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DivestNU delivers faculty letter to provost’s office

Paxtyn Merten and Shaina Richards • October 14, 2016

DivestNU marched to Provost James C. Bean's office on Friday morning to give him a letter from faculty in support of fossil fuel divestment.

New mural celebrates Latinx community

October 13, 2016

Walking down Forsyth Street, it’s hard to miss the Latino/a Student Cultural Center’s (LSCC) bright new exterior, which got a vibrant makeover this week in the form of a mural covering the building’s whole facade.

City councilor proposes university engagement office

October 13, 2016

A Boston city councilor proposed a new office aimed at facilitating communication between the city and its institutions of higher learning.

Huskies Cross Country Dominates in New England Championship

October 13, 2016

By Jake Sauberman, news correspondent As clouds loomed large overhead on an early October afternoon in Franklin Park, Northeastern University runners lined up at the starting line with 33 other schools from around the northeast region. The women’s team would defeat all but...

The fight for fossil fuel divestment

October 7, 2016

An in-depth history of the divestment movement at Northeastern.

Janitors to vote on new contract

Paxtyn Merten and Leslie Hassanein • October 6, 2016

Janitors in the Greater Boston Area will begin voting Thursday on whether to accept a new contract that bargainers from their union accepted last week. The tentative contract includes increased wages, more full-time employment opportunities and expanded family health care for full-time employees over the next four years.

NU pulls out scrappy win against Acadia

October 5, 2016

In a heated affair that saw a total 114 penalty minutes, the Northeastern men’s hockey team skated past the Acadia University Axemen 3-1 for their only exhibition game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 1.

[UPDATED] SGA backs DivestNU, calls for divestment pledge

October 4, 2016

Senators in the Student Government Association (SGA) voted to reaffirm the student body’s call for fossil fuel divestment on Monday night, the same day the DivestNU coalition began an indefinite occupation of Centennial Common.

Annual document shows increase in reported incidents

October 4, 2016

Domestic violence, dating violence and sexual harassment all increased, while sexual assault numbers remained consistent.

[UPDATED] Divestment student group occupies Centennial Common

Julia Preszler and Caroline Boschetto • October 4, 2016

Members of DivestNU, a student-led campaign working to persuade Northeastern to end all investment in the fossil fuel industry, began pitching tents on Centennial Common at 7:45 this morning.

TEDxCambridge reveals humanity amid tech evolution

October 3, 2016

Six professionals from various fields underscored the humanity underlying the technology explosion at Thursday’s TEDxCambridge at the Boston Opera House.

Column: Baseball through the eyes of a foreigner

October 3, 2016

Sebastian “Sage” Sy is a 2020 BSBA student from the Philippines who has little experience with American sport fandom (save for basketball). Over the course of the semester, Sage will navigate his way through the sea of American sports culture, trying to make sense of baseball, football, and the beanpot. This week, Sage reflects on a Red Sox- Yankees game that he saw live in Fenway Park.