Is the Tarnished Image of Northeastern Being Rebuilt?
Boston - Northeastern University is expanding its campus and student body more and more every year. Just a few years ago it was just a small commuter school, now it is reaching close to the top 100 Colleges and University’s in the United States. The university’s enrollment is now up to over 20,000 students, both undergraduate and graduate students.
Everything is not as peachy as it seems. Since 1990, Northeastern University has almost doubled its size. It used to be on just one side of the Orange Line. Now it goes all the way into Roxbury, Mission Hill, and Fenway.
Residents in the area are a little angry that Northeastern University is coming into their neighborhood and pushing them around.
“I haven’t liked what Northeastern has done ever since they came over the tracks,” said Randall Thomas, 51, a longtime resident of Roxbury.
" In this neighborhood the rents are going up, the students are misbehaving, and the Northeastern police are hassling long time residents, instead of the students. They need discipline and Northeastern has to keep them in check,” said Thomas. Thomas talked about his years living in Roxbury, which is all 51 years of his life.
He said the university has to work with the neighborhood. According to Thomas it is a long standing African-American Community that has its needs and the university should understand that and take that into consideration.
According to city housing assessments, the price of real estate has doubled in some areas of Roxbury. The huge demand for property and the university’s growth has made the once poverty stricken area into a hot commodity for the university and real estate investors.
One building in the neighborhood on Tremont was listed worth of $265, 500. Predictions for the end of the year 2004 have the estimated worth at about $394,000. That is a significant rise in one year.
“Northeastern is taking over, their pushing the poor people out,” said Kenny Miller, 35, and a resident of Roxbury. “Roxbury residents fight to get their homes back, the damn condominiums they built, they’re taking over Mission Hill as well.”
“The students are supposed to be our future leaders, they suck.” said Thomas, “Stop coming in our neighborhood, pushing us. Who do they think they are? Harvard or MIT?”
On the contrary, Northeastern University feels that it is working with the neighborhoods to accomplish good for the community as a whole.
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The only problem is, whose fault is it? Northwestern University has on campus housing; however, the University is completely engulfed within the community. Living off campus is one of the benefits of going to NU, because the community and environment around the campus is extremely college oriented. When you have an environment that is so conducive to the typical college student, obviously they are going to treat the surrounding territory as their territory. So then the issue really becomes, whose fault is it? Who is to blame for the noise complaints and the rude, rowdy behavior?
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The Westerville neighborhood on West Main Street is right at the corner of Otterbein University, a private college where students of all backgrounds attend, especially those who can afford the high tuition. The streets and lanes are clean and bright, laced with the sweet smell of lavender and the smell of ripped fresh citron. The houses are fused together from the right side of the road to the left side of the road. Most houses are fenced with beautiful gates and are surrounded with small lawns with fresh green grass in front of the gates. The great establishment attracts a variety of people; however, there is no communication between the people. Even though the neighborhood is displayed with multiple varieties of colors which beautify the environment, the people who live there
The issue of whether HBCU’s are still needed have been occurring constantly in today’s nation. HBCU’s have been in existence for almost two centuries now. Their principal mission is to educate African Americans, and they have. HBCU’s graduate more than 50% of “African American” professionals and public school teachers. But, HBCU’s have been facing challenges such as their decrease in diversity, financing, and graduate rates which has caused a speculation of their importance in today’s communities. I believe that HBCU’s are still needed.
In order to fully understand the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities as well as the importance of their preservation and need for continuation, one...
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