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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE NORTHEASTERN COMMUNITY www.HuntNewsNU.com For the students, by the students since 1926 September 4, 2014
East Village to open Jan. 2015, adds housing By Alexandra Malloy Deputy News Editor
With the ever-rising student population, Northeastern is continually addressing the problem of housing. As more undergraduates enter and the commitment to provide oncampus housing increases, students have continued to seek other means of housing off campus. Northeastern has 8,414 beds for this fall semester. With roughly 16,640 undergraduates and approximately 54 percent living on campus, as reported by US News, 8,985 students should be living on campus, but 571 remain without beds. Lila Sevener, a sophomore political science and environmental studies major, and Laila MooringFrye, a sophomore engineering major, both submitted into the Northeastern lottery system for fall 2014 housing with four other roommates. When Sevener and roommates went to pick housing, ranking in the 3,000 range, their preferred housing was already locked. “We had plans for six people to live together on campus, and when the six-person rooms came up, there were none left, and we split into four and two,” Sevener said. “And more and more housing disappeared, so there were only twoperson rooms left, and this was the third or fourth day of housing selection.” For Sevener and her roommates, on-campus housing was no longer an option. After contacting housing, they filed an application to be
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East Villiage will open in January 2015, behind the YMCA on Huntington Avenue. The new building will feature 720 beds and four classrooms. The 17th floor will boast a premiere event space with a view of the Boston skyline.
put on the placement list, which would guarantee them a spot on campus, but not necessarily one they wanted. The possibility that they wouldn’t know their fate until August forced them to look off campus, where they found lower overall prices.
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“Problems of Perception” is a painting by Landon Richmond, a local street artist referred to as “Know No Truth.”
Local street artist gains popularity By Stephanie Eisemann News Staff
If you’ve ever walked down Newbury Street and seen a former Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Mass Art) student painting designs worthy of Converse in his underwear, you’ve probably encountered Landon Richmond, better known by his art brand Know No Truth. Richmond recently participated in the Boston Comic Con for his third consecutive year selling art, and his dark and often controversial work has made quite
a splash amongst the locals. Painter, filmmaker, and model for Maggie Inc., Richmond’s journey to his blooming success was not an easy one. “My first memory was drawing,” Richmond said. “I drew Godzilla using green, yellow, and red crayons. He was destroying a city while dancing in a river of blood. I was instantly attracted to the darker side of things, like monster movies and natural disasters. I was a pretty strange kid, and everyone around me would never let me forget that. Since then art has been Street Artist, Page 8
Like many students, Sevener had to go through the waiver process, an application that allows students to review their two-year on-campus contract with the On-Campus Residency Exemption Committee. “The waiver process is for students who believe they have a par-
ticular hardship or circumstance that makes living on campus not possible,” Renata Nyul, the director of communications for Northeastern, said. “These students may submit a petition and the university will contact them to discuss their particular situation.”
Ultimately, Sevener and her roommates had their request approved, after being repeatedly told they would not “It felt really unfair and unorganized and if there was more clarity throughout the entire process, Renovations, Page 3
By Sarah Masessa News Correspondent
$40 billion in bonuses, an idea that was heavily opposed by Arthur S. Demoulas. In 2010, Arthur T. Demoulas claimed authority to give out between $20 million and $40 million in employee bonuses without the board’s approval. When asked about it, he stated, “My management style is not to come back to
this board to request and ask for permission. I’m going to do it. I think the discretion of compensation of the people in the company… should be 1,000 percent with the CEO.” Arthur T. Demoulas’s idea of leadership, however, differed with that of several directors. In 2011 Demoulas, Page 8
Bitter Demoulas feud ends After a six-week standoff between Market Basket cousins Arthur T. and Arthur S. Demoulas that left the supermarket chain in ruins, an agreement has been reached. Thousands of employees walked away from their jobs when CEO Arthur T. Demoulas was fired in June, insisting that they would only work under his guidance. Since then, employees and customers have held boycotts and rallies, vendors have cut their ties with the company and sales have dropped 90 percent. At the end of August, the board of directors in Tewksbury, Mass. agreed to sell all shares of the company to Arthur T. Demoulas. The deal gives the former CEO full authority to manage the supermarket chain, much to the delight of employees eager to get back to work and customers ready to purchase fairly priced items from the store. Arthur T. Demoulas and his sisters already own 49.5 percent of the company, and they now plan to buy out the other 50.5 percent from their cousin Arthur S. Demoulas for $1.5 billion. Transcripts from Market Basket board meetings dating as far back as 2009 showcase the rivalry between Arthur T. and Arthur S. Demoulas. According to the Boston Globe, during a November 2009 board meeting, Arthur T. Demoulas proposed to give employees up to
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Thousands of employees organized during the six weeks Market Basket, a supermarket chain, was closed due to a dispute among the board of directors.