Encourages viewers to use curiosity and critical thinking
Northeastern professor, former foreign correspondent, Nick Daniloff discusses WikiLeaks
Dec. 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
NU’s Kappa Sigma chapter hosts comedian Kevin Hart
Oct. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Eighth annual comedy event sold out all eight times
Gnomon Copy is dead, long live Bluisma
March 14, 2010 1 Comment
After 20 years printing and binding in Boston — especially for students — Gnomon Copy Boston no longer exists. “We are sad to announce that Gnomon has closed its doors for good,” the company said in a statement. “The print industry and current economic climate have made it too tough for the purple signed store [...]
Northeastern student killed in car accident
Jan. 2, 2010 1 Comment
An 18-year-old Northeastern University student was killed in an early-morning New Year’s Day car crash in upstate New York, according to WIVB-TV and the student-run Huntington News. Scott Herr, identified by the student newspaper as a freshman engineering major, was killed in a 1:15 a.m. crash on Friday in Elma, N.Y. WIVB reported that speed [...]
Northeastern University cuts football
Nov. 23, 2009 1 Comment
Northeastern University entered the 2003 season ranked No. 1 in the nation in what was then Division 1-AA. A few weeks into the season, the school wasn’t ranked at anymore. It’s been a steady stream downhill ever since. In an unsurprising move that’s no less depressing for students and alumni, Northeastern University is cutting its [...]
Mumps outbreak confirmed at NU
April 25, 2009 1 Comment
The Boston Public Health Commission has confirmed that there are two definite cases and 10 probably cases of mumps in Boston. Of the 12 total cases, 11 patients attend Northeastern University. According to the Health Commission, mumps illness is caused by a virus that lives in a person’s nose, mouth, and throat. It can spread [...]
NU Fraternity raises $2,000 for Relay for Life
April 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Twenty-seven brothers of the Xi-Beta chapter of the Kappa ‚ Sigma ‚ Fraternity ‚ recently participated in the all-night Relay for Life, benefiting the American Cancer Society. Traveling ‚ to the Gordon Indoor Track at Harvard University, Xi-Beta’s team was ‚ able ‚ to raise ‚ $2,000 ‚ for cancer research, and logged more than 500 hours ‚ in ‚ service. ‚ Relay for Life is [...]
Globe: 4 Northeastern students may have mumps
April 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Boston Globe has reported that four Northeastern University students may have the mumps, a once common childhood disease now thought to be virtually irrelevant because of the commonality of childhood vaccines. The Globe, citing city public health officials, said that the results are not confirmed, but that two students came down with symptoms after [...]
NU’s new dance crew debut
March 25, 2009 15 Comments
Northeastern University’s newest dance organization, No Limits Dance Crew, is preparing for their first performance, which will be held at the Tower Auditorium Theatre at The Massachusetts School of Art and Design on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. The one-time only show is free to the public and is expected to fill up fast. This [...]
Doin it and doin it and doin it in public
March 1, 2009 4 Comments
The names of subjects have been changed to protect their privacy and safety. It was mid-day. Northeastern University student Sarah Alverston was sitting in the library staring blankly into a textbook that she couldn’t seem to focus on. She just had a fight with her boyfriend, and she knew she wouldn’t get anything done until [...]
NU football star Brian Mandeville told to retire
Feb. 23, 2009 3 Comments
Northeastern University football player Brian Mandeville received devastating news on Friday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis during routine physical examinations. The star tight end, who missed a third of his senior season with knee injuries and even survived a brain tumor while in college, was told by Combine doctors that he has a heart [...]
How to survive eating in college
Sept. 11, 2008 3 Comments
The new school year has arrived and college freshmen, like millions who have come before them, are facing the daunting challenge of dorm eating. Most will come to realize that after orientation, the quality of their school’s food drops drastically and is not at all worth the wait in line. Luckily, there are easy ways [...]
