Lovesick over Charles Manson. Really? Wedding bells are about to ring for convicted multiple murderer Charles Manson, arguably America’s most notorious of his ilk. Of course, Manson, the pied piper of the 1960s hippie movement, is not the first multiple killer to stand at the altar behind prison walls. Hillside Strangler Kenneth Bianchi and Night Stalker Richard Ramirez are just […]
Slate Egg-freezing parties aren’t like tupperware parties The latest trend in assisted reproduction is egg-freezing parties, sales events often described as the “new Tupperware parties.” In the I Love Lucy era, Tupperware parties were a marketing breakthrough that made Tupperware plastic storage containers wildly successful. Hosting parties offered women a way to earn money at a time when Rosie the Riveter was […]
Deccan Chronicle Made for big pharma Certain US experts have pointed out that the American administration consistently uses trade working groups to push for more severe patenting regimes that favour Big Pharma. Professor Brook Baker of the Northeastern University School of Law has cautioned that the working group would give the US a dedicated forum to continue to pressure India to […]
TwinCities.com Vikings: Adrian Peterson suspended for at least 2014 season; NFLPA will appeal A minimum six-game suspension can be imposed for offenses including assault, battery or domestic violence, with “aggravating circumstances that would warrant higher levels of discipline,” the NFL said. Smith said “litigation was inevitable” in fighting for Peterson. But the players union does not have much leverage beyond the bully pulpit to demand an independent arbitrator […]
Boston Magazine Northeastern University survey: ‘Generation Z’ thinks the U.S. is on the ‘wrong track’ The next generation of students getting ready to step into the world of higher education isn’t too worried about climate change, claims they always break up with a significant other in person—not via smartphone texts—and gets their news from online sources like the New York Times, rather than sites like Buzzfeed, according to the results […]
Diverse Poll: Generation Z teens describe themselves entrepreneurial, self-directed While placing a high value on higher education, the generation of young Americans now in their late teens can also be described as highly entrepreneurial and self-directed, a new national poll has found. On Tuesday, Northeastern University officials unveiled wide-ranging survey results detailing the life aspirations and social views held by Generation Z, or 16- […]
Boot camp gives students individualized attention for college essays This past, cold Saturday morning, about 100 Boston high school students trekked to Northeastern University to spend the day work-shopping their college essays as application deadlines approach for seniors. The College Essay Boot Camp — a day organized by 826 Boston, a nonprofit organization focusing on students’ writing skills, and Northeastern — provides the unique […]
CommonWealth Magazine Panel: End mandatory minimum drug sentences The Special Commission to Study the Commonwealth’s Criminal Justice System on Tuesday began debating legislative recommendations members plan to make to strengthen post-release supervision, improve prisoner reentry outcomes and reduce recidivism, and address overcrowding in the state’s jails and prisons. “Drug offenses are a huge reason we have so much overcrowding in the prison system,” […]
A soothsayer for the digital age Of course, prediction is a proven hazard. Just ask the weatherman, or seismologists or, for that matter, economic forecasters, whose reams of data and supercomputers don’t seem to help much. And then, data-based prediction has a serious limitations: It’s only as good as the data. “An algorithm will never be able to make predictions about […]
Will Generation Z disconnect? Today’s hot tech companies may soon be in for some nasty surprises. Teenagers are pushing back against the technology dependence that previous generations have developed — in fact, against anything the corporate world pushes at them. That’s one of the surprising findings in a survey just released by Northeastern University. Attempts to quantify Generation Z — those born after 1995 — are becoming […]
Politico Morning Education FINANCIAL ANXIETIES PLAGUE GEN Z: A new survey out of Northeastern University suggests the large majority of 16- to 19-year-olds believe a college degree is important, but they worry about being able to afford it. A quarter of “Generation Z” students surveyed said they don’t think any loan debt is manageable, and 44 percent said […]
Survey finds Generation Z to be motivated lot A new survey by Northeastern University found that a majority of Generation Z — those between the ages of 16 and 19 — is very self-motivated and seeks to craft its own future through higher education. The survey of young people throughout the country is the fourth in a series by the university, which focuses […]