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[rickinmar]

teaching school. 1849. Boston. Southworth and Hawes photographer.

[myalexu]

Boston Schools Benefit from the ReadBoston Program

Boston Schools Benefit from the ReadBoston Program

Literacy is a problem across the nation; and with the influx of many poorly educated immigrants, the problem is only getting worse. The city of Boston has done something about it, and partners with the Boston schools for one phase of its implementation.

In 1995, Mayor Thomas M. Menino founded the ReadBoston project to address the low literacy levels of the city’s youth. The project’s goal is to…

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[boston-caleb]

despite a fresh foot of snow being dumped onto the already-massive snowbanks lining the streets, a thick layer of ice beneath hardly-packed snow on the sidewalks, and below zero wind chills tomorrow, it appears that i'll still be going to class at 9:30. normally i wouldn't be upset over this, but my college has taken to twitter and is sassing the fuck out of people who are genuinely concerned about the conditions and their safety, so yeah, i'm a little pissed off that i don't get another snow day tomorrow.

[northeastern-sarahpease]

Hi! I just got admitted into the engineering department! I am from a small rural town in Idaho, and while I have visited many large cities, I haven't had the opportunity to live in one. Is the Northeastern campus relatively safe? Do you have any tips for me? Thank you!

Congratulations!! We have a fantastic engineering program. As far as city life goes, I’m from a small town in New Hampshire, so I completely understand being nervous about the adjustment. And it definitely is an adjustment. For me, it was a positive change because of just how much there is to do in Boston! You can walk 5 minutes in any direction and run into something exciting, as opposed to driving for 15 minutes to get anywhere. 

As far as safety, Northeastern’s campus is honestly probably one of the safest places in Boston. We have our very own university police department, NUPD, who patrol regularly on bikes and in cars and have multiple offices on campus. In addition to NUPD, Boston Police also has headquarters right next to campus. Between those two forces, there’s a steady police presence on campus just in case anything were to happen. We also have a blue-light system with phones to call NUPD,and all students get the NUPD number to put into their phones at orientation in case you need to contact them.

Living in a city is different from small towns, so obviously you’ll need to be aware of your surroundings and don’t do anything stupid, but I’ve lived in 3 different places now, both on and off campus, and I’ve never felt unsafe, whether I’m walking home at 3pm or 11pm. Try to walk with friends whenever you can and keep an eye out, and you should be fine.

Let me know if there are any other questions you have about the transition to city life, or anything else! And congratulations again :)

[northeastern-sarahpease]

What are some of your favorite and least favorite things about Northeastern? Thanks!

I’m actually going to be lazy and link back to this post I did a few weeks ago about my favorite/least favorite things about Northeastern AND Boston so you’ll get two questions in one :) If you want more detail, let me know and I’ll try to elaborate!

[northeastern-sarahpease]

What are your favorite/least favorite things about northeastern and boston?

Oh man, this might be a long one. I love both of those things, but let’s see what kind of list I can make for you!

Northeastern:

- I love co-op. I know that everyone says this, but it’s with good reason. As an English major, I was fully aware that if I wanted a job after college, I would need to have real-world experience as well as an idea of what I want to do. NU gave me both of those.

- Opportunities in general. I’ve done two co-ops, service-learning, and am studying abroad in the fall. That’s not counting all the student organizations and activities I’ve taken part of, all before I’m done my 3rd year of college!

- Location. I love Boston, and more than that, I love that I can go from studying (or sleeping!) on the quad to shopping on Newbury Street in 10 minutes. Northeastern has the best of both worlds - a set campus as well as easy access to the best city in the world.

On the other hand, even I’ll admit Northeastern isn’t perfect.

- Cost. NU is expensive, and it definitely was the only thing holding me back from a fully committed YES when I got accepted. Definitely fill out the FAFSA and apply for as many scholarships as possible. In the end, for me it was worth the cost when I considered what I was getting in return.

Boston:

- Sports. I am a (mildly) obsessive Boston sports fan, and just a fan of sports in general, so to have so many teams so close is fantastic. Keep an eye out for student discounts, and you can get some really cheap tickets!

- Food. I also have a food obsession. Boston has it all, from amazing Italian food in the North End to some of the best burritos ever at Anna’s Taqueria. And that’s not even counting things like Boloco’s peanut butter Nutella milkshake or lunch at Roxy’s Grilled Cheese food truck.

- Walking. While it make take you a little while, it’s entirely possible to walk the whole city. I did it with my roommates sophomore year one Saturday. We started at Mission Hill and ended up in Charlestown. More realistically, it’s so easy to walk from Northeastern’s campus to Boston staples like Fenway Park, the Prudential, Newbury Street, and Boston Common. If you want to go somewhere farther away, just hop on the T - both the Orange and Green lines stop on campus.

As far as my least favorite things about Boston, there’s only a couple:

- Smaller city. Boston just isn’t as big as NYC or LA, so if you’re only going to hit up major tourist attractions, you’ll cover them fairly quickly. Instead of thinking that you’ve done everything though, take that as a chance to explore the lesser-known parts of the city. I’ve found some of my favorite places in Boston by avoiding tourist traps and being able to really explore all parts of the city. Not only will you find cool places, but you’ll feel less like a visitor and more like Boston is your home!

I hope this helped! Let me know if you have any more questions!

[thecoastlineisquiett]

so im still real hesitant to go to class tomorrow because god knows if all the bombs have even been found

but i have a class and a paper worth 40% of my grade due 

so fuck me

i'm not even mad about the paper. i just want to be able to stay in for an extra day and let everyone in the city do their sweeping and searching and what not