Tweets of the week: March 31 – April 4

by Jordana Torres

April 4, 2014

The News@Northeastern April Fools edition, a hockey infographic, the 2014 Compass Awards and a student venture feature were among our selections for tweets from the Northeastern community this week.

A culture of creative makers alive and kicking at #Northeastern. @lauramarelic @NU_CAMD http://t.co/ATYdGJeYjC

— President Aoun (@PresidentAoun) April 1, 2014

#Northeastern student Lukas Schulte headed to India in May to present a paper about his work on co-op at @Microsoft. http://t.co/P6UoJLvywZ

— Lindsey Sampson (@lindseygsampson) March 31, 2014

.@TweetRupal is creating personalized voices for those who can’t speak via @SmithsonianMag How to Build a Human Voice http://t.co/ajCa5WoKJj

— Northeastern Experts (@NUexperts) March 31, 2014

Hear why journalism at Northeastern is such a great program in this new video from @NU_CAMD! http://t.co/ZJlWogN3Bg @NUjournalism

— Hannah Becker (@HannahEliz15) March 31, 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Here’s a look back at the 2013-14 #Northeastern women’s hockey season! #GoNU http://t.co/r1LUgIXGaF pic.twitter.com/qjZU1peHtI

— Northeastern WHKY (@GoNUwhockey) March 31, 2014

Loving the #Northeastern #AprilFoolsDay news@Northeastern email! Awesome job #ProfessorUnderwood

— Sarah Leahy (@sarahleahy) April 1, 2014

So excited to have just accepted my first co-op with @whittierstreet! #iheartcoop @Northeastern

— Xander Miller (@Xanderer115) April 1, 2014

Check out who is going to judge student presenters at RISE this year! http://t.co/WCEAngYJMb #RISE2014 at #Northeastern

— CRI at Northeastern (@CRIatNU) April 1, 2014

Northeastern will soon add “text-and-walk” lanes on pathways to prevent collisions with people and garbage cans. http://t.co/YwRGZ0OK98

— BostonTweet (@BostonTweet) April 1, 2014

Check out @GeniusBox4Kids in @BostInno today! Congrats, @mynameskate & Shivu! http://t.co/AdvGGA6r0p //@EIPNEU @IDEANEU #Northeastern

— NU EntrepreneursClub (@EClubNEU) April 2, 2014

Well written e-mail from @PresidentAoun “Universities have an obligation to be more than microcosms of society – WE must be a model.” #goNU

— B. Fink (@JETfink) April 2, 2014

Check out photos from the 2014 Compass Awards. It’s an honor to recognize these exceptional #Northeastern students. http://t.co/69QdTZ177a

— Northeastern Alumni (@AlumniNU) April 3, 2014

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