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Of all the students at Northeastern University, the student-athletes can likely boast some of the most unique college experiences — not least because they have to fit so much into four years. Just ask Carly Wilhelm, a senior forward on… Continue Reading →
What would you like to become when you grow up? It’s a question that most of us have been asked by family members, friends, and teachers. One of the most common responses: athlete. Growing up, three out of four American… Continue Reading →
College Town, a newsletter produced in Fall 2017’s “Digital Storytelling and Social Media” course, spoke with four Northeastern club captains who devote hours on end to the sports they hold so dear – without all the privileges varsity athletes enjoy. They… Continue Reading →
When Austin Alford spent the night at his friend’s house last summer, he didn’t expect to wake up to 30 missed calls from his mother. Nor did he expect the news she had to share.The 17-year-old’s car had been vandalized…. Continue Reading →
Three weeks ago, Trump released his budget outline for fiscal year 2018. It included a 1.4 billion dollar increase to the National Nuclear Security Administration (the body in charge of building and maintaining the US nuclear arsenal) and cutting the… Continue Reading →
With a growing economy and population in the Greater Boston area, developers have been planning to construct more residential and commercial buildings every year, with units both for rent and for sale, according to building permit data from five counties:… Continue Reading →
Doctors in Boston and around the country might be financially influenced by the pharmaceutical industry even more than previously believed. And said influence is coming in a form that you might not expect; a free burger and fries. Doctors are… Continue Reading →
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re… Continue Reading →
American Jews experience more hate crimes than any other religious minority, data from the FBI show. While Muslims are often considered the most targeted group in the nation – facing the brunt of anti-Muslim rhetoric from President Donald Trump –… Continue Reading →
Computer and video gaming are a billion dollar industry, and it’s made up of a variety of people. The average gamer is 35, and the majority of gamers are over the age of 18. Although it’s a popular pastime —… Continue Reading →
We decided to do our how-to on Twine because we figured most people would be showing how to use tools such as Carto, JS Storymap, JS timeline, Plotly, Google Charts, etc. etc. — in other words, free platforms that allow… Continue Reading →
Living in a great city like Boston has a lot of perks, such as a ton of history and culture, amazing food, and five (5!) Superbowl championships. As a major metropolitan area, the city also collects their data and then makes… Continue Reading →
How does Major League Baseball teams’ spending on salary correlate with wins throughout the season? Teams can’t exactly pay their way to a World Series victory, but it can’t hurt, right? Or can they? What teams spend more money but… Continue Reading →
This past election showed us that data doesn’t always tell the whole story. Sometimes shoe leather reporting paints a more accurate picture. But data surely can inform a story — it can help explain a situation, right?Many of us are… Continue Reading →
Though it isn’t a whole month into the new year, hundreds of health inspection violations have already been handed down to Boston restaurant owners.According to the city’s latest Food Establishment Inspection records, 790 violations have been given to restaurant owners as… Continue Reading →
In 2015 homicide rates in Boston reached a 15-year low, with a total of 40 killings, according to the Boston Globe. Last year, while the number of non-fatal shootings dropped, homicide rates in the state capital increased by 15 percent, to 46… Continue Reading →
Recent survey responses and campus police data suggest that up to out of 10 rapes go unreported at Northeastern University.The second annual campus culture survey conducted by Northeastern officials asked participants directly if they had experienced sexual assault while attending the… Continue Reading →
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) keeps a thorough track record of “significant pipeline incidents,” ranging from mechanical failures to gas leaks and financial damages, over the past five to seven years. Data from the incident reports includes… Continue Reading →
As part of a larger effort to make government actions more transparent to the public, former President Obama started an online petitioning system called ‘We The People’ in 2011. The goal of the site is to make it easier for… Continue Reading →
Books are one of the oldest and best tools at the disposal of the common man who wishes to live a thousand lives, and to fully apprehend foreign times, places, and lifestyles. Through the words in a book, we can… Continue Reading →
What is plastic pollution? Plastic pollution is the result of plastic waste accumulating and adversely affecting the environment and ecosystems around it. The world’s oceans are being hit the worst by this problem.What’s so bad about plastic? What separates plastic… Continue Reading →
Critics and audiences alike eagerly awaited this year’s announcement of the 89th Academy Awards nominees. After the previous year’s awards saw celebrities like Will Smith and Spike Lee boycotting the event with the #OscarsSoWhite movement, all eyes were on the… Continue Reading →
Turns out, dying in Massachusetts is not all that different from anywhere else.Still while the leading causes of death — cancer, heart disease, stroke — in Massachusetts don’t differ from those elsewhere in the United States, the death rates are… Continue Reading →
On her second race after returning to the World Cup circuit on Jan. 21, Lindsey Vonn overcame all odds to win for the 77th time in her career. She had had an injury that severely fractured her right arm humerus bone… Continue Reading →
WGBH News, the online arm of Boston’s largest public media organization, published nine multimedia projects from my Digital Storytelling and Social Media class this past fall. From oyster farming in Wellfleet to activism aimed at assisting immigrants in Greater Boston, Northeastern… Continue Reading →
In what’s become a problem in their journalism courses, Chinese graduate students at Northeastern University have found that having English as their second language impacts their ability to correctly transcribe quotes.Emerald Li is non-native English speaker currently in graduate school… Continue Reading →
Students in my Digital Storytelling and Social Media class ended the Fall 2016 semester by publishing final projects comprising text-based stories, photos and videos. They then plotted all of their projects on a Google map. Please have a look at their excellent… Continue Reading →