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SAID survey seeks to prompt UHCS reform By Alejandro Serrano DePuty news eDitor
Alice began studying at Northeastern in the fall of 2012. In the spring of 2013, her grades began to plummet. One A, two Ds and an audited class later, she started noticing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Then came suicidal thoughts. “You are told at a young age that if you don’t feel [physically] well, you go to the ER,” she said. “We live in a society that if you don’t feel [mentally] well for several months, you may not know what’s wrong.” Alice, who wished to keep her last name private, didn’t think about pursuing medical help until the 2013 fall semester when she went to University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS). Her long walk-in, after which she scheduled a follow-up appointment. However, because no one had explained how the therapy process worked at UHCS, Alice said it became “unnerving and unpleasant” when she discovered her second appointment was a discussion of medication rather than a regular therapy session. “I don’t necessarily blame UHCS for that part of the experience, but I didn’t know how to handle that,” Alice said. “[At that point] I barely knew what is going on with my body, and then I was Counseling, Page 2
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A survey conducted by SAID reported 58.6 percent of 99 respondents believed UHCS failed to appropriately address their physical or mental health problems.
Leased properties underperforming By Cassidy DeStefano news eDitor
Halloween of 2015 held an unconventional horror for third-year English major Lily Tiarks. “I woke up and there was a cockroach on my face,” she said. ico) so it didn’t really bother me, but when is there ever one cockroach?” Tiarks said the insect incident
was just one of a host of problems she and her roommates faced while living at 204 Hemenway St., Apt. 5 last semester. From mailbox the issues that cropped up during one fall semester in the apartment a request to move. “We spent a long time trying to prove that the apartment was not aPartment, Page 2
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Ai Weiwei’s “Forever” is comprised of 64 Forever brand steel bicycles and is now on display at the MFA.
‘Megacities’ opens at MFA By Juan Ramirez news staff
is also its largest contemporary art lises with populations of 10 million or higher commonly found throughout Asia, are sprawling urban spac-
the entire museum, extends to its front lawn and throughout Boston. The exhibition, which will run from April 3 to July 17, features 17 works by 11 artists, including seum and all evoking the spirit of their respective homes. Denizens of a continent that has been on a steady developmental rise,
Asian artists used this exhibit to react to the growth around them. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, incorporate everyday objects into their work in order to directly address their countries’ issues. His sculpture, “Snake Ceiling,” already a part of the museum’s collection, is made entirely of interconnectart, Page 7
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204 Hemingway St. is one of Northeastern University’s leased properties.