Alice began studying at Northeastern in the fall of 2012. In the spring of 2013, her grades began to plummet. One A, two Ds and an audited class later, she started noticing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Then came suicidal thoughts.
Elliot Horen, a third-year information science and business administration combined major, and Suchira Sharma, a sophomore international business major, are running unopposed for Northeastern University’s Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president, respectively.
Supporting peace and rejecting human rights violations may seem like an easy task, but what happens when it isn’t? When any seemingly good topic is presented without context and the full picture is not understood, how is someone to make a decision?
On Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall to hear opinions from the student body on five referenda under consideration. Among the submitted referenda was a proposal from Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID) to initiate a democratic redrafting of the SGA Constitution to make the group more responsive to the student body. The referendum proposal is supported by a broad coalition of student organizations who have been frustrated for years by the Association’s structural flaws, which prevent representatives from being accountable to their constituents.
In July 2015, a letter to The News raised concerns about the Northeastern University student government’s commitment to engage with and protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, asexual, etc. (LGBTQA+) students in recent years.
This semester, the Student Government Association (SGA) at Northeastern has been working on several initiatives aimed at improving the university for students, faculty and staff.
In last Friday’s landmark decision, the Supreme Court held that marriage is a fundamental right for members of the same sex. This decision extends the right to marry to all people, regardless of sex, in all 50 states.
Eric Tyler and Morgan Helfman are to serve as SGA president and vice president after beating out their opponents by a margin of just 50 votes. Tyler will replace current Student Body President Noah Carville.
Webster’s defines passion as a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something. The passion for doing something for the community we love is what inspires Eric and I, Morgan.
Eric and I are not alone. Northeastern’s culture is defined by...
Northeastern University is home to an active and engaged community, one that is ripe with opportunity for all students. Now, more than ever, is a great time to be a Husky. We want to serve the student body because we love this school. This university has come far, and opportunities...
Voting on the future Student Government Association (SGA) president and executive vice president as well as various referenda is set to open on myNEU on Thursday, March 26. The two platforms, IgniteNU and EngageNU, are driven by Eric Tyler with Morgan Helfman and John Finn with Neel Desai, respectively.
Student government election season is coming, and that means voting not just for student body president and executive vice president but also voting on various referenda.
