New York Post Feds eye fix to loan$ For some students’ federal college loans, Uncle Sam might be ready to forgive and forget. The Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 aims to erase the federal student loan debt of academia’s most dutiful borrowers — those who have already paid 10 percent of their discretionary income servicing their arrears over 10 years — and cap […]
Antiracism rally cites hockey tweets Two days after a barrage of racist tweets followed a Bruins game, an annual rally against racism in downtown Boston took on stronger purpose.
Gas2 Students Suggest More Walking and Less Driving In Boston’s North End The North End, a neighborhood within Boston, is the city’s little Italy. Filled with great restaurants, American historical sites, and bars and lounges frequented by celebrities. In the spring and summer months The North End is a major tourist attraction and this adds additional pedestrian traffic and vehicle traffic to the crowed narrow roads and sidewalks. […]
Milford Mirror College senior Amy Osborne already making her mark on the world When she was 13, Amy Osborne welcomed a room full of guests into her home, distributing agendas and guiding a discussion about the importance of fundraising for the American Cancer Society.
Tax-exempt school gives president a lavish life It is a tiny school, with an enrollment the size of a modest elementary school. There is no campus, just a small office building. Its 400 part-time students are invisible here, attending classes at off-site facilities across the country.
How to Spot a Scoundrel: Fidgeting and Trust Imagine the original job interview. The first one ever, back on the prehistoric savannahs of eastern Africa. It wouldn’t have been exactly like a modern job interview, because early humans had no resumes or Linked-In or letters of recommendation to guide them. There was very little in the way of personal or professional reputation to […]
Tweets put focus on racism, hockey and Boston Hate travels fast in the age of Twitter. No sooner had Joel Ward’s shot found the back of the net late Wednesday than racist rants began spewing on the Internet.
Northeastern Student To Go To Space This is undoubtedly the “ain’t that cool” story floating around the newsroom today. Justin Dowd, a 22-year-old physics and math major at Northeastern University, will become one of the world’s first civilian astronauts after winning an international competition.
NU student’s next assignment is out of this world Northeastern University physics and math major Justin Dowd has had a painting of an aerial view of the earth hanging on his bedroom wall since he was a child.
Can Obama rock the youth vote again? Will young American voters be as enthusiastic about President Obama’s re-election as they were about his candidacy four years ago, when 66% of 18- to 29-year-olds favored him over John McCain?
The Black Church And Hip-Hop In his new book, Emmett G. Price argues that the black church and hip-hop culture represent two ends of a growing generational divide within the black community. And it’s a divide he describes as “extreme, volatile, destructive… and wider than ever.”
Northeastern student knows no borders Gina Palino, a Northeastern University student, was walking down a dirt road in a Ugandan village last fall when a young girl stopped her to thank her for bringing fresh water to her village. Then, the girl made a simple request: Could Palino give her a pair of shoes?