Aid to commissioner’s son by police officer is debated Jack Levin, a professor of criminology and sociology at Northeastern University, said the officer’s judgment appeared sound. “I think if he had just allowed the commissioner’s son to drive on, it would have been a lot worse, especially if he had had an accident,” said Levin. The officer “protected motorists; he protected the driver he […]
In rampages, it’s about revenge The dreadful shooting sprees of the past few months, which claimed dozens of innocent lives, shocked and unnerved millions of Americans. The specter of some heavily armed madman turning a theater, a temple, a mall or a school into his personal battle zone has become all too real and terrifying. The latest episode still unfolding in Southern California implicates, oddly enough, a […]
NBC Latino Latina struggles when eating disorders and culture collide But recent studies have found that Latinas have eating disorders and body image concerns at rates comparable to or greater than non-Latina whites. “If you look at the research literature, the perception is not well-founded,” says Deb Franko, professor of counseling & applied educational psychology and associate dean at Northeastern University. In the study, “Considering J.Lo and Ugly […]
Sports Illustrated All pieces come together for Northeastern as Huskies shoot for NCAAs Northeastern University’s star senior point guard, Jonathan Lee, planned on playing at Montana State until the school pulled its scholarship offer. The Huskies’ other star guard, Texas native Joel Smith, waited around for a UTEP offer that never materialized. Northeastern’s most tantalizing prospect, sophomore Quincy Ford, is the fifth of 10 children home-schooled in his […]
US traces, tells of Whitey Bulger’s arsenal on the run Glenn Pierce, the acting director of the Institute for Security and Public Policy at Northeastern University, said that guns can easily be bought in some states from private sellers without any paper trail and that universal background checks would slow down the flow of guns to some people who should not have them. “The highly […]
Bloomberg Businessweek The U.S. Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Stumps Economists One way to visualize this issue is to compare U.S. unemployment with job openings since 2001. The result can be seen on the attached chart: a scorpion-shaped curve that tracks the swelling ranks of the long-term jobless. The chart’s creators were Rand Ghayad, a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Northeastern University, and his adviser, labor economist […]
National Journal The Scary Truth About How Much Climate Change is Costing You “Up until recently, the debate was, how much does it cost us to address climate change—and the cost of acting overwhelmed us,” says Matthias Ruth, an economist at Northeastern University who has published a series of reports on the economic impact of climate change on various states. “The cost of inaction is at the same […]
Older women staying on the job to make up lost time Rising longevity and the aging baby boom partially explain the trend. Almost 75 percent of 55- to 64-year-olds will be working in 2018, compared with 65 percent in 2008, forecasts Northeastern University economist Barry Bluestone. Likewise, he thinks 30 percent of Americans age 65 to 74 will be working at that point, up from 25 […]
Investigators Pinpoint a Short Circuit Within a 787 Dreamliner Battery Boeing, along with investigators in the United States and Japan, have focused on the lithium-ion battery from the start. And today’s announcement that the problem appears to have started with a short circuit within a cell is exactly what battery expert Dr. K.M. Abraham suggested was the problem when we spoke with him last month. […]
For Northeastern, history not an obstacle It’s not often that a college hockey team has time to savor a victory. Usually, it’s back to work right away, getting ready for the next game. In the case of Northeastern’s win over Boston University in the semifinals of Monday’s 61st Beanpot at TD Garden, coach Jim Madigan said he wanted his players to […]
Smith scores 19, Ford’s late heroics help Northeastern rally past Hofstra for 62-57 win Joel Smith scored 19 points, Quincy Ford scored four of his 15 points and had a crucial block in the last 11 seconds and Colonial Athletic Association leader Northeastern rallied past Hofstra 62-57 Wednesday night. The Huskies (15-8, 10-1), who also beat the Pride 65-60 on Jan. 16, trailed 44-38 with 7:26 left when they […]
Kevin Roy’s hat trick gets NU into Beanpot final It was a play that would be frowned upon in youth hockey. And yet, there was the pass by Boston University’s Ben Rosen, the puck going far too close to an open goalmouth, the goalie in no position to do anything when Northeastern’s Kevin Roy intercepted the puck and poked it in. Sure, Rosen was […]