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Julia Preszler

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Markey and Kennedy sit with other politicians at the opening of Northeastern's Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex in 2017.

Markey, Kennedy mostly in step at first Senate primary debate

Julia Preszler, news staff
February 21, 2020

There was little disagreement between Sen. Ed Markey and challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III during Massachusetts’ first 2020 U.S. Senate primary debate, held Tuesday night at WGBH Studios in Brighton.  In...

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Ridesharing has become one of the main sources of transportation in the city — as well as the main reason for traffic.

Boston residents won’t stop Ubering everywhere

Julia Preszler, news correspondent
January 29, 2020

Julianne Subia peered out of her window onto the street where she lives in Back Bay, and counted the rideshare drivers that she could see pulled over alongside the curb. “Two, three, four,” she counted....

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Boston and Nova Scotia continue Christmas tree tradition

Boston and Nova Scotia continue Christmas tree tradition

Julia Preszler, news correspondent
December 5, 2018
The tree, which was set up on Boston Common Nov. 20, came from Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is an annual gift and a sign of gratitude to the city of Boston for the assistance it provided after a major explosion.
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Democrats campaign for races they can’t vote in

Julia Preszler
November 6, 2018
Dozens of groups in Massachusetts that campaign for races they cannot vote in hoping to secure Democratic majorities in legislative bodies nationwide.
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Massachusetts Republican Governor Charlie Baker and Democratic nominee Jay Gonzalez square off in the second 2018 Massachusetts Gubernatorial debate at the WGBH Studios in Brighton. / Photo by Meredith Nierman / WGBH News

Charlie Baker and Jay Gonzalez battle in second gubernatorial debate

Julia Preszler
October 24, 2018
The most contentious moment came when Gonzales pressed Baker about his support for Geoff Diehl, a Republican who is running for the U.S. Senate.
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Pivotal swing vote Flake talks about Kavanaugh hearings at Boston event

Pivotal swing vote Flake talks about Kavanaugh hearings at Boston event

Julia Preszler
October 4, 2018
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake spoke at the Forbes 30 under 30 Summit on Monday, prompting protests over the potential confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
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Julian Bonder’s project, “The Ripple Effects,” has a range of components including a pair of towers that symbolize the impacts of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. / Photo courtesy MLK Boston

[Photo] MLK memorial proposals available to review at Boston Public Library

October 4, 2018

“The Ripple Effect” would be oriented close to the Statehouse. / Photo courtesy MLK Boston

Maureen Chiquet, left, speaks with Linda Pizzuti Henry about her book and career at an event in Blackman Auditorium Monday night. / Photo by Riley Robinson

Former Chanel CEO speaks about career

Julia Preszler
November 8, 2017
Maureen Chiquet, a former global CEO of Chanel spoke about her personal success and the importance of changes in businesses in the modern era in her speech kicking off Homecoming Week 2017.
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Students collect donations for Puerto Rico relief

Students collect donations for Puerto Rico relief

Julia Preszler
October 4, 2017
Puerto Rican students have mobilized at Northeastern to collect monetary donations and necessary supplies to aid relief efforts on the island after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria Sept. 20.
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Northeastern files amicus brief against Trump's second immigration order

Northeastern files amicus brief against Trump’s second immigration order

Julia Preszler
April 3, 2017

Northeastern University and 30 other universities filed an amicus brief Friday against President Donald J. Trump’s second travel ban, saying it interferes with their global mission and ability to draw...

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Student Government Association offices are located on the third floor of Curry Student Center. / Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Student government extends elections, invalidates first 1,500 votes

Paxtyn Merten and Julia Preszler
March 23, 2017
Voting for SGA Direct Elections was extended to Monday after 1,500 students' votes were reset due to a ballot misprint of a referendum question about giving local neighborhoods decision-making power in university affairs.
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The list of faculty members who signed DivestNU's open letter in support of fossil fuel divestment. The letter was delivered to Provost James C. Bean last fall./Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Faculty Senate considers divestment resolution

Julia Preszler
March 22, 2017
The Faculty Senate has yet to vote on whether it will adopt a resolution asking university administration to be more transparent about the university’s investments in fossil fuels, but many of its members supported the idea at an informal meeting March 15.
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Eugene “Neil” Fachon remembered as kind, optimistic

Eugene “Neil” Fachon remembered as kind, optimistic

Julia Preszler
February 28, 2017
Eugene “Neil” Fachon, a third-year student at Northeastern characterized by his optimism and kindness, died from a rare form of brain cancer on Feb. 19 at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Asian American Heritage Week features TV drag queen

Asian American Heritage Week features TV drag queen

Julia Preszler
February 16, 2017
Events exploring Asian American LGBTQA+ identities, beauty standards and activism will take place through Saturday.
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DivestNU unveils banner for national day of action

DivestNU unveils banner for national day of action

Julia Preszler
January 24, 2017
The national day of action was coordinated by Go Fossil Free, a project launched by the environmental organization 350.
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NU students plan to march in DC

NU students plan to march in DC

Julia Preszler
January 19, 2017
Students will be traveling to Washington, D.C. later this week to join thousands of Inauguration Day protesters.
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Students launch company to benefit Peruvian weavers

Students launch company to benefit Peruvian weavers

Julia Preszler
November 16, 2016
Two Northeastern students helped start PAKA Apparel, a company that sells alpaca wool sweaters made by Peruvian women.
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Massachusetts votes blue in statewide races

Massachusetts votes blue in statewide races

Paxtyn Merten and Julia Preszler
November 10, 2016
On Election Day, as Republicans won the presidency and took majorities in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Massachusetts voted blue for every office on the ballot.
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Bostonians to vote on Community Preservation Act

Bostonians to vote on Community Preservation Act

Julia Preszler
November 3, 2016
Boston voters will vote on whether to accept the Community Preservation Act (CPA), which would create taxes to fund affordable housing, historic preservation and construction of parks and open spaces.
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DivestNU promises to escalate campaign

DivestNU promises to escalate campaign

Julia Preszler
October 19, 2016
Students in DivestNU said they were unsatisfied after discussing goals for divestment with members of Northeastern's Senior Leadership Team on Tuesday.
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Podcast producers Joe Taché and Prasanna Rajasekaran

Students produce podcast on 80s crack cocaine epidemic

Julia Preszler
October 6, 2016
This fall, two Northeastern students are releasing a weekly podcast called “Colored: Crack Cocaine, the War on Drugs and the Making of Post-Civil Rights America.”
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[UPDATED] Divestment student group occupies Centennial Common

[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.
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Delta Alpha Pi (DAP) brings disability advocacy to campus and the community by recognizing the achievements of its members and visiting local schools.

DAP honor society for students with disabilities reinstated at NU

Julia Preszler
September 15, 2016
This fall, a group of Northeastern students, in conjunction with the Disability Resource Center have introduced a new honor society, the Rho chapter of Delta Alpha Pi (DAP), to the Northeastern University campus.
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