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Mihiro Shimano

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Senior libero and defensive specialist Kayla Martin playing against the University of Rhode Island in 2021.

[Photo] Leading libero Kayla Martin reaches 1,000 digs in her collegiate career

Amelia Ballingall, news staff
October 11, 2022

Senior libero and defensive specialist Kayla Martin playing against the University of Rhode Island in 2021.

Northeastern Diving hosted their first meet of the season against Boston College and Drexel University.

[Photo] In wake of virtual season, Northeastern Diving rethinks their approach

Lauren Thomas, news staff
October 27, 2021

Northeastern Diving hosted their first meet of the season against Boston College and Drexel University.

During the event Sept. 11, attendees placed roses and small commemorative stones on the memorial. The event also featured several speakers and a moment of silence for the victims of 9/11.

Northeastern community commemorates 20th anniversary of 9/11

Mihiro Shimano, managing editor
September 12, 2021

Northeastern University students, faculty and staff gathered Saturday at the Candace Lee Williams memorial to commemorate the lives of those lost in the 9/11 attacks under a clear, blue sky that resembled...

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Students, faculty and staff will be required to test once a week, regardless of vaccination status.

Northeastern announces new fall COVID-19 testing requirements

Mihiro Shimano, managing editor
July 13, 2021

Starting Sept. 6, faculty, staff, students and vendor employees will be required to test once per week if they are on campus at least one day a week, according to an email from Northeastern Tuesday morning....

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Residents of Nahant voted 'yes' to eminent domain on Saturday at the annual town meeting, a setback to Northeastern's expansion plans for the Marine Science Center.

Nahant votes ‘yes’ for eminent domain at town meeting

Mihiro Shimano, managing editor
May 17, 2021

Residents of Nahant, Massachusetts voted yes to eminent domain Saturday at the 2021 annual town meeting, authorizing the Board of Selectmen to utilize eminent domain as a tool in future negotiations with...

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Northeastern held their in-person graduation ceremony for students Saturday at Fenway Park.

Northeastern hosts in-person commencement at Fenway Park for class of 2021

Kelly Garrity and Mihiro Shimano
May 8, 2021

In a school year unlike any other in Northeastern history, an in-person college graduation ceremony seemed out of the question. However, on Saturday, May 8, Northeastern’s class of 2021 got just that:...

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Senior Swedish swimmer Matilda Weiler is one of the approximately 100 international student-athletes in the Northeastern athletics program.

International student-athletes navigate the American athletic dream

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
April 16, 2021

For Swedish senior swimmer Matilda Weiler, it was an easy choice to decide to pursue swimming in college in the United States. From the get-go, she was enrolled in an athletic high school in her hometown...

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Former Northeastern track and field coach Steve Waithe was arrested in Chicago, Illinois Wednesday morning.

Former Northeastern track and field coach arrested on offenses of wire fraud and cyberstalking

Mihiro Shimano and Eamonn Ryan
April 7, 2021

Steve Waithe, a former track and field coach at Northeastern from October 2018 to February 2019, was arrested Wednesday morning on offenses of wire fraud and cyberstalking NU female track and field student-athletes....

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On Tuesday, Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey joined the mayoral election race.

[Photo] Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey declares her candidacy for mayor

Kelly Garrity, news staff
April 6, 2021

On Tuesday, Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey joined the mayoral election race.

Northeastern women's volleyball against Towson in the spring

The women’s volleyball team fall in three sets to Towson in the CAA tournament final

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
April 5, 2021

The North conference No. 2 seed Northeastern Huskies were a completely different team on the court today against the North conference No. 1 Towson Tigers in the final championship game of the CAA tournament....

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The Huskies claim a win over the JMU Dukes 3-1 in a closely contested set Friday evening.

Northeastern women’s volleyball clinches win against James Madison, grabbing the ticket to the CAA finals

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
April 3, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies came into Friday evening’s semifinal game relatively unstable as they met the James Madison Dukes on Towson University’s home court. However, Northeastern (8-2, 5-1 CAA) made...

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No.2 North conference seeded Huskies will face No.1 South conference seed JMU Friday evening in the CAA semifinals.

No. 2 seed women’s volleyball to face No. 1 seed James Madison University in CAA semifinals

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
April 2, 2021

After a dominating 3-0 win against Hofstra University last Saturday, the Northeastern Huskies (7-2, 4-1 CAA) will look to face James Madison University (7-2, 6-1 CAA) in the CAA semifinals Friday evening...

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On March 24, Kim Janey became the first woman and first Black mayor of Boston.

Kim Janey sworn in as 55th mayor of Boston

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
March 26, 2021

Kim Janey was sworn in Wednesday, March 24 at Boston City Hall, making history as the first woman and first Black mayor of Boston. She stepped into the role after former Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh resigned...

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Signs around campus inform students of how to slow the spread of COVID-19.

[Photo] Op-ed: Stop Roxbury gentrification by opposing LightView 2.0 

Julianna Milidantri, contributor
March 17, 2021

Signs around campus inform students of how to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Huskies split the home-and-away series this weekend with Delaware, making a comeback in Sunday's game with a three-set win.

Northeastern women’s volleyball splits home-and-away series with Delaware

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
March 14, 2021

The Northeastern Huskies split the weekend’s home-and-away series with the Delaware Blue Hens, making a stellar comeback in Sunday’s game, winning 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-16), after a loss Saturday afternoon,...

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Northeastern swept Hofstra Sunday afternoon in second game of the home-and-home series, winning 3-1.

Northeastern completes first CAA series against Hofstra with a win

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
March 7, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (5-1, 2-0 CAA) completed their home-and-home series against Hofstra University (3-2, 0-2 CAA) tonight, winning 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22) in a highly-contested...

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The Huskies won against Hofstra in their first CAA regular season matchup, marking the first win against the team since 2017.

Women’s volleyball take home win against Hofstra, 3-1

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
March 5, 2021

The Northeastern volleyball team (4-1, 1-0) took home a 3-1 win (25-27, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18) against Hofstra University (3-1, 0-1) in their first matchup of the CAA regular season, extending their win...

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The women's volleyball team will head into their regular season, playing first against rival Hofstra.

Women’s volleyball heads into their regular CAA season

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
March 5, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (3-1) will face their first conference opponent, Hofstra University (3-0), March 5, officially kicking off their run to the CAA championships scheduled to take...

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Northeastern women's volleyball dominated the court Thursday, winning three consecutive sets against Merrimack.

Northeastern women’s volleyball dominates Merrimack on court, 3-0

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
February 26, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (2-1) dominated non-conference opponent Merrimack College (0-2) Thursday evening, coming off the court 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-13). This game marked the first meeting...

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NU takes home both wins in home-and-home series against URI, and played their first home game of the season Friday.

Women’s volleyball sweeps Rhode Island in home-and-home series this weekend

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
February 20, 2021

The Northeastern women’s volleyball team (2-1) took home a 3-1 win (22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 25-23) against University of Rhode Island (1-3) Friday, in their first home game in Solomon Court, followed by...

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The Huskies battled hard, but could not overcome Boston College Saturday night.

Northeastern women’s volleyball unable to complete comeback in fourth set, fall to Boston College in season opener

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
February 13, 2021

After COVID-19 cancellations interrupted the season opener against the University of Connecticut, the women’s volleyball team finally stepped onto the court Saturday to play against non-conference opponent...

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People demonstrate at the Climate Justice Strike Oct. 15, 2020.

[Photo] Op-ed: Solving climate change starts from the bottom-up

Rahul Rao, contributor
February 10, 2021

People demonstrate at the Climate Justice Strike Oct. 15, 2020.

Over the decades, the Beanpot, which occurs on the first two Monday nights of February, has become cemented as a hockey tradition in the Boston community.

The Beanpot: What it means to the Boston hockey community and beyond

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
February 1, 2021

During the first and second Monday of February every year, TD Garden is filled with a vibrant crowd supporting the four schools that compete in the annual Beanpot, a tournament where records and rankings...

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NU women's swimming and diving team compete in intrasquad virtual invitational and hold senior recognition.

NU women’s swimming and diving team recognizes seniors at intrasquad meet

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
January 30, 2021

The Northeastern women’s swimming and diving team upheld their senior recognition tradition Saturday at their intrasquad meet when they celebrated the 11 seniors graduating from the team this year. Despite...

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Northeastern cross country men's team take first place in CAA meet preview and season opener

Men’s cross country team place first in season opener

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
January 29, 2021

The Northeastern men’s cross country team opened their season strong today, finishing first in the 8km race at the CAA meet preview held at Winnabow, N.C against University of North Carolina Wilmington...

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Northeastern men's cross country team leads the pack at a previous season meet.

Men’s and women’s cross country return for spring season

Mihiro Shimano, sports editor
January 28, 2021

The men’s cross country team and women’s cross country team will begin competing this spring season after almost a year-long hiatus due to cancellations from COVID-19. Their previous spring season...

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Northeastern faculty discussed COVID-19 and the spring semester during the Dec. 2 senate meeting.

Faculty, staff hold final senate meeting of the fall semester

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
December 7, 2020
Faculty members met Dec. 2 for the final faculty senate meeting of the fall semester.
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Faculty senate discusses COVID-19 spread, updates to class scheduler

Faculty senate discusses COVID-19 spread, updates to class scheduler

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
November 30, 2020
Northeastern’s faculty senate held a meeting Nov. 18 to update staff on upcoming changes to the virtual class scheduler, Information Technology Services and Snell Library. Two academic proposals for the university graduate program were passed as well.
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Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu speaks to protestors rallying against the MBTA service cuts that were proposed Nov. 9.

Officials, residents, transit riders protest MBTA service cuts

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
November 23, 2020

On Nov. 11, local elected officials, Mission Hill and Jamaica Plain residents, among others, gathered at the Heath Street station in front of Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center to rally against the MBTA service...

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One of BBOSS's meetings from last semester.

BBOSS aims to create business-oriented community for Black students

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
November 18, 2020
In January, the Northeastern Black Business Oriented Student Society, or BBOSS, held its first ever general body meeting. Since then, the organization has provided opportunities, information and a community for Black students at Northeastern to explore the field of business.
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Northeastern students were able to vote at Matthews Arena on Election Day.

Northeastern students, staff held post-election discussion groups

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
November 9, 2020
In the days after the election, the country held its breath as votes were counted. With the anticipation comes stress, and several Northeastern organizations held post-election discussions to debrief about the potential results and provide a space to process the election.
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Students and workers marched Oct. 15 for the Climate Justice Strike.

Strike Boston fights for climate, social justice

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
October 27, 2020

Dozens of students and workers marched Oct. 15 for the Climate Justice Strike and demanded environmental justice in Boston and wider Massachusetts. The protest, which was led by Strike Boston, was endorsed...

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President Aoun gives annual address at faculty senate meeting, discusses testing, in-person teaching

President Aoun gives annual address at faculty senate meeting, discusses testing, in-person teaching

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
October 10, 2020
President Joseph E. Aoun began with an annual address, praising Northeastern for the successful reopening of campus. He highlighted the hundreds of staff and faculty who worked on reopening, as well as the positive test rates, which have remained low at a seven-day average of 0.03%.
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The peaceful protests carried well into the night.

YDSA connects passionate students to Breonna Taylor protest

Mihiro Shimano and Annie Probert
October 5, 2020

On Sept. 25, more than 100 Northeastern students assembled at Centennial Common to create posters to carry in Boston’s protest of the grand jury failing to indict the officers responsible for the murder...

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The Northeastern club cheerleading team poses in a pyramid at Cabot Center last year, but currently have to practice over Zoom like many other club sports teams.

Club sports adapt to virtual practices for fall semester

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
September 24, 2020

With state and university restrictions on large gatherings, club sport teams at Northeastern are unable to practice in person for the fall semester. Many teams are adjusting to online meetings and working...

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While there were initial reports that they will not have their $36,500 tuition refunded at all, the students had the ability to appeal this decision.

Northeastern dismisses 11 first-years for gathering

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
September 5, 2020
Northeastern dismissed 11 first-year students after N.U.in staff found them gathering at the Westin Hotel Wednesday evening.
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NU assembles advisory board to improve NUPD's relationship with students, surrounding community

NU assembles advisory board to improve NUPD’s relationship with students, surrounding community

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
August 9, 2020

On June 15, President Joseph E. Aoun announced the formation of an advisory board for the Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, following the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests against...

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The group’s main impact comes from social events and community service.

Net Impact Northeastern: Sustainable thinking outside of the box

Mihiro Shimano, news staff
March 12, 2020
Net Impact Northeastern is a club that promotes sustainability in an interdisciplinary context. Their chapter was founded in the fall of 2018 and is under the international organization Net Impact.
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[UPDATED] Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Northeastern takes action

[UPDATED] Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Northeastern takes action

Mihiro Shimano, news correspondent
March 10, 2020

UPDATE: The Office of the Chancellor sent out an email to the university community Tuesday evening with updates on travel, large gatherings, Dialogues of Civilizations and flexibility for employees. Read...

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The launch event took place on the 17th floor of East Village.

CAMD launches Center for Design

Mihiro Shimano, news correspondent
February 1, 2020
The College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, hosted the official launch event for the Center for Design Tuesday evening. The event showcased some of the interdisciplinary research that the center has worked on.
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The Museum of Science is hosting a David Bowie space exhibit in the planetarium.

Review: Nightlife redefined: A Bowie experience that is out of this world

Mihiro Shimano, news correspondent
January 29, 2020

With an unusual mix of science, technology and art, James Wetzel, producer of the adult programs at the Museum of Science, coordinated the David Bowie Experience at the Charles Hayden Planetarium. The...

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With a lack of federal government precautions, local officials are acting to protect the city from coastal flooding.

Local officials and activists put forth plans to combat rising sea levels

Mihiro Shimano, news correspondent
November 22, 2019

The risk of coastal flooding in Boston grows greater every year. The city released Climate Ready Boston in 2016 to prepare for the effects of climate change. Since then, Boston has been addressing the...

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Op-ed: Studying abroad at NU is financially accessible

Op-ed: Studying abroad at NU is financially accessible

Mihiro Shimano, contributor
October 30, 2019

Northeastern heavily advertises study abroad programs and other global experiences to its students, especially first-years. Global experiences are one area Northeastern allocates many resources into promoting...

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