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Paxtyn Merten

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Every year, graduating Northeastern students hear from speakers, including fellow students, Northeastern alumni and other inspirational individuals, during their commencement ceremony.

[Photo] NPR reporter, Chobani CEO to deliver commencement speeches at Fenway Park

Renée Abbott, news staff
May 13, 2022

Every year, graduating Northeastern students hear from speakers, including fellow students, Northeastern alumni and other inspirational individuals, during their commencement ceremony.

A student was found dead on Friday in his West Village H apartment.

NU student found dead in West Village H

Paxtyn Merten, managing editor
January 28, 2019
An NU student was found dead in his apartment in West Village H on Friday, according to BPD.
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Northeastern establishes the Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences.

[Photo] College of Computer and Information Sciences named for Amin Khoury

Nick Swindell, deputy campus editor
January 16, 2019

Northeastern establishes the Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences.

The Nor'easters perform in celebration of their sixth studio album release. / Photo courtesy Lauren Scornavacca, Nor'easters

Nor’easters celebrate album release with Blackman concert

Paxtyn Merten, managing editor
December 16, 2018
The Nor’easters performed in Blackman Auditorium Tuesday night to celebrate the release of Collective, Vol. II, their sixth studio album.
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Stigma against mental illness is decreasing on college campuses

Stigma against mental illness is decreasing on college campuses

Paxtyn Merten, Multimedia Manager
November 29, 2018
The negative stigma surrounding mental illness is perceived to be larger than it actually is because of wide-spread silence on the topic, researches say.
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Cambridge police estimate 10,000 people came to Cambridge Common for the Women's March. / Photo by Alex Melagrano.

From all walks of life, 10,000 take part in Women’s March

Thousands filled Cambridge Common Saturday for a sequel to last year’s massive protest. In a rebuke of President Donald J. Trump and in advocacy of feminism, the crowd was filled with people angry at the current administration and hopeful for the movement. This is who they were.
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Data expert warns of fake visuals

Data expert warns of fake visuals

Paxtyn Merten
December 6, 2017
As the data visualization community pushes forward with new technologies, it is leaving a part of the general public behind, a prominent data journalist and visualization expert told the Northeastern community Thursday.
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AMAZING t-shirts inspire self-confidence

AMAZING t-shirts inspire self-confidence

Paxtyn Merten
November 29, 2017
One morning early this spring, Jenna Malley received a text from a friend saying “I don’t feel that great this morning. I can’t remember how amazing I am.” Malley asked her why, but another message was already on the way: “Nevermind, I looked in the mirror and now I feel fine.”
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A panel of famed editors discuss Steven Spielberg's new film, "The Post."/ Photo by Paxtyn Merten

New film looks at Pentagon Papers

Paxtyn Merten
November 29, 2017
Some may look at “The Post” and ask why a movie about the Pentagon Papers focuses on The Washington Post when the story began with The New York Times. A panel of former Post and Boston Globe editors spoke to this and dove into the monumental 1971 controversy at Northeastern University Tuesday.
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Graduating seniors watch the commencement ceremony.

2017 Undergraduate Commencement

Paxtyn Merten
May 6, 2017
Photos by Paxtyn Merten, Class of 2017 undergraduates celebrated their commencement on May 5 in the TD Garden.
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New England Donor Services spokesperson Matt Boger dispels common misconceptions about organ donation in Centennial Common Monday.

Students raise awareness of organ donation

Paxtyn Merten
April 13, 2017
Students and organ donation advocates spoke about the importance of registering as an organ donor Monday in Centennial Common.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Joseph E. Aoun cut red ribbons in a symbolic ceremony to celebrate the opening of the ISEC in 2017.

Politicians, student demonstrators turn out for ISEC opening

The grand opening of Northeastern University’s newest research and academic building brought speeches from prominent leaders in scientific research and Massachusetts politicians, along with protests...

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Northeastern students and members of the nearby community gathered at Northeastern Crossing Friday for a workshop on slam poetry that was built around self-care and stress relief./Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Students learn poetry in community workshop

Paxtyn Merten
March 29, 2017

They were given 10 minutes to write a poem, prefaced with advice to write down what they felt: They couldn’t expect to write Shakespearean sonnets in 10 minutes, so they should just write whatever came...

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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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Professor honored, gives lecture on human behavior modeling

Professor honored, gives lecture on human behavior modeling

Paxtyn Merten
March 22, 2017
Stacy Marsella, a professor of computer science and psychology, was the recipient of the 53rd Klein University Lecturer Award, which honors a member of the teaching faculty who has contributed with distinction to his or her own field of study.
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Northeastern hosts travel ban info session

Northeastern hosts travel ban info session

Paxtyn Merten
March 2, 2017
In the wake of confusion over how President Donald J. Trump will revamp his executive order restricting travel and immigration, Northeastern University’s administration has taken steps to inform students potentially affected by the ban and future orders Trump may issue related to immigration and deportation.
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Students protest Northeastern's investment in fossil fuel companies on Kretzman in 2017. DivestNU has been advocating for divestment for years. photo by lauren scornavacca

DivestNU carries tube symbolic of pipeline through campus

Paxtyn Merten and Lauren Scornavacca
February 28, 2017
Approximately a dozen students marched down Forsyth Street and around Centennial Common Wednesday to demand that University President Joseph E. Aoun divest the university’s endowment funds from fossil fuels.
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State rep. focuses on constituency, education in discussion with NU Democrats

State rep. focuses on constituency, education in discussion with NU Democrats

Paxtyn Merten
February 22, 2017
The opinions of constituents come first for newly-elected Massachusetts State Rep. Chynah Tyler, something she emphasized during a discussion with Northeastern students Tuesday night in Kariotis Hall.
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Northeastern files amicus brief opposing immigration executive order

Northeastern files amicus brief opposing immigration executive order

Paxtyn Merten
February 4, 2017
Northeastern filed an amicus brief along with seven other Massachusetts universities Friday opposing President Donald J. Trump’s executive order.
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NU mentorship program holds Martin Luther King Jr. service day

NU mentorship program holds Martin Luther King Jr. service day

Paxtyn Merten and Alejandro Serrano
January 19, 2017
Legacy’s day of service was filled with workshops in which high school students analyzed King’s words.
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#RiseUpNU promotes unity across campus

#RiseUpNU promotes unity across campus

Paxtyn Merten
January 12, 2017
The athletics department joined forces with the Nor’easters and Office of Alumni Relations to bring their different audiences together.
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Businessowners talk NU purchase of Huntington property

Businessowners talk NU purchase of Huntington property

Paxtyn Merten
January 12, 2017
University House of Pizza owner Parthena Savvidis said she knew that her building would eventually be sold to Northeastern.
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Boston Day and Night Academy student Luis Navarro leads the crowd in a chant while awaiting the return of the delegation sent into the State House.

Boston students walk out, protest Trump

Paxtyn Merten
December 8, 2016
Hundreds of Boston high school and university students walked out of classes Monday as part of a nationwide student movement against President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Italian food marketplace to open at Prudential Center

Italian food marketplace to open at Prudential Center

Paxtyn Merten
November 20, 2016

Eataly Boston, an experiential shopping marketplace featuring Italian foods and products, will open in the Boylston Arcade of the Prudential Center at 4 p.m. Nov. 29. Eataly’s self-described style...

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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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Boston Public Market crowns PumpKing

Boston Public Market crowns PumpKing

Paxtyn Merten
October 19, 2016
The Boston Public Market named a 1,082 pound pumpkin as the Official Pumpkin of Boston Tuesday.
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DivestNU delivers faculty letter to provost's office

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.
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Janitors agree to new contract with wage increases, health care benefits

Janitors agree to new contract with wage increases, health care benefits

Paxtyn Merten
October 13, 2016
Janitors in the Greater Boston Area, including Northeastern's, voted to approve a contract negotiated by their union.
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Janitors to vote on new contract

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.
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Northeastern joins weeklong innovation festival

Northeastern joins weeklong innovation festival

Paxtyn Merten, Julia Preszler
September 29, 2016
Northeastern University hosted a hackathon, showcased a few startup companies at an event and had Northeastern President E. Joseph Aoun speak at a public discussion on the future of innovation as it participated as a first-time sponsor and partner of HUBweek.
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