The Northeastern University Dance Company (NUDANCO) was founded in 2002. The company’s dancers and choreographers perform across campus in the genres of modern, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, ballet, tap, hip-hop and interpretive. The dancers also offer classes year round taught...
Paws the Husky is Northeastern University’s mascot, seen often at sports games and other university sponsored events. Paws was introduced in 2003 and replaced the student-elected Mr. and Mrs. Husky as a more athletic mascot. Students can apply and try out for the role. He is...
Barletta Natatorium is the indoor swimming facility inside Cabot Center, featuring a 6-lane, 25-yard indoor pool offering recreational and lap swimming daily. Area swim meets are often held at Barletta, as well as local swimming lessons and general recreation availability. The...
Several Northeastern University teams make their home at Cabot Center, including women’s basketball and volleyball. Named for Godfrey Lowell Cabot, founder of the Cabot Corporation, Cabot is built on the site of the old Huntington Avenue Grounds, location of the first ever...
The Curry Student Center (CSC) is located next to Snell Library, and is commonly referred to as the “Indoor quad.” The Indoor quad features multiple tables and booths for student gathering, as well as pool and ping pong tables and foosball. The CSC hosts offices and meeting...
Of Northeastern’s four university libraries, Snell is the largest and most heavily utilized by students. It was built in 1990 and was designed by a Cambridge-based firm, The Architect’s Collaborative. It is named after George Snell, an alumnus of 1941, and his wife Lorraine...
A drive-in double feature night requires some fair preparation. A packed cooler, some snacks, a full tank of gas for the long ride up, lawn chairs, blankets and pillows—all of which I had prepared this past Saturday night.
Apparently, I forgot the most important item: a box of tissues.
The annual Northeastern Underwear Run is held on the Friday night of parent’s weekend each year. Thousands of students strip down to their skivvies and run through the city. The traditional route takes students from Huntington Avenue, through the Prudential Center and back...
Northeastern University opened its own food truck in 2011 named the Hungry Hungry Husky, or H3. The name came from seven students who won a naming contest when the truck was first announced. The truck accepts Husky Dollars, dining dollars, cash and credit cards and can most commonly...
A staple of Boston’s North End, Mike’s Pastry is a famous Italian bake shop known for its multiple flavors of cannoli, tiramisu and classic pastries such as lobster tails. A line out the door can be expected on any given night, and the pastry shop will ship cannoli, cookies,...
TD Garden is the home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, also known as The Garden. IT is a multi-purpose arena in Boston that also hosts concerts and convention events. The Garden was opened in September of 1995 and was most recently renovated in 2009 when it was nominated...
The Beanpot is an annual hockey tournament between Northeastern University, Boston University, Boston College and Harvard University. The tournament sells out every year as schools compete for bragging rights across town. Both men and women’s hockey compete each year.
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