2008 Woodie Awards
Northeastern University Division of Public Safety evacuated Snell Engineering and Egan Research Center Saturday night after someone heard a hissing noise from a lab in room 302, said interim university spokesperson Jim Chiavelli. Initial reports had put it at Egan Research Center. NUPD called Boston Fire Department who is treating the incident as a possible chemical spill and hazmat crews responded the scene. (1) comment
Budget Review Committee (BRC) chair Jennifer Hardy announced at a committee meeting last night that the BRC will form a group to evaluate how the year has gone so far, said Garrett Marques, a member of the BRC. "We're looking to service as much of the student population as possible while still trying to work with the new budget constraints," Marques said. (1) comment
Some members of the Northeastern community may see fewer opportunities for research funding following Congress' Sept. 30 passage of the 2009 Continuing Resolutions Bill, which will hold current research funding levels through March. The school obtains some of its grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH), according to the university's research website. (0) comments
As the current economic woes and an uncertain monetary future threaten many institutions across the country, university officials say Northeastern's $700 million endowment and the school's operating budget do not face major threats. "University endowments, like all investors, have been negatively impacted by the current economic situation, including Northeastern University," Jim Chiavelli, interim university spokesperson, said in a statement. (1) comment
Students anxious to learn something from Northeastern professors without spending hours in their classes are in luck. Northeastern launched its first webcast panel discussion Monday in an hour-long segment titled "Will the Economic Bailout Plan Work? - A Panel of Northeastern Experts Weigh in. (0) comments
On Monday, the Northeastern University Campus Center on Violence Against Women held a discussion panel in the Curry Student Center Ballroom to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Representatives from the center, Claire Harwell and Bobby Aiello and interviewed five current and former student panelists who have experiences with domestic abuse. (0) comments
Helen Pham, a junior chemistry major, was one of five students recently waiting to give her acceptance speech at the Harvard Club, an exclusive social club in Boston for Harvard alumni and associates. Of the students who won the Gallagher Koster Scholarship for health-related careers, she was the only one from Massachusetts. (0) comments
Whether itching for a new way to use spicy chipotle, or if that age old combination of Easy Mac and a MicroFridge is getting tired, members of the Northeastern community who love food now have a place to share their passion. NUeats is a new student-run club focused around many college students' favorite thing: food. (1) comment
Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, Sept. 30 9:30 a.m. A parking attendant in the Columbus Parking Lot reported a car with a forged decal and the car was towed. The owner of the car later identified himself as an undergraduate student, and admitted that he photocopied his roommate's parking decal. (0) comments