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Northeastern University (NU) is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The university is located in Boston’s Roxbury, South End, Back Bay, and Fenway neighborhoods. There are 20,447 students at the school. It's motto is "Lux, Veritas, Virtus". This is a latin phrase that translates to "Light, Truth, and Courage". Northeastern is mostly known for its Cooperative Education (co-op) program. The school's colors are red and black.

History
In 1898, Northeastern started off as a set of night classes at the Huntington Avenue YMCA. In 1907, the school was still called Northeastern College. Two years later, they started having day classes A few years later, in 1922, the school was renamed Northeastern University of the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association (CITATION). In 1948, the school split off from the YMCA and became its own organization. . In 1934, the campus expanded over the area where the Huntington Avenue Grounds had been.

From 1999 to 2006, the school built what is now called West Village. This area includes seven dorms as well as the Behrakis Health Science Building. Around the same time, the school expanded south into Roxbury. This included multiple residential and administrative buildings. The latest addition was International Village in 2009. International Village is a single building with classrooms, dorms, and a dining hall. In 2013, the school began plans for more expansion of south campus. The project includes building a new science and engineering building as well as rebuilding Boston's William E. Carter Playground.

The school has grown recently and is even taking over part of the old YMCA where they started. In 2013, US News & World Report ranked it the #49 national university in the country.

Academics
Northeastern has 65 different undergraduate majors and over 125 graduate programs.

Colleges and Schools
Colleges listed including schools and degrees offered:
 * College of Arts, Media and Design (BA, BFA, BS, MS, MA, MPA, Ph.D.)
 * D’Amore-McKim School of Business (BSBA, BSIB, MBA, MS)
 * College of Computer Information and Science
 * College of Engineering (BS, MS, Ph.D)
 * Bouvé College of Health Sciences (BS, MS, Pharm.D, Ph.D)
 * College of Professional Studies (AS, BA, BS, MA, MS, M.Ed, Ed.D., LP.D.)
 * College of Science
 * College of Social Science and Humanities
 * School of Law (J.D.)

Co-Op
A co-op is a sixth month job or internship. Instead of attending classes, students get jobs specific to what they are studying. This lets students get work experience before they graduate. Co-ops usually take up a full semester and half the summer. Students will work either from January to June or July to December Students can get between one and three co-ops. While co-op is not required, most students at Northeastern do take at least one. People who take three co-ops graduate in five years instead of four. In the past, there have been co-ops in almost every US state and on every continent. Getting a co-op isn't a guarantee, people who apply still need to interview just like a regular job. Ninety percent of students do at least one co-op.

Student Activities
Northeastern has 339 registered clubs and organizations. There is also an independent student newspaper called The Huntington News.

Sports
Northeastern's nickname is the Huskies. Their mascot's name is Paws. The student section for hockey is nicknamed The Doghouse. The basketball student section is called the N Zone.

Northeastern has teams for 14 different sports. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East (HEA). The rowing teams compete in the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges. All of the other teams all compete in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Both hockey teams and the men's basketball team play their home games at Matthews Arena. The arena is one of the oldest in the country and was also home to the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics. The women's basketball team and the volleyball team play at Solomon Court at the Cabot Center. The baseball and soccer teams play at Parsons Field in Brookline. The Swimming and Diving team competes on-campus at the Barletta Natatorium at the Cabot Center. After the 2009 season, Northeastern discontinued its football program. The team had low fan attendance and the school said it was too expensive to keep the program.

Every year, both hockey teams play in the Beanpot. The Beanpot is a four team tournament with Northeastern, Boston College, Boston University, and Harvard. The men's team last won the tournament in 1988 and the women's team in 2013. The men's team has won the tournament four times and the women have won it 14 times.

Northeastern also has 40 different club teams, including ultimate frisbee, rugby, and lacrosse.

Matthews Arena
Matthews Arena opened in 1910 and was called Boston Arena. It is the home arena for ice hockey and men's basketball. The arena was also the first home of the Beanpot and seven other college hockey teams. It has also had concerts, speeches, and other special events. This includes speeches by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.

Campuses
The main campus is in Boston, Massachusetts. The school is on the edges of four different neighborhoods. It is also located near two train stations on different lines. Ruggles Station is on the Orange Line of the MBTA and Northeastern University Station is on the Green Line. There are other stations on those lines nearby but not on campus.

The school was built over what used to be the Huntington Avenue Grounds. This was the first home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. It was also where the first World Series was played in 1903. The spot where home plate used to be is marked near a statue of Cy Young. Young had played in the first game ever at the stadium and the first game of the World Series.

The school has a few smaller campuses outside the city in Burlington, Dedham, and Nahant. They also have campuses in Seattle and Charlotte.

Former Students
Reggie Lewis - former Professional Basketball Player

Mo Cowan - former US Senator

Will McDonough - Journalist

Don Orsillo - TV Broadcaster

Patrice O'Neal - Comedian

Jose Juan Barea - Pro Basketball Player

Carlos Pena - Pro Baseball Player