The Huntington News September 19, 2019
The independent student newspaper of the Northeastern community
@HuntNewsNU Photo by Julian Perez Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang spoke to supporters at a campaign rally in Cambridge Monday night.
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PITCHES ECONOMIC PLAN AND OUTSIDER PERSPECTIVE AT CAMBRIDGE RALLY By Charlie Wolfson News Staff Andrew Yang took the stage at Cambridge Common Monday night, speaking to hundreds of supporters on signature topics for the Democratic presidential candidate such as his lack of a political background, his interest in math and a promise of a universal basic income to each American. For about 40 minutes, he spoke to a crowd of mostly college students and young professionals about “trickle-up economics” and what he termed a state of “mass confusion” brought on by President Donald J. Trump’s election in 2016.
“We need a revolution of reason, a revolution of facts,” said Yang, a 44-year-old Brown University graduate whose resume spans from attorney-at-law to internet entrepreneur to, now, candidate for public office. Throughout the night, Yang branded himself as foreign to the political system. “When Trump was elected, my first move was not to run for president, because I’m not crazy,” he said. Many of Yang’s supporters who turned out said his outsider factor is a positive for them. “The word ‘politician’ has become tainted in the last three years,” said Benjamin Pu, a CANDIDATE, on Page 6
Photo by Julian Perez Yang pitched himself to voters as a Washington outsider with a new economic plan supporting a policy of Universal Basic Income, or UBI.
Student groups honor 9/11 victims on Krentzman By Nolan Piccola News Correspondent
Photo by Brian Bae Second-year Elie Codron, president of Huskies for Israel, places a flag on Krentzman Quadrangle. He initiated the memorial and reached out to a number of student groups to contribute and help raise money.
Krentzman Quadrangle, normally filled with commotion as students rush to class, fell silent Wednesday as members of the Northeastern community mounted flags to honor victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The event was hosted by Huskies for Israel, a pro-Israel student group at Northeastern. The club’s president, Elie Codron, a second-year international relations and economics combined major, said he thought the school community had not properly honored 9/11 victims in the past and
decided to do something about it. “I was talking to some friends, asking them what happened last year during 9/11 on campus,” said Codron, who had been participating in N.U.in England at the time. He said he was surprised to find out nothing large had taken place. Codron began reaching out to other student groups across campus who he thought would be willing to help organize the event. Several clubs expressed interest in creating a memorial and, by September, Codron and Huskies for Israel were backed by 10 other groups, including Northeastern University Real Estate Club, Delta Tau Delta and the
Student Government Association. “Remembering the people is the most important part,” said Cameron Castonguay, a third-year bioengineering major and a member of Phi Gamma Delta who volunteered to hand out flags between classes. Castonguay is part of his fraternity’s philanthropy committee and said he believed the memorial was a perfect way to get more involved with other student groups at the university. Codron said he was stopped by many people throughout the day. One Northeastern professor, he said, expressed thanks and offered MEMORIAL, on Page 5