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Occupy movements affect presidential election

December 7, 2011

The Occupy movement is approaching its fourth month and the self-termed “99 percent” have transitioned from a fringe protest group to one that, some say, might help decide the result of the 2012 presidential election.

NU students spotlight vacant Filene’s site

November 30, 2011

Since April, the efforts of the Boston’s Business Improvement District (BID), a non-profit committed to achieving downtown’s full potential as an economic center and vibrant neighborhood, have cleaned the streets and set up events to promote business near Downtown Crossing. The project consisted of removing street trash, cleaning up vandalized sites and setting up public events such as galleries and performances. Yet the removal of street blemishes is overshadowed by the lack of progress to make use of the area’s vacant sites, such as the former Filene’s Basement location.

Mass. laws raise eyebrows

November 30, 2011

If you’ve ever snored with your windows open, sported a goatee without the required permit or went to bed without first taking a full bath, you’re in violation of Massachusetts law. It is also illegal in Massachusetts for tomatoes to be used in the production of clam chowder and to have a gorilla in the back seat of your car.

Students annoyed by lack of 18+ activities

November 17, 2011

Between the 52 colleges and more than 300,000 college students in the greater metropolitan area, Boston has earned the title “College Town, U.S.A.” Despite having the highest ratio of 20- to 34-year-olds among big cities (according to the 2010 census), Boston’s nightlife is seen as lacking for those under 21 years of age. Boston’s nightlife is primarily focused on bars, which poses a problem for the mass of its population under legal drinking age. Fraternity parties and other activities available to college students often involve alcohol as well.

MBTA will cut trains during harsh storms

November 17, 2011

Despite the unusual weather, the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) is already anticipating severe storms and planning ahead. The MBTA announced Nov. 3 on its website that it will run fewer trains and buses during harsh storms this winter. While this will mostly affect commuter rails, buses and T trains will also experience limited schedules in certain instances.

NU may pay future Mission Hill damages

November 9, 2011

Residents of Mission Hill are looking to hold area colleges financially responsible for the damage done to their property, officials said. In a meeting held Oct. 27, the Mission Hill Problem Property Task Force (MHPPTF) proposed a fund in which Northeastern, along with Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), and three other colleges would pay a stipend each year of $5,000 collectively to be used as restitution to residents of the Mission Hill area whose property was damaged or vandalized – with the assumption that it was caused by college students, although no official plan has been implimented.

Fitness Specials

November 9, 2011

If group fitness at Marino Center is starting to get a little repetitive, take advantage of some of Boston’s fitness hotspots without paying big bucks. Here are five fitness studios within walking distance of campus that offer student or first-time member specials.

NU Occupiers stage a “die-in” and occupy Auon’s house

November 2, 2011

Occupy protesters acted in the Halloween spirit Monday. Students dressed as zombies staged a “die-in” at Krentzman Quad. Frank Marino, a junior human services and international affairs major with a focus on activism and an organizer of the Occupy Boston protests at Northeastern, said the demonstration was to represent the “ethically dead 1 percent,” as well as the American dream and “true” democracy. Marino and other students then held a mock funeral and a “resurrection,” where they proceeded to march throughout campus and the city.

Occupy compared to ’60s, ’70s

November 2, 2011

The scene looks like something out of a 1960s peace march. Hundreds of people, many of them young students, swarm the street carrying homemade cardboard signs and chanting out slogans. Peace signs flash from the crowd. Police officers stand on watch, alert for the kind of trouble they have witnessed in recent weeks. This sight, however, is not from a civil rights demonstration or an anti-Vietnam war protest from days past – it describes the scene of downtown Boston near Dewey Square during protests and other cities around the world with Occupy movements alike. Some have drawn comparisons between the flavor of the rallies of the 1960s and ’70s and today’s Occupy Wall Street protests, including Oklahoma Senator Josh Brecheen.

Occupy continues, similar to past protests

November 2, 2011

Some reporters have drawn comparisons between Occupy Wall Street and the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Even the protesters themselves list Arab Spring revolutions as inspiration on their website. With the Occupy movements in their seventh week, the comparison continues to gain significant backing.

Greek life endures despite lack of housing

October 26, 2011

No two universities’ Greek lives are the same. With only one fraternity house still standing, Northeastern’s is especially unique. Fraternity houses at NU were extremely prevalent in the past, but have disappeared over time, according to retired sociology professor Wilfred Holton. The exception is the Beta Gamma Epsilon chapter, which has the only officially licensed fraternity house at Northeastern, located on Commonwealth Avenue.

Students fed up with debt

October 26, 2011

With tuition debts in the United States at an all-time high, American students have taken to the streets. They are not resorting to violence, but they are occupying their cities and calling for change.