Eric Jenkins, the star distance runner for the men’s track and field team, has set his sights on winning the 5,000-meter race at the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Championships in June.
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Alum signs with Pats, hits the practice field
Jason Vega, a former outside linebacker for the Huskies, has signed a three-year contract with the New England Patriots and began practicing with the team last weekend.
Students hit a home run for Mission Hill Little League
Northeastern students coach and mentor dozens of budding ballplayers in the program, which serves boys and girls ages 9 to 12.
The quintessential global citizen
Student commencement speaker Miguel de Corral has worked, studied, and conducted field research in 17 countries around the world and dreams of becoming a foreign policy adviser.
Torch Scholars reflect on life-changing experiences
Members of the third graduating class of Torch Scholars shared their life-changing experiences at Northeastern and received advice from mentors and administrators at a luncheon on Thursday afternoon.
‘Huskies for Heroes’ goes the distance for veterans
A score of students, staff, and alumni plan to participate in a nine-kilometer fundraising run on Saturday morning in support of veterans who suffer from the invisible wounds of war.
Faculty experts reflect on the Boston Marathon bombing
The fourth event in Northeastern’s yearlong educational series on civic sustainability last Wednesday focused on suspect motivation, the importance of resilience, and the role of social media.
Northeastern helps Boston heal
(This article was updated Monday morning at 9 a.m.) Friday’s capture of the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings capped a harrowing week for the Boston area. Throughout the week, … read more »
Why the innocent plead guilty
“Barriers to information and the prospect of a harsher sentence can lead the innocent to plead guilty,” according to law professor Daniel Medwed, who delivered the 49th annual Robert D. Klein Lecture.
Ambitious filmmakers punch their tickets to national festival
Three short films created by Northeastern students will be screened in Tinseltown as part of the 12th annual Campus MovieFest.
Education as a basic human right
Daphne Koller, the co-founder of Coursera, a leading platform for Massive Open Online Courses, says free online education has the potential to promote world peace and solve global challenges.
Don’t stop the music
Music industry major Caitlyn Dougher drew thousands of concertgoers to an annual music festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, through a five-month social media campaign.
