Northeastern

Some Northeastern students marked down for unsuccessful pregaming before Barstool party; Barstool honcho told to sit down and shut up

adamg — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:02:12 +0000

The 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

adamg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:00:57 +0000

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

adamg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:33:22 +0000

UPDATE: 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

adamg — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:24:33 +0000

Not 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

adamg — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:37:59 +0000

The 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

adamg — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:35:41 +0000

A 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

adamg — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:10:09 +0000

A 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

adamg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:18:58 +0000

Will 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

adamg — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:41:09 +0000

The 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.

Occupy Northeastern

adamg — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:59:14 +0000

Brian D'Amico reports the Occupy movement came to Northeastern today.

Live video.

Mission Hill residents seek money from area colleges for vandalism repairs

adamg — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:26:45 +0000

The Huntington News reports on a proposal by the Mission Hill Problem Property Task Force for a fund to which Northeastern, Wentworth, MassArt and Mass. College of Pharmacy would make contributions to repair vandalism. Northeastern's John Tobin (yes, that John Tobin) says it's unfair to assume that all vandalism on the Hill is the fault of college students.

Woman at Northeastern has laptop stolen while chasing the punks who took her cellphone

adamg — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:06:09 +0000

The Huntington News reports on a rash of cellphone thefts on and near campus: High-school-age kids grab phones, then run. One woman who had that happen to her at the Curry Student Center chased the JDs but lost them by Ruggles. When she returned to the student center, she discovered her laptop, which she'd left behind, was now also missing.

Flags from controversial Northeastern exhibit stolen

adamg — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:06:41 +0000

UPDATE: Somebody turned the flags into campus police.

The Huntington News reports two American flags with certain colors missing that were hanging in an International Village lobby have gone missing.

The flags, one missing the blue and stars, the other missing the red stripes, were intended to represent the lack of cooperation in Washington between the "red" and the "blue," according to their designer, Thomas Starr, a professor in Northeastern's Department of Art and Design. But the Northeastern College Republicans called them an un-American "atrocity" and demanded they be removed.

Northeastern student learns: Never trust anyone over 30

adamg — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:13:05 +0000

The Huntington News reports a middle-aged Northeastern student became friends with a more typically aged Huskie - and convinced the kid to lend him "several thousand dollars," allegedly to claim an overseas inheritance or lottery winnings. After stalling the younger student for several weeks over repayment:

One day, the man told him that he received the money and convinced the student to put the entirety of it, in the form of a check, in his bank account and take out what was owed. The bank later called the student to tell him the check did not go through and that he owed $40,000. NUPD is currently investigating the whereabouts of the older student.

Stern warnings didn't work, so Northeastern will appeal to student pride to curb off-campus problems

adamg — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:30:27 +0000

The Huntington News reports on a new college initiative to reduce town/gown friction by getting students to sign a pledge promising to deport themselves as true Huskies when off campus. Northeastern students were already required to pledge not to be knuckleheads when among the general public:

She said the [old] policy also contained "really strong language," that made it too stern for students to respect.

"[The pledge] is supposed to be something more proactive that really boosts Husky pride, in addition to making sure that we really do behave and model the way Northeastern wants us to look as students," Caron said.