Journalism professor Walter Robinson examines how the Department of Justice’s investigation into The Associated Press impacts an already strained relationship between the White House and the press.
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Architectural lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake
A traveling exhibit on how Japan’s architectural community responded to the Great East Japan Earthquake is at Northeastern, the sole U.S. stop on a global tour.
Green Line Records looks beyond Top 40
Northeastern’s student-run record label, which provides management, recording, and other support to musicians, signed five new artists earlier this month.
Digital tools help uncover memes in literature
The sprawling cast of characters in the Irish novel Finnegans Wake compares to the meme culture that permeates the Internet today, according to research by English major Tom Murphy.
Ocean view, from within
Stephen W. Director, Northeastern’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, has been taking underwater photographs for more than two decades. What’s his trick for capturing sea life’s immense beauty and diversity? Just stay focused.
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.
Custom guitars get ‘Kickstart’ at SXSW
The online custom-guitar manufacturer, which is co-founded by an alumnus, has generated serious buzz in the music industry with its new line of semihollow guitars.
3Qs: In ‘free culture’ online, where are the women?
Joseph Reagle, an assistant professor of communication studies, explains why women make up a very small percentage of “open computing” fields like Wikipedia, Linux, and Apache.
How the Holocaust shaped one author’s life and literary career
“The Holocaust is woven into my understanding of the world,” says Nathan Englander, an internationally bestselling author who delivered the second annual Morton E. Ruderman Memorial Lecture on Monday evening.
Film chronicles China’s rising global power
Northeastern will host a campus screening of Journey with the Giant, an extraordinary new documentary by the film’s writer, director, and producer James Gabbe, a 1966 graduate.
Theatre department brings ‘Donnie Darko’ to the stage
The play, which opened this week at Northeastern and is directed by professor Matt Gray, utilizes advanced technology to tell the story of a troubled teen with 28 days to save the world.
Alumna writes the book on ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Shelley Murphy, a journalist for The Boston Globe, co-wrote a new book on the notorious gangster, who was captured in 2011 after 16 years on the lam.
