Student Stories Archives

02/23/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Sam Marley, DMSB'18, left, Daniel Arvidsson, DMSB'18, and Dan Korman, DMSB'18, are co-founders of Blurr, a photo sharing app/platform that is public and hyperlocal and makes it easy for people attending the same event or at the same venue to share images. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Blurr, the app that’s out to change how you share photos

Three Northeastern students have co-founded a hyperlocal photo-sharing platform that connects people who are in the same place at the same time, like a party or sporting event. Now, the Blurr team is headed to South by Southwest to pitch its startup to entrepreneurs and investors as finalists in a national student startup competition.

by Greg St. Martin March 14, 2016

How a hockey star was born

Kendall Coyne, senior captain of the women’s hockey team, is one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. As her career at Northeastern nears its end, she and those who know her well reflect on her ascent to the top of the sport.

by Joe O'Connell March 11, 2016

Students share ‘transformative’ experiences of Alternative Spring Break

We spoke with three students who are participating in Alternative Spring Break this week, working at an animal sanctuary in Utah, an organic farm in Puerto Rico, and for a nutrition services program in Georgia. In one-on-one interviews, they shared their experiences and why they are so passionate about volunteerism.

by Joe O'Connell March 11, 2016

03/01/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Students work on their Enabling Engineering capstone projects in the ECE Capstone Lab in Hayden Hall at Northeastern University on March 1, 2016. The products/prototypes are going to Ecuador over Spring Break. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Students spend spring break in Ecuador assisting children with disabilities

A group of Northeastern engineering and physical therapy students have spent months developing devices designed to help children with disabilities at an orphanage in Ecuador. On Sunday, 15 students and their professor traveled to the South American country to spend their spring break working with these children.

by Greg St. Martin March 9, 2016

Northeastern student is traveling abroad with Jimmy Fallon

Halle O’Conor, AMD’17, wants to work for The Tonight Show. To make her application stand out, she’s been doing a little “sightseeing” with a cardboard cutout of the gregarious host, stopping in Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic.

by Jason Kornwitz March 8, 2016

Environment central to grassroots political initiative led by students, professor

On Sunday night, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debated in Flint, Michigan, the city facing a devastating lead-contamination water crisis. For several Northeastern students, as well as professor Daniel Faber, the debate hit home on a very personal level, as the environment is central to a grassroots political initiative—called Environmentalists for Bernie.

by Greg St. Martin March 8, 2016

Students work to expand understanding of immigration

More than 180 students will be participating in the Center of Community Service’s Alternative Spring Break program this week. One group of young humanitarians will be volunteering with a Texas-based nonprofit that was founded by labor rights activist César Chávez to help families fight deportations and effect positive social change in their community.

by Jason Kornwitz March 7, 2016

Cool ways to spend spring break in Boston

For students staying in Boston for spring break, we’ve compiled a list of fun activities to try during the week off as well as a rundown of what campus services will remain open.

by Joe O'Connell March 4, 2016

September 29, 2014 - Students and alumni were given the opportunity to network with startup companies seeking employees for co-op, full-time and internship positions at the On Fire to Hire Startup Expo on Sept. 29, 2014 in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. The event was sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship Education.

Are you fired up to work at a startup?

On Monday night, Northeastern will host its latest On Fire To Hire Startup Expo, where students and alumni will network with startups from a variety of industries seeking to hire co-ops, interns, and full-time employees. Here’s the story of how one student landed a co-op position after attending the event in the fall.

by Greg St. Martin February 29, 2016

Northeastern’s Model NATO team can’t be stopped

A team of Northeastern students placed first at the 31st Annual International Model NATO Conference in Washington D.C. earlier this month, marking the fifth consecutive year in which a delegation from the university has won the competition.

by Jason Kornwitz February 26, 2016