Engineering clubs pushed out by renovations, with little explanation
December 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Featured Content
Multiple engineering clubs were asked to vacate space in the basement of Richards Hall this summer, which made it difficult for them to complete their projects.
Shorthanded men’s basketball earns dominant wins over Bucknell, Eastern Michigan
December 5, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
The Northeastern men’s basketball team cruised to a 96-78 victory over the Bucknell Bison in their first action since wrapping up play in the Gildan Charleston Classic, aided by five double-digit scorers and a career-high tying 21-point performance from sophomore forward Tomas Murphy. Junior guard ...
Boston ban on plastic bags to go into effect
Avery Bleichfeld, News Staff
December 5, 2018
Filed under City, Featured Content
Boston stores are using up their plastic bags as the city is set to join Cambridge and Brookline in banning single-use plastic bags. A city ordinance passed in December 2017 will go into effect Dec. 14; It will eliminate the use of all single-use plastic bags and will mandate that stores offer comp...
Boston celebrates the holiday season with tree lighting at the Common
Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor
December 5, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Lifestyle
Thousands gathered on Boston Common Thursday, Nov. 29, to watch the lighting of the City of Boston’s official 2018 Christmas tree, along with musical performances and fireworks. This year marked the 77th annual tree lighting and the 47th year that Nova Scotia has donated a tree to the city as t...
Faculty Senate grills CIO on NU’s IT woes
Nick Hirano, news staff
December 4, 2018
Filed under Campus, Featured Content
Northeastern’s top information technology executive met with the Faculty Senate Nov. 28 to discuss his priorities for updating and improving the university’s technology infrastructure. Faculty members bemoaned the school’s outdated phone system and cumbersome online tools during the forum. Cole...
Review: Twenty One Pilots try new style
November 1, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Lifestyle, Reviews
By Seamus McAvoy, news staff A flaming car joined Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph, the musical duo comprising Twenty One Pilots on stage to kick off their set on Friday, Oct. 26 at TD Garden. On tour for their new album, Dun and Joseph underpin their live performance with their more popular older work, c...
Steve Carell talks complex fatherhood of “Beautiful Boy” at red carpet event
October 24, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Lifestyle
By Sully Barrett, news correspondent Steve Carell joined reporters at the AMC Boston Common Thursday night for a photo-op and brief interviews discussing his new independent film, “Beautiful Boy.” The movie, based on the memoirs by David Sheff and his son Nic, follows the disintegrating rel...
Distilled Harmony competes at ICCA Semifinals
March 6, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Lifestyle
By Samuel Kim, deputy lifestyle editor The sound of a cappella performances filled Boston Symphony Hall Sunday afternoon as 10 groups from the Northeast participated in a semifinal competition. Distilled Harmony was the sole group that represented Northeastern at the semifinals for the Internatio...
Northeastern wins first Beanpot since 1988
Charlie Wolfson and Calli Remillard
February 12, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
A 30-year drought faced off against 30 Beanpot titles Monday night. A present-day power met its historical tormenter. For the first time since 1988, Northeastern fans watched their team claim the Beanpot championship just after 10 p.m. Monday. TD Garden was electric all night, with chants from both fan sect...
SASS provides support, helps student-athletes reach academic goals
January 23, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Sports
By John Hagerty, deputy sports editor Northeastern student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of 3.226 during the fall 2017 semester, the 20th semester in a row they have exceeded a 3.0. The NCAA’s most recent annual report lists NU’s graduation success rate at 91 percent, placing it 4 percent higher than the national average. Behind this success, there...
From all walks of life, 10,000 take part in Women’s March
Paxtyn Merten, Hannah Bernstein, Caroline Boschetto, Charlie Wolfson, Claire Wallace, Katie McCreedy, Maverick Li, and Zach Carmosino
January 20, 2018
Filed under City, Featured Content
A stream of people flows through the black metal gate at the Cambridge Common entrance. The human clusters are spotted with bright pink hats turned up at the ends, vaguely resembling a cat’s ears — “pussyhats” making a reappearance one year post-inauguration. From the gate, newcomers can hea...
Kiss108’s Jingle Ball 2017
January 5, 2018
Filed under Featured Content, Photo Galleries
Photos by Lauren Scornavacca and Alex Melagrano
