues in the future.
Photo by Dylan Shen

Reach(OUT) promotes discussions on gender, sexuality and careers

October 23, 2017
Almost 90 students from eight universities gathered Oct. 13 and 14 for the fourth annual Reach(OUT) LGBTQA+ Career Conference, the only conference for LGBTQA+ professional development at the undergraduate level in the nation.
CRIME LOG: OCT. 2 – OCT. 9

CRIME LOG: OCT. 2 – OCT. 9

October 23, 2017
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department from Monday, Oct. 2 to Monday, Oct. 9.
Faculty Senate hears presentation on student enrollment and university agenda

Faculty Senate hears presentation on student enrollment and university agenda

October 21, 2017
Faculty Senate members discussed new facilities, campus improvements and growth in enrollment and ratings across departments at their second meeting of the academic year Oct. 4.
End-of-life chatbot aims to comfort terminally ill patients

End-of-life chatbot aims to comfort terminally ill patients

Corey Dockser October 20, 2017
In addition to coming to terms with their deaths, the terminally ill must make important legal decisions, involving issues such as health care and what to do with their property. To facilitate this process, a Northeastern professor and his team of students and medical personnel have created a chatbot aimed at helping terminally ill patients older than 55-years-old with six to 12 months left in their lives.
Shipping mistake leads to Nordstrom ads on coffee sleeves

Shipping mistake leads to Nordstrom ads on coffee sleeves

October 19, 2017
A shipping mistake caused Northeastern University to unintentionally supply coffee sleeves displaying an advertisement from Nordstrom this past week in all three NU dining halls.
Obituary: Deniz Kocaoglu remembered as fearless, genuine

Obituary: Deniz Kocaoglu remembered as fearless, genuine

October 19, 2017
“She was one of the most pleasant people you could ever meet. She was super stylish and funny — greeting everyone with the brightest smile,” said Paola Agramonte, a third-year music industry major and one of Kocaoglu’s friends. “Whichever path she chose to follow in life, she was going to make it her own and fun.”