In conversations with the Banner this past week, several observers spoke to a larger context for the issues raised by march attendees. Gia Barboza, a professor of African American studies and criminal justice at Northeastern University, said it was important to look at the issue holistically. “By focusing on an individual, we’re not seeing the […]

This coming Sunday is a joyous holiday for most women with children, but certainly not all. On this day, my thoughts are with the countless mothers for whom the holiday is a sad reminder of tragedy and loss. My heart goes out to those women whose children cannot be by their side or even send […]

For now, Islamic State’s claim of responsibility is being met with a degree of skepticism. “The Islamic State is an interesting terrorist group in the sense that it’s not fussy over claiming credit for attacks or accepting members into the group,” said Max Abrahms, a terrorism expert at Northeastern University in Boston and a member […]

A recent study by Northeastern University found that several leading Web commerce sites practiced steering and price discrimination. For example, Cheap Tickets and Orbitz quoted lower prices for users who logged in than for those who didn’t log in—an average of $12 a night less for about 5% of hotels. Expedia and Hotels.com steered a […]

Of all the hoary traditions of 20th-century newspapering, few seem quite so hoary as the editorial and op-ed pages. Mixing editorials (unsigned because they represent the institutional views of the newspaper), cartoons, columns by staff members and outside contributors, and letters from readers, the opinion pages often seem anachronistic in the digital age — a […]

A quad of Northeastern University will become one large interactive video game on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, according to a report on webstie BostInno. To celebrate graduation, Boston’s Krentzman Quad will become an interactive arcade between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The project is part of a partnership with Denver-based OhHeckYeah, which brings digital gaming […]

Another factor in rising wages may be that high-tech employers are more prone to hire talent away from competitors than to train new employees — and hiring people who already have good jobs often requires paying a premium to get them. Economist Alan Clayton-Matthews, head of the Dukakis Center at Northeastern University, also cited globalization […]

Northeastern University’s Krentzman Quad will be transformed into a massive video game on Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. as part of the school’s graduation festivities. Partnering with Denver-based OhHeckYeah, a company that integrates digital gaming into communities to promote engagement, Northeastern itself will become an interactive arcade and feature a number […]

Being tapped to create the mural had special significance for the West Coast artist. El Mac said his father attended Northeastern and earned a degree in engineering from the school. His mother also grew up in Boston. This was the first time he has stepped foot in the state, however. “There’s thousands of schools in […]

Unfortunately, it turns out that inducing more collaboration may hinder the most important part of problem-solving: actually solving the problem. While connecting employees does increase the ability to gather facts during the early stages of tackling a problem, it also inhibits the ability to analyze those facts and find a solution, a team of Boston […]

Eents in Baltimore remind us that the dropout-to-prison pipeline costs us all. What most of us don’t realize is how much it costs: trillions of dollars in uncollected taxes and unearned income that never enters the economy. A 2010 study by Northeastern University estimates the loss in unpaid taxes over a single dropout’s lifetime at […]

The jury will soon decide a sentence for Tsarnaev: execution or life in solitary confinement without parole. His family members were considered to be key witnesses with a vital role in persuading the jury to be merciful, according to experts. “The only way to save his life is to humanize him, to show he’s really […]