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On the Emerald Necklace, these art exhibits reach out and touch you

Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya uses fog to sculpt her unique artworks in Northeastern’s extended backyard.

by Ian Thomsen August 29, 2018

Chris Robert

“I’m from Brooklyn. I brought a Yankees jersey with me. I’m ready.”

by Ian Thomsen August 28, 2018

Jessica Amanambu

“The coldest weather I’ve been in is 30 degrees. I’m from Miami, and the first thing I want to do when I see snow is get into a snowball fight, and build a snowman. That’s my dream to do that.”

by Ian Thomsen August 28, 2018

Ross Ramkissoon

“Growing up around here, I fell in love with the campus, and part of my motive to do well in high school was to end up here. I’ve already taken some people (incoming freshmen) to Fenway.”

by Ian Thomsen August 28, 2018

After seven decades, Alabama honors Jim Crow-era victims

Northeastern’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project investigated the murders of six black men that went unpunished in the 1940s. Their stories were revealed in Mobile on Saturday.

by Ian Thomsen August 18, 2018

I meditated on National Relaxation Day. Here’s how that went.

Wednesday was National Relaxation Day. I typed it into my phone calendar that morning, with alarms 60 and 30 minutes in advance, to remind me that I had been assigned to relax from 2 to 2:30 p.m., after which I would write this story on deadline.

by Ian Thomsen August 16, 2018

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