Northeastern University - Institutional Master Plan

TomOfBoston said:
The Snell Library renovation project:
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They are planning to enclose the area leading to the main entrance. That has always been a dank and dark space.
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Here’s some concept art they put at the library entrance.
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Magnificent!

Northeastern's building developments and architecture is miles above the very cheap crap (hello Science/Engineering value engineered dump) Harvard has started off with in Allston.

Your pics above show how they are turning Columbus Ave (of all places!) into a world class thoroughfare.
 
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shmessy said:
Magnificent!

Northeastern's building developments and architecture is miles above the very cheap crap (hello Science/Engineering value engineered dump) Harvard has started off with in Allston.

Your pics above show how they are turning Columbus Ave (of all places!) into a world class thoroughfare.
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Now if the city would get off its a** and approve the 840 Columbus residence hall!
 
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The snell library renovation was approved recently. On slide 13 there's a timeline of project milestones NU wants to achieve. Looks like Matthews's addition is next on the list. I'm glad to see 840 Columbus is still on their minds. That project is so slow moving it's painful. And it looks like they're starting the master plan renewal process which should be exciting to see. This current master plan is 10 years old, so I'm curious to see how Northeastern envisions its campus in the next 10 years.



Also, not really IMP-related, but NU just won a court battle to expand their marine science campus in Nahant, which has been an ongoing legal battle for years now. NU has some exciting projects in the pipeline!
 
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The snell library renovation was approved recently. On slide 13 there's a timeline of project milestones NU wants to achieve. Looks like Matthews's addition is next on the list. I'm glad to see 840 Columbus is still on their minds. That project is so slow moving it's painful. And it looks like they're starting the master plan renewal process which should be exciting to see. This current master plan is 10 years old, so I'm curious to see how Northeastern envisions its campus in the next 10 years.



Also, not really IMP-related, but NU just won a court battle to expand their marine science campus in Nahant, which has been an ongoing legal battle for years now. NU has some exciting projects in the pipeline!
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Part of me was wondering if the Matthews addition meant a sign of Cabot demolition in the next IMP, but that doesn’t really track because Cabot is currently undergoing renovations. I don’t see why they would renovate it just to tear it down eventually.

The same goes for Forsyth. They’re redoing some rooms in there right now and recently completed a redo of the engineering labs in the basement. Makes you wonder what elements from the 2013 will carry over.
 
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Yeah, I was wondering that same thing. If the Cabot demolition is still on track, I imagine that it won't happen for a few years from now. so maybe the current renovations are just "Bandaids" until the full demolition can take place. I guess time will tell!
 
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Also, not really IMP-related, but NU just won a court battle to expand their marine science campus in Nahant, which has been an ongoing legal battle for years now. NU has some exciting projects in the pipeline!
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Nahant had some old town records presented in court that certainly hurt their case. It seems that back in 1966 when Northeastern purchased the site from the feds that it was on record that the town feared that people from Boston, Somerville and Chelsea would now feel free to use the town's beaches and open spaces. Can't have any poor people wandering through town!
Nahant's antipathy to people from the other side of the causeway bites it in ruling dismissing its suit against expansion of a Northeastern marine center there | Universal Hub
 
Zash said:
Part of me was wondering if the Matthews addition meant a sign of Cabot demolition in the next IMP, but that doesn’t really track because Cabot is currently undergoing renovations. I don’t see why they would renovate it just to tear it down eventually.

The same goes for Forsyth. They’re redoing some rooms in there right now and recently completed a redo of the engineering labs in the basement. Makes you wonder what elements from the 2013 will carry over.
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The Matthews addition was first proposed way back in 2009, long before the current IMP.
 
TomOfBoston said:
Nahant had some old town records presented in court that certainly hurt their case. It seems that back in 1966 when Northeastern purchased the site from the feds that it was on record that the town feared that people from Boston, Somerville and Chelsea would now feel free to use the town's beaches and open spaces. Can't have any poor people wandering through town!
Nahant's antipathy to people from the other side of the causeway bites it in ruling dismissing its suit against expansion of a Northeastern marine center there | Universal Hub
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The NU magazine article is clearly biased--as it should be, being an institutional publication! (and it really reads more like an attempt at an olive branch/reconciliation, than gloating--though I imagine the town feels it's way too late for that, being so deep into litigation)--but it also includes one of the most spectacular "bury-the-lede" instances I think I've ever seen:

"A separate suit in Superior Court in which Northeastern is contesting the validity of the land taking and its valuation is also pending before Judge Karp."

So, if this judge rules in favor of the municipality's attempted taking--doesn't that render this other victory by NU a completely irrelevant sideshow? Then Nahant would just simply proceed with its eminent domain, cut NU a check, and, no redeveloped marine science center--right? Any legal experts, please do weigh in....
 
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The NU magazine article is clearly biased--as it should be, being an institutional publication! (and it really reads more like an attempt at an olive branch/reconciliation, than gloating--though I imagine the town feels it's way too late for that, being so deep into litigation)--but it also includes one of the most spectacular "bury-the-lede" instances I think I've ever seen:

"A separate suit in Superior Court in which Northeastern is contesting the validity of the land taking and its valuation is also pending before Judge Karp."

So, if this judge rules in favor of the municipality's attempted taking--doesn't that render this other victory by NU a completely irrelevant sideshow? Then Nahant would just simply proceed with its eminent domain, cut NU a check, and, no redeveloped marine science center--right? Any legal experts, please do weigh in....
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The town is only taking a portion of the campus. I believe that the land that the town wants to take is not the site of the planned new Northeastern building. Northeastern shares updated proposals to expand Marine Science Center at selectmen’s meeting in Nahant - News @ Northeastern - News @ Northeastern

Or the judge could rule that the eminent domain taking can go ahead but set the price at say $20 million which the town cannot afford.
 
There was a task force meeting on 12/22. Not much new from what I can tell from the slides except for slide 22 highlighting all completed/under construction/BPDA plan submitted projects and... the Matthews Lot development. As far as I know, there hasn't been any news about that, so it's interesting that it was highlighted. Can only assume it'll be one of the first things mentioned and completed in the 2023 IMP. Also mentioned in the slides, the 2023 IMP will probably be filed this coming summer.

In the video, the highlighted ones are "ones that are completed, under review, or in discussion."

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Zash said:
There was a task force meeting on 12/22. Not much new from what I can tell from the slides except for slide 22 highlighting all completed/under construction/BPDA plan submitted projects and... the Matthews Lot development. As far as I know, there hasn't been any news about that, so it's interesting that it was highlighted. Can only assume it'll be one of the first things mentioned and completed in the 2023 IMP. Also mentioned in the slides, the 2023 IMP will probably be filed this coming summer.

In the video, the highlighted ones are "ones that are completed, under review, or in discussion."

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The freshman class was 64.2% female!
 
TomOfBoston said:
The freshman class was 64.2% female!
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This is the way of the world now (well, at least the US). Men are failing across the board at an uncomfortable rate in this country, and the topic is something of a third rail for mainstream society.
College stat is almost 60% of all new college students are female.

Here's a good conversation from Andrew Yang about the fuller topic.
 
DZH22 said:
This is the way of the world now (well, at least the US). Men are failing across the board at an uncomfortable rate in this country, and the topic is something of a third rail for mainstream society.
College stat is almost 60% of all new college students are female.

Here's a good conversation from Andrew Yang about the fuller topic.
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I don’t think it’s fair to say it’s that “men are failing” but rather, women are succeeding.
 
Zash said:
I don’t think it’s fair to say it’s that “men are failing” but rather, women are succeeding.
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Well it's both and the video lays it out pretty well. One major issue that isn't particularly prevalent in New England was the massive drain of manufacturing jobs over the last few decades. It's left too many men feeling helpless and useless, and has created a general undesirability towards this group as women aren't usually flocking to the men in the unemployment lines. These are the men that end up either lashing out (often violently) against society, or otherwise against themselves which is illustrated by their suicide rate being between 3-4 times that of women.
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Another piece of the issue is that every other group is essentially propped up one way or another. There has been so much work done to "equal the playing field" for women, minorities, and all sorts of other special interest groups. Nobody sheds a tear when a (white in particular) man is struggling. Again, the video linked provides substantially more information, and Andrew Yang is both a progressive thinker while being independently fair towards the subject matter. I'm pretty sure there's also a follow-up video from the same youtube channel.
 
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