March at Northeastern meant new research, community spirit–and plenty of hockey by Matthew Modoono March 31, 2022 by Alyssa Stone Share Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Northeastern’s Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service hosts their first Holi festival event in Centennial Common. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University March was bustling at Northeastern: Students made their voices heard in protest of the war in Ukraine and in support of Ukrainians everywhere, while faculty shared their expertise with the world to analyze and contextualize Russia’s invasion of it’s neighboring country. The women’s hockey team clinched the Hockey East championship, but lost in a grueling double overtime match against Minnesota Duluth for the NCAA title. The men’s hockey team suffered a similarly bitter defeat in overtime against Western Michigan in the opening round of their NCAA championship. Still, there was much to celebrate: Students on Northeastern’s Boston campus donned beads and masks for Mardi Gras, and showered revelers with colored powder for Holi. March may come in like a lion and leave like a lamb, but at Northeastern, it’s Huskies all month. Masks, strings of colored beads, and headbands gave Robinson Quad a distinctive New Orleans feel during the Mardi Gras celebration. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Valentina Marano, associate professor international business and strategy group at Northeastern's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern students attend a demonstration at Centennial Common organized by the Ukrainian Cultural Club in response to Russia's invasion. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Mai’a Cross, Northeastern Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion; Edward W. Brooke Professor of Political Science and International Affairs. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Construction continues on the EXP building that will be an eight-story, 350,000-square-foot research center on Columbus Avenue. The building will include teaching and research labs, a cafe, a faculty club, and landscaped green space between Ruggles Station and ISEC. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A Northeastern researcher is silhouetted against the Boston skyline while working in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern’s Center for Spirituality, Dialogue and Service hosts their first Holi festival event in Centennial Common. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Ekaterina Botchkovar, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern first-year graduate student Dmitrii Troitskii, of Russia, (left) and Northeastern first-year student Nikita Clark (right), of Russia and the United States, share their their thoughts about the invasion of Ukraine. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Northeastern students, Emily Chen, Natalie Hsu, and Ali Schueler, work on a project in the ISEC building. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Members of the Women’s hockey team celebrate their fifth-straight Hockey East title, with a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Connecticut at Matthews Arena. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern students study on the Boston campus. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Christopher Bosso, professor of public policy. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern Arboretum third year co-op Indira Holdsworth, an ecology and evolutionary biology major, hangs an identification label in Fitzgerald Park in Mission Hill. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Lorena Sosa, who studies environmental studies and political science, works on a project in the tunnel system. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Devon Levi made 34 saves in Northeastern’s overtime loss to top-seeded Western Michigan during the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Flower begin to bloom on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Founders and members of the LonelyBones Skate Collective, a diverse group of skaters that comprises all levels of experience, meet up at a skate park in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Members of the Women’s hockey team leave Matthews Arena for the NCAA Frozen Four tournament. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Northeastern women's hockey take on Minnesota Duluth in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Frozen Four tournament at Pegula Ice Arena. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University A sun halo forms around spring blossoms on Northeastern’s Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Northeastern students protest the “Don’t Say Gay” Anti-Trans bills during the Queer Walkout event held at Centennial Common. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Northeastern students are visited by King Husky and a new husky puppy in Centennial Common. Photos by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University