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Elizabeth Snow fills out her ballot at Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Aug. 6, 2020, in Red Bank, Tenn. AP Photo by C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press

Election Day is in 8 weeks. Will every ballot be counted?

Fake news. Russian interference. Voter suppression. It’s all on the table at Northeastern’s voting rights conference.

by Peter Ramjug September 11, 2020

Smoke from wildfires in California and Oregon is expected to descend on Seattle, Washington, over Thursday night, triggering significant health concerns. AP Photo by Noah Berger

West Coast wildfires lead to closure of Seattle campus

Online learning continues but campus is closed until further notice. Air quality conditions are expected to reach unhealthy levels Thursday night into Friday, says Dave Thurman, the regional chief executive officer and dean of Northeastern’s Seattle campus.

by Peter Ramjug September 11, 2020

A security guard walks past a giant American flag hanging in Woodrow Wilson Plaza behind temporary metal fencing ahead of the 2020 Republican National Convention, in Washington, D.C., on August 21, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. AP photo by Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA

How can the US fix legal flaws exposed by COVID-19?

Wall off the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from politics, and let the agency focus on the core mission of public health, says law professor Wendy Parmet.

by Peter Ramjug September 10, 2020

President Trump addressing RNC from White House South Lawn

Trump’s pandemic approval ratings rise for the first time, new national study finds

The increase was small, but it was enough to reverse a continuous decline, according to a survey by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, Northwestern, and Rutgers.

by Peter Ramjug September 8, 2020

Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Your guide to Convocation 2020

The traditional welcoming ceremony for first-year and transfer students will look and feel different. But there’s no shortage of ways to get involved and make friends through student organizations, club sports, and other university offices and departments.

by Peter Ramjug September 7, 2020

Will young voters show up to the polls (or the mailbox) for this election?

Ever since 18-year-olds were given the right to vote, turnout among young people has been largely underwhelming. Northeastern graduates Emily White and Melanie Shark are working to change that.

by Peter Ramjug September 4, 2020

Nia Maya James and Jessica Giles, who work in the Northeastern Bookstore stock orders in the online bookstore pick-up at Ell Hall. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Here’s a new place to pick up your textbooks

The Boston campus bookstore is temporarily closed but taking orders online. Here’s a new place to get your textbooks.

by Peter Ramjug August 31, 2020

Alex Stern, left, and Meghan Fennessy, right, wheel their belongings into the Davenport residence building. Stern, from Colorado, and Fennessy, from Massachusetts, are roommates. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

‘It’s so good to be back’

A conga line of cars, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles formed outside the various residence buildings on an overcast and drizzly Saturday morning, as returning students warmed at the sight of a familiar campus, and followed pandemic safety precautions on arrival.

by Peter Ramjug August 29, 2020

Rendering courtesy of the Landing Studio for Northeastern University

Relax. Read. Socialize… on the new Richardson Plaza

Renovations will turn the concrete area on Northeastern’s Boston campus into a more desirable destination for students with the addition of seating and plants. The first stage of work will wrap up in time for the start of the fall semester.

by Peter Ramjug August 25, 2020

Debbie Lomax, who works at Northeastern Reprographics, fills a bucket with cleaning supplies that will be distributed to students when they arrive on the Boston campus. Matthews Arena. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

And you thought Matthews Arena was just for sports

Workers and volunteers were scurrying around Matthews Arena on the Boston campus over the weekend to complete several large-scale projects tied directly to promoting safety for the return of students this week.

by Peter Ramjug August 23, 2020

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