Northeastern University

You Don't Come for Sports - Except Hockey

Northeastern isn't known for sports. Football was recently cut, and most other teams are pretty mediocre. There aren't any wild crowd gatherings at games for the most part, because being located in the middle of a bustling city takes away the ability for a sprawling building and huge fields that non-city schools enjoy. Such is the trade-off of city living. NU does have Matthews Arena, a historic site in Boston, where the decent basketball team and pretty good - occasionally awesome hockey teams play. Hockey is the biggest sport at NU, and there have been a number of recent players drafted to the NHL (i.e. Thiessen, goalie - Penguins ). The crowd gets pretty intense at hockey games, and that's where you see a great display of Husky pride. While you don't get crazy football games at NU, you get great restaurants, bars, culture, and a constancy of things to do!

Easy, Affordable, a Little Slow

The "T" in Boston is pretty easy to navigate and always seems easy to find. Northeastern happens to be located on the Green Line's E branch, which seems to always be the slowest to come to the major hubs. In general though, there is always another stop that could be an alternative for the final destination, and it is really easy to get around the most popular parts of the city!

Northeastern Campus Housing

There are numerous freshman dorms that are regularly thought about dorm rooms. They can be a little small though. The upperclassmen housing is much better and there are many on campus apartments available. The dorm housing for the Honors Program is the most newly renovated building and has semi private bathrooms and a dining hall on the bottom floor.