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CBA to change

Thomas Moore, dean of the College of Business Administration, announced several potential changes to the college Jan. 6 that would provide “innovative ways to improve the delivery of our courses and give students more flexibility in their choices. 2 comments

Four new LLCs will open next fall

Honors students will have more options for Living Learning Communities (LLC), starting in Fall 2010. Currently, honors students are housed in International Village in an Honors LLC. With four new LLCs coming in the fall, students will have more options within their honors community.

Students choose to rent textbooks online over buying them new, used

For many students entering a new semester this week, the trend of renting books has emerged as an option for students looking to save some money while purchasing textbooks. Rather than relying on the university bookstore or Amazon.com, sites like Chegg. 10 comments

RSA grows with new hall

After adding two hall councils and nearly 60 members, the Resident Student Association (RSA) is not only growing, but improving, Vice President for Administration Savannah Rose said. The increase in members resulted from International Village, the largest residence hall on campus opening this fall. 3 comments

NU competes in Recyclemania

A nation-wide recycling competition dubbed Recyclemania starts Sunday, pitting Northeastern against about 470 schools, including Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, MIT and Tufts, said Student Government Association (SGA) Director of Sustainability Initiatives Jessica Dervin-Ackerman. 1 comment

Student dies in car crash

Scott Herr, an 18 year old freshman engineering major from Canton, died in a car accident early New Year’s Day. Mr. Herr was going back to his girlfriend’s house after watching the ball drop in Buffalo, N.Y. At roughly 1:15 am on route 400 in Elma, N.

Husky Happenings

Beanpot tickets on sale Monday Tickets for the Beanpot go on sale Monday Jan. 18th at 3 p.m. according o an e-mail sent to students. The side doors of Matthews Arena will open at 1 p.m. When students enter, they will receive a ticket with a number on it.

News

Crime Log

Dec. 14 9 p.m.   A student left a backpack unattended in Stetson East dining hall. When the student returned around noon the next day, it was gone.   Dec. 15    8 p.m. An International Village dining hall food service staff stopped a student who was stealing utensils and dishes to bring to her apartment. 8 comments

Inside

Despite setbacks, East wants its Hollywood

Boston film industry promising, but stumbling over studio construction

 A 2005 Massachusetts film tax credit law brought excitement over the possibility of the state becoming the country’s ‘Hollywood East,’ even with the recent economic downturn bringing a halt to the construction of Plymouth Rock Studios, hope and interest in the future remain.

Sports

Women's soccer: Coach resigns in funding debate

The former head coach of the women's soccer team abruptly resigned Jan. 7 after a disagreement with administrators regarding the allotment of scholarships and resources. Ed Matz, who had coached at Northeastern since 1994, resigned from his position last Thursday after he learned his program would not receive any additional scholarships or funds following the discontinuation of the football program. 10 comments

Editorial

Editorial: March to academic leaves sports out in the cold

    Last week Ed Matz, long-time girls soccer coach, abruptly resigned, leaving for UMass. Hot on the heels of two of the programs most successful season, right after Matz was named CAA coach of the year, Matz leaves, for what is in all likelihood a lesser-quality program. 1 comment

City Pulse

Northeastern exceeds admissions quota

City Council President Mike Ross says off-campus students are raising rent

Boston City Council President Mike Ross publicly denounced Northeastern for the number of students has compromised long-time residents of Mission Hill, but property managers and residents have differing perspectives. According to Michael Ross, Northeastern is to be denounced for failing to live up to its enrollment agreement in its Institution Master Plan of maintaining "approximately 15,000 students," by enrolling an extra 585students in fall 2009. 4 comments

Sex & Health

Procrastinating Pleasure

With no immediate deadline, even the good things get postponed

Procrastination may be a hallmark of college students. It’s in the sleepy eyes of anyone typing furiously in InfoCommons after midnight. It’s alive and well in the yawns of students clicking “Submit” seconds before their deadline.