Northeastern
Some Northeastern students marked down for unsuccessful pregaming before Barstool party; Barstool honcho told to sit down and shut up
By adamg - 2/9/12 - 8:02 amThe Huntington News reports at least three students got in a touch of trouble before they ever got to Barstool Sports' Northeastern Blackout shindig at the House of Blues, including two found on Columbus Avenue:
Police make show of force before halftime at Northeastern
By adamg - 2/5/12 - 8:00 pm
BPD command post tonight. Photo by BPD.
At 7:14, Max Voelker tweeted:
BPD Motorcycle Police as well as NUPD patrolling campus already.
At 7:50 p.m., Brian D'Amico tweeted:
7 K9s outside my building, numerous SWAT teams, another spec ops cycle unit down the road. And that's just around campus.
S. Ryder shows all the police forces represented at Northeastern:
Northeastern students warned to stay indoors Sunday night or face arrest
By adamg - 2/1/12 - 10:33 pmUPDATE: Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis says memo is misleading; people can't be arrested just for being outside; a Northeastern official agrees. More in the comments.
Residents of at least a couple of Northeastern dorms got a warning tonight from college Residential Life: Don't even think about going outside during or after the Super Bowl:
Because calling them roofie parties would be too crass
By adamg - 1/30/12 - 10:24 pmNot everybody at Northeastern will attend Barstool Sports' Blackout Party for Northeastern at the House of Blues on Thursday.
A group called Knock Out Barstool plans a protest march outside the House of Blues at 7:30 that night:
Northeastern student gets message about his parking
By adamg - 1/26/12 - 7:37 amThe Huntington News reports a Northeastern grad student who parked his car overnight in a college parking lot on Columbus Avenue returned the next afternoon to find both his side mirrors ripped off and a note "criticizing his parking and threatening to vandalize the car next time it is improperly parked."
Northeastern warns students: No rioting and stuff on Sunday, or else
By adamg - 1/20/12 - 3:35 pmA Northeastern vice president is warning students to be on their best behavior following the Patriots/Ravens game on Sunday:
Here we thought Australia was a first-world country
By adamg - 1/19/12 - 8:10 amA visiting Aussie lass, however, reports that red Solo cups, of the sort routinely used by Northeastern students to get themselves into the campus newspaper, are a rarity down under:
Imagine my glee upon seeing them in action, in real life, being used as pawns in beer pong. It was pretty great – thank you for this, Northeastern.
I'm not going to lie, the cups were kind of the highlight; but Boston has provided me with a raft of other great (and delicious) experiences too. Bagels are pretty cool, and I like your exterior fire escapes.
Northeastern steals somebody else away from City Hall
By adamg - 1/5/12 - 5:18 pmWill Onuoha, the mayor's liaison for the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill and Fenway for the past six years, is moving over to a similar job at Northeastern's Office of City and Community Affairs - where his boss will be John Tobin, who left the city council for his current job as a Northeastern vice president a year and a half ago. In an e-mail message today, Onuha wrote:
Through our steadfast devoted partnerships we have fought many battles to preserve the integrity of our neighborhoods, and through it all we have succeeded in strengthening the fabric of our neighborhoods. We have continued to make a difference for the community and I have learned so much during my time as the Neighborhood Coordinator/ District Representative and for that I am truly grateful.
Well, at least they didn't leave a dead horse in the dean's office
By adamg - 12/8/11 - 7:41 amThe Huntington News reports a fraternity already on double secret probation is on the verge of being kicked out of its national organization because of a September party off campus that ended with a visit from the local constabulary.
