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Portland, Maine is a coastal town about 108 miles north of Boston.

Northeastern announces new campus in Portland, Maine

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor January 27, 2020

Northeastern announced Monday that it is launching a new graduate campus in Portland, Maine, a coastal town approximately 108 miles north of Boston. The new campus, called the Roux Institute, will specialize in digital technology and life sciences, with an emphasis on artificial...

The Northeastern community responded swiftly to the situation, with over 100 students and local activists showing up on Centennial Common Tuesday night to protest the deportation.

Iranian NU student deported, sparking outrage in NU community

Deanna Schwartz and Zeynep Tuncer January 23, 2020

As classes have begun for the spring semester, one student in particular, Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi, will be unable to attend. The 24-year-old economics major was detained and later deported from Boston Logan International Airport Monday, sparking outrage from Northeastern...

A memorial set up outside the garage.

[UPDATED] Mother and 2 children dead in murder-suicide at Renaissance Park Garage

George Barker and Deanna Schwartz December 25, 2019

A woman killed herself after her two young children fell to their deaths off Renaissance Park Garage on Christmas day, according to Boston Police. The woman and children were pronounced dead at a local hospital after they were found unconscious on the sidewalk outside of the...

Isabel Langermann-Howard is a first-year philosophy major from Copenhagen, Denmark.

NU rises to third most international students in the U.S.

Petrina Danardatu, news correspondent December 4, 2019
Northeastern University has the third-highest number of international students in the nation, according to statistics released by the Institute of International Education, or IIE. Northeastern hosts 16,075 international students in total, falling behind New York University and the University of Southern California. 
An alert was sent to all NU students at 1:08 p.m. informing students of a “potential hazardous materials incident in Egan Research Building” and instructing them to avoid the area.

Trash can fire in Egan causes Level 2 hazmat incident, evacuation

Deanna Schwartz, campus editor November 26, 2019

A small trash can fire in Egan Research Center caused a Level 2 hazmat incident and led to an evacuation Tuesday afternoon, according to the Boston Fire Department, or BFD.  An alert was sent to all NU students at 1:08 p.m. informing students of a “potential hazardous materials...

Chicken Lous is set to cLouse in April.

Chicken Lou’s to close its doors in April after nearly 30 years

Samuel Kim, news correspondent November 19, 2019
Beloved sandwich shop Chicken Lou's announced Tuesday that they will be closing at the end of the academic year.
Authors of the resolution (pictured from left) include Erykah Kangbeya, Joshua Roller, James Lyons and Elizabeth Torres.

NU administrators pressure SGA to water down anti-racism resolution

Isabel Stephens and Grace Horne November 13, 2019
SGA Senator Roller said Aoun would not release an explicit statement about the fascist materials found in Snell Library earlier this year.
Northeastern heavily advertised Giving Day, which took place April 11.

2019 Giving Day raises over $1 million, 39% of donors NU students

Deanna Schwartz, campus editor November 6, 2019
Despite the debate among students that surrounded this year’s Giving Day, students made up 39 percent of donors, contributing $21,561 to 247 funds.
A woman and two children were found dead outside Ruggles Station.

[UPDATED] Shooting in Ruggles, suspects flee the scene

Nadine El-Bawab, deputy campus editor October 31, 2019

The Boston Police Department reported a shooting in the Ruggles MBTA station at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. The Northeastern University Police Department informed Northeastern students of the shooting in an email sent over an hour later. The suspects fled...

Snell will be closing for part of the weekend.

Snell Library to close Friday through Sunday, Stetson West to open as study space

Deanna Schwartz, campus editor October 30, 2019

Snell Library will be closed for part of the weekend due to “necessary building-wide water and power shutdowns related to the construction of [the] new bathrooms,” according to an announcement from the Northeastern University Library.  The library will be closed from...

SGA officials pictured, from left, Billy Opet, Chris Brown, Keiler Dunbar, Gabby Nobile and Hanna Nuttall.

SGA discusses potential changes to Rebecca’s, SAF, GSuite at town hall

Jessica Silverman, news staff October 23, 2019
President Brown shared his efforts to have Rebecca’s Cafe, a favorite among students, open on weekends.
The town of Nahant is peppered with signs protesting Northeasterns activities at East Point.

Nahant residents denounce NU construction on ‘wildlife preserve’

Isabel Stephens, deputy campus editor October 10, 2019

In its 1965 proposal for the Marine Science Center at East Point, Nahant, Northeastern pledged to make the tract of land next to the facility a “wildlife preserve.” Now, the university is clearing the foliage to make room for a 55,000-square-foot Coastal Sustainability Institute. Residents...