April 25, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
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 to [...]
April 23, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
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 an [...]
April 16, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
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 [...]
March 25, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
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 [...]
March 1, 2009 by Lisa Newman
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 she [...]
February 23, 2009 by Britt Braudo
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 [...]
