Staircase to winter break

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A member of the Northeastern community takes the center stairs in ISEC in Boston. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

A member of the Northeastern community takes the center stairs in ISEC on the Boston campus. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

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