With the XXII Olympic Winter Games now well underway in Sochi, Russia, the question of the host’s ability to play its role is diminishing. Apart from some unfortunately colored water and a bobsledder stuck in the bathroom, things have gone about as well as could be expected. In Boston though, another conversation is brewing. Could we do this ourselves?
According to reports, North Korea has increased the launch capability of its latest missile tower. With the improvements to the tower, the range of North Korean missiles has risen to surpass their previous reach. On top of this, North Korea has vowed to continue expanding its missile program much to the worry and dismay of the United States and its allies. So what happens next?
Boston housing – especially in the areas adjacent to campus – is a seller’s market. There is a low supply of rental units and a non-stop pipeline of students from Northeastern and other nearby colleges into the market to keep the ball perpetually in the court of landlords and realtors.
You might have heard about it, perhaps seen it as well: a video that has gone viral and sheds a different light on cable news.
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell is interviewing former Congresswoman Jane Harman when, mid-sentence, Mitchell interrupts Harman. The host backs up her disruption by announcing that there has been breaking news.
Northeastern paid Richard M. Freeland $239,000 in 2011; only 23 people at the school made more, tax documents show. Freeland no longer works at Northeastern though; he stepped down from the university’s presidency in 2006, but managed to take $2.3 million with him in an exit package, the Boston Globe reported at the time. If and when President Joseph E. Aoun leaves his post, he will have $2 million paid out to him in accordance with his 2011 contract with the university.
As the Internet continues to play an important role in the development of education, history seems to be stuck in the past. While other subjects in fields such as math, science and the liberal arts seem to advance along with the times, history as a course has seen very little change over the years – and this hurts our perceptions of the modern world.
We are on the brink of a historical moment for Northeastern University. The poor working conditions, low pay and job insecurity facing adjunct faculty has become a hot topic on our campus. We have heard about the lack of health benefits, the $2,200 average salaries per course, the failure to provide adequate office space, the semester-to-semester hiring practices, etc. By taking the opportunity to join the Service Employees International Union, many of these injustices could be resolved.
In many ways King’s vision on race has been achieved, but at the same time, in many other ways there is still ample room for progress. If he were alive today, what might concern the great civil rights leader the most about modern American society is how little progress has been made in the fight for economic equality – a crucial part of his legacy that is all too often ignored.
