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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Lucy Gavin

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Northeastern shares travel guidance for Thanksgiving break

Northeastern shares travel guidance for Thanksgiving break

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
November 17, 2020
Northeastern announced that the university is updating its guidance and requirements for Thanksgiving break in an email to students Monday.
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NUPD reports robbery near Boston campus

NUPD reports robbery near Boston campus

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
October 30, 2020
A Northeastern student was robbed at knifepoint near the Boston campus on Friday afternoon, according to an email from NUPD.
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Indoor dining is also once again available at dining halls across campus.

Northeastern eases some on-campus restrictions

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
October 16, 2020
Northeastern has announced it is easing some campus safety restrictions regarding the residential guest policy, indoor dining and clubs, in an email to students Friday. 
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Northeastern has postponed the start of next semester and canceled spring break.

Northeastern cancels spring break, announces Thanksgiving travel guidance and adjusted calendar

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
October 6, 2020
Northeastern announced testing and travel guidelines for students and staff for Thanksgiving break, as well as changes to the spring semester academic calendar, in an email to students Tuesday.
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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.

Dismissed N.U.in students credited tuition for spring semester

George Barker, Lucy Gavin, and Jessica Silverman
September 17, 2020
The 11 N.U.in Boston students dismissed from Northeastern for gathering will have their tuition payment credited to the spring semester, according to the Northeastern Media Relations department.
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Northeastern University owns a graduate campus in Seattle. Photo courtesy Phototainment.

Northeastern closes Seattle campus because of wildfires

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
September 11, 2020
Northeastern University has announced Friday they will temporarily close their Seattle campus due to worsening air quality caused by the rampant wildfires across the west coast. 
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The faculty senate met in Raytheon Amphitheater on Feb. 5.

Faculty senate votes to create Mechatronics major

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
February 11, 2020
At their meeting Feb. 5, Northeastern’s faculty senate discussed Northeastern’s new Portland, Maine campus, enrollment management and voted to add a Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics. 
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Canvas to replace Blackboard as NU learning management system

Canvas to replace Blackboard as NU learning management system

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
February 3, 2020
Canvas will replace Blackboard as the school’s learning management system, Northeastern announced Monday in an email to students.
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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...

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Hazel Sive joins Northeastern from MIT.

Northeastern appoints new Dean of the College of Science

Lucy Gavin, deputy campus editor
December 13, 2019
Hazel Sive will become the new Dean of the College of Science, according to an email from Provost James C. Bean  to Northeastern faculty Wednesday. Her appointment will become effective Jun. 1, 2020.
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Northeastern has never had a female president.

Women’s leadership study ranks NU 83rd of 87 Mass. colleges

Lucy Gavin, news staff
November 20, 2019

A new study from the Women's Power Gap Initiative and the Eos Foundation, a private family foundation that is committed to issues of social justice, found that Northeastern ranks poorly for female leadership....

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LMA helps student performers get up on the stage

LMA helps student performers get up on the stage

Lucy Gavin, news staff
November 7, 2019

With clubs and organizations like Tastemakers, Green Line Records, WRBB and CUP, Northeastern has no shortage of music and performance clubs on campus. One of these entertainment clubs, the Live Music...

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Maya Mudgal with City Council Candidate Alejandra St. Guillen.

NU student Maya Mudgal takes a hands-on role in addressing climate change

Lucy Gavin, news staff
October 23, 2019

In her Introduction to Global Health class last semester, Maya Mudgal casually decided to write her final paper on the health impacts of the Green New Deal, which had just been introduced into the U.S....

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Snell will be closing for part of the weekend.

SGA announces Snell bathroom renovations

Lucy Gavin, news correspondent
October 8, 2019
The Student Government Association, or SGA, announced new bathrooms will be installed on the second, third and fourth floors of Snell Library this semester. 
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The NU Red Eye van sits in front of Raytheon Amphitheater.

NUPD develops new version of RedEye app for off-campus students

Lucy Gavin, news correspondent
September 18, 2019
NUPD is rolling out a new version of RedEye, the free late-night ride service app, in partnership with rideshare company Via.
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