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For the students, by the students since 1926
New mural celebrates Latinx community Council
weighs office aimed at colleges By Audrey Cooney news staff
A recent proposal Lindsay put forth by a By Catherine Boston city councilor would create communication between the city and its institutions of higher learning to enhance university engagement. “Students from across the country andByacross world attend Naomithe Stapleton our schools and receive incredible educations of a high caliber,” said Councilor Timothy McCarthy (D5), while speaking to the city council at a meeting last week when he
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Crowds gather around the Latino/a Student Cultural Center on Forsyth Street to get a better look at the new mural covering the building’s facade. By Patrick Burgard news CorresPondent
Walking down Forsyth Street, it’s hard to miss the Latino/a Student Cultural Center’s (LSCC) bright new exterior, which got a
vibrant makeover this week in the form of a mural covering the building’s whole facade. The LSCC unveiled the mural, titled “We Are All Streams Leading to the Same River,” at a special ceremony on Tuesday. The artwork
is rich with luminous depictions of Latinx cultural images and symbols of unity such as an Incan pergrowing out of it, a couple dancing in traditional clothing and many
from the LSCC logo. “In a global society, your social identity and your background are very important, but it doesn’t matter where we come from,” Lydia Vega, coordinator of student serPaint, Page 7
with them comes a continuously growing relationship between the City of Boston, the neighborhoods and these institutions.” Boston is home to more than 25 colleges and universities. They all collaborate with the city regarding issues of student housing, building, event permitting and programming and more. However, most schools to work with city government agencies, all operating indepenoffiCe, Page 5
DivestNU in 2nd week of protest By Elise Harmon managing editor
Members of DivestNU, now in their second week of occupying Centennial Common, held a rally with alumni Tuesday and have agreed to move their tents out of the way for a Stu-
dent Government Association (SGA) event scheduled for Friday. The student group, which formed signs and raised banners on Centennial Common on Monday, Oct. 3, threatening to stay until Northeastern University administrators Centennial, Page 2
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XC takes New England title By Jake Sauberman news CorresPondent
As clouds loomed large overhead on an early October afternoon in Franklin Park, Northeastern University runners lined up at the starting line with 33 other schools from around the northeast region.
The women’s team would defeat all but three, while the men’s team would leave no school ahead of it. Northeastern made history on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the New England Championship. Not since ment that the Huskies can not only
keep up with fellow northeast schools, but that they are a legitimate threat at the top of the pack. Senior Paul Duffey led the way for Northeastern, taking an imprestime of 25:08. Following him were junior Christian Stafford (14th, ChamPionshiP, Page 11
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Northeastern alumna Mara Scallon speaks during a rally Tuesday night.