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Need some basil to garnish your pizza? Come and get it.

All you need to do is walk to any one of eight new fresh herb gardens located across the Boston campus and snip the herbs you want to use in your favorite meals.

by Irvin Zhang July 11, 2019

He created an app to help Muslims with their daily prayers

Northeastern graduate Anas Abou Allaban's app, Tarteel.io, follows users as they recite their prayers in Arabic, and offers corrections for any pronunciation errors. The startup company he co-founded was recently accepted into MassChallenge, a global business accelerator program for companies in their early stages.

by Irvin Zhang July 11, 2019

How two foodie friends became gurus on the ’gram

Three years ago, Northeastern student Rachel Eng and her friend from high school started an Instagram account where they could post photos of food to help each other decide where to eat next. Now their account, @twotastebuddiez, boasts more than 18,000 followers who use the page to navigate the food scene in Boston.

by Irvin Zhang July 3, 2019

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in July

Write poetry. Volunteer in the community. Enjoy some ice cream in the sun.

by Irvin Zhang June 28, 2019

Rising hockey star to tryout for US National Junior Team

Jordan Harris, who plays defense for the men’s hockey team at Northeastern, has been selected to compete for a roster spot in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, which will take place later this year in the Czech Republic.

by Irvin Zhang June 25, 2019

Discovering Cuba through the photographer’s lens

More than two dozen Northeastern students spent three weeks developing their photography skills in Cuba while forging “real connections with the people who lived there and worked there,” says Sam Barry, a journalism major who participated in the program.

by Irvin Zhang June 25, 2019

His aunt almost died when he was a boy in Nigeria. He vowed then to become a doctor.

Damilola Adetunla, an incoming freshman at Northeastern, promised to improve healthcare in his home country of Nigeria after he heard the story of his aunt’s near-death experience during the birth of her child.

by Irvin Zhang June 21, 2019

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