Did you know that Wal-Mart is currently planning to open its doors in Roxbury?! Many of you are probably thinking, “Yipee! Wal-Mart is soo cheap! This is totally perfect for my college budget” But today from 6-7:30 in 104 West Village G, come learn about Wal-Mart’s negative impact on communities, its effect on local economies, people and the environment. The Social Justice Resource Center, HEAT, Slow Food NU and PSA will be facilitating a dialogue surrounding the “High Cost of Low Price.” Come learn the dangers of this massive corporation and  how you can join a campaign to prevent Wal-Mart from invading!

Tonight from 6-7:15PM in 305 Shillman Hall, The Northeastern University Social Enterprise Institute welcomes distinguished MIT Professor Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameenphone—the  largest telephone company in Bangladesh. Grameenphone provides phone service to more than 100 million rural people and annually generates close to 1 Billion Dollars. Professor Iqbal Quadir will be here to discuss the importance of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation for market specific products. Professor Quadir’s work  has been recognized by countless organizations including the World Bank, United Nations, The World Economic Forum and many more! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a cutting edge leader in Social Entrepreneurship and to learn about business for the greater good. Please RSVP (limited seating available) here. Refreshments will be served!

Tonight, at 7PM the Northeastern Men’s Basketball team will return to Matthews Arena as the huskies will battle it out against the league co-leader, George Mason. Make sure you come and cheer on the Huskies for their last home game of the season!  Tickets available on myNEU.

Also tonight, from 7-10PM in afterHOURS, Tastemakers Magazine will be presenting its 27^th issue with an annual PROM celebration! There will be a photo booth to capture as many timeless prom photos as you could ever imagine, a crowing of a Prom King and Queen, and some giveaways! Dressing up is not required but is highly encouraged! The event is free and is NU+1! Don’t forget your dancing shoes!

Today, the Spiritual Life Center will be hosting Ash Wednesday Worship. At 12:00pm there will be an Ecumenical Christian Service (combined service for Catholics and Protestants). At 5:30PM and 7:30PM, The Catholic Center will sponsor Catholic Masses with Ashes. All three services will be located at the Fenway Center and are open to all!

Tonight, February 21st, if you’re 21 or older, come enjoy a “Pint with the President” from 5-7PM in the Varsity Club at Matthews Arena! Student Body president Michael Sabo invites you to come and discuss your ideas and priorities for Northeastern over some delicious food and a variety of brews! Click here for more information.

Also tonight, the NU Entrepreneurs Club will be hosting yet another impressive entrepreneur, the “Marketing Maniac,” and CEO at influencers@, Spencer Bramson. influencers@ is an influence marketing agency designed to put a home-page web presence to its 18 to 30 year old word-of-mouth marketing campaigns. This Bentley drop-out is just 22 years old and has already scored some big name- marketing jobs with companies like ROCKSTAR Energy Drink and Playtex. Come to 150 Dodge from 6-7PM to learn from this marketing whiz! Click here for more details.

And finally after you’ve learned about the environment, drank a beer with the president and learned from a top notch entrepreneur, head over to Stetson East from 8-10PM for one of the most unforgettable dining hall experiences of the year—The 11^th Annual Mardi Gras Celebration!!! It is rumored that Northeastern’s Mardi Gras event is the best North of New Orleans! There will be awesome contests with giveaways, a photo booth, a caricaturist, a LIVE jazz band, mardi gras beads and novelties, king cake prizes, traditional mardi gras fare and New Orleans specialties!

Living in a city, you can often forget how much it has to offer. Within walking distance or a few T-stops away are endless opportunities all year long. Check out some of the things that make the city you love so exciting. So many people come to visit for a reason! Take advantage of these sights and events while you are so close to them all (and can get student discounts)!

Entertainment

Looking for two hours of pure entertainment full of laughter and surprise? Check out the Blue Man Group at the Charles Playhouse! This staple of the Boston comedy scene will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the performance. As an audience member, you will be taken through a multi-sensory experience by three hilarious bald, blue men combining theatre, art, music, percussion, technology, science, and vaudeville into an experience unlike any other. Performances are ongoing, but you don’t want to miss this chance while living in this city! For performance times, ticket information, and clips of the exhilarating performance, click here.

Outdoors

Ever wishing to clear your mind and take a step away from the noise and bustle of the city? Right at the end of the Orange Line at Forest Hills, this wish can come true. Just a short walk from the T, you can find yourself escaping into the beautiful Arnold Arboretum. Sponsored by Harvard University, this 265-acre green serves an oasis at any time of the year. Even in the winter month of February, the Arboretum is home to vast wildlife and foliage. Click here for hours and details whenever you feel like having a relaxing afternoon in the midst of the city.

Tourism

Can’t help being captured by the beauty and intricacy of the Christian Science Center every time you walk on Mass Ave or to the Pru? Well, stop staring and step inside! The Mother Church, as Christian Scientists call this captivating piece of architecture and service, offers free tours every day of the week except Mondays. As college students looking for something to do on a rainy day or to cost-efficiently expand your worldly knowledge, this is the perfect opportunity! The tour takes you through the original Romanesque-style Church and the 1906 extension while learning about the founders and history of Christian Science. For more details, click here.

Science

Boston is home to an overwhelming amount of museums and resources that would be a shame to not take advantage of as a student. The Museum of Science (located on the green line at Science Park) is one of these cases! If you have not already had the opportunity to check out what this place has to offer or are ready for more, don’t deny yourself. This weekend, the Museum of Science is premiering a simulator experience at a cost of only $5. The full-motion simulator takes you on a journey through space, the deep sea, and so much more. While you are there, be sure to check out the endless exhibits and IMAX theatre! Click here for more information.

And this is a big weekend for all of the Husky athletes and sportsfans!

The Men’s hockey team will be in a double header against Providence College and both games will be played on our home ice in Matthews. Tonight’s game will be at 7PM and tomorrow’s game will also be at 7PM! Come out and support your Huskies as they battle it out against Providence College, twice! Tickets available on myNEU.

And tomorrow, at 1PM in Matthews the Men’s Basketball team will compete against Stony Brook for the Bracketbuster! Tickets available on myNEU. Come out and show some Husky pride!

And tomorrow at 9PM, in honor of Carnevale, ISSI will be hosting its 3^rd annual ISSI International Venetian Masquerade Ball at The Colonnade Boston Hotel! This is your last chance to reserve a ticket for an unforgettable evening of music, dance and camaraderie while being surrounded by people from cultures all over the globe. Don’t forget to bring your Venetian mask! Formal attire is required. Tickets are $20 and are available on myNEU.

On Sunday, Alpha Epsilon Phi is hosting its biggest Philanthropy event of the year! Ribbons on the Runway will be held at 7PM in the Curry Ballroom and will feature a fashion show with Northeastern Student Models, a silent auction and a cancer survivor speaker! The clothing and items in the auction are donated by local stores. Tickets are available on myNEU for $7 and all proceeds for the event go directly to Sharsheret Breast Cancer Foundation.

Don’t forget! Kappa Sigma will also be hosting SNL’s hilarious Kenan Thompson in Blackman auditorium at 8PM. Tickets available for free on myNEU. Don’t miss this chance to meet the real Kenan, even if he isn’t with Kel!

Many of you have probably seen the graphic and thrilling “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” in theaters or read Steig Larsson’s novel but did you know that the Swedish- based film was already produced in Sweden before Hollywood got wind of it? Tonight as part of Carnevale, ISSI will be hosting an international Movie Screening of The Girl with Dragon Tattoo at 7:30 in 20 West Village F.

And today if you’re looking to brush up on your Spanish or French, the Latino/a Cultural Center is hosting a Hora del Café for Spanish Speakers at 3PM and an L’heure du Café for French speakers at 4PM. This is an opportunity to practice your conversational and reading skills with other Spanish or French speakers over a cup of coffee and pastries.

If you’re looking for a co-op and you’re interested in working at a Clean Tech company in a fun, fast-paced working environment, head on down to EnerNOC from 6-9PM tonight for their Networking Night for Northeastern University. Discover what it’s like to work at EnerNOC, learn about upcoming co-op positions and what they’re looking for in potential candidates, or just get a feel for a work environment! Don’t forget to bring your resume and food will be provided! Click here for the Facebook event!

Also tonight, Asian American Heritage week continues with an “Expressing Yourself Open Mic ft. Giles Li” from 7-9PM in afterHOURS! If you’ve been attending any of the AAHW events and taking pictures, make sure to take part in the AAHW Snapshots Contest! In order to enter, you must like the “Asian American Center” Facebook page, go to events, snap pictures that capture this year’s theme of “expressions,” make the picture your status before 11:59PM on the day of the event and tag @Asian American Heritage week and @The Asian American Center! (5 snapshot upload limit per day) There is over $100 in prizes including a new Polaroid 300 instant camera! Come out and get a taste of the Asian American diversity represented at Northeastern!

And tomorrow from 7-10PM, as part of ISSI’s Carnevale events, the ISSI in conjunction with the ArabSA will be transforming the Curry center Ballroom to replicate the ambiance of Arab Culture with “Leilat Omr: A Celebration of the Middle East!” Come enjoy this cultural journey of food, dance and music; plus, come get in touch with the charms of the Middle Eastern ethos. Tickets are available on myNEU.

Tomorrow night at 7PM in Matthews, the Northeastern Men’s Hockey team will have a chance at a win after a couple heart-breaking losses against Boston neighbors. Come cheer them on as they face the Providence College in one of the last games of the regular season! Go Huskies! Tickets are available on myNEU.

Today, author and advocate, Frances Moore Lappe, will be in room 20 West Village F from 6-8PM to discuss her lifelong impact on the way people across the globe think about food, nutrition, and agriculture. The author of Diet for a Small Planet, Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want and cofounder of Food First: The Institute for Food and Development Policy, will be here to share how she eats with a smaller carbon footprint and what we can do to be responsible and sustainable global citizens!

And tonight from 7-9PM in the West Addition of the Curry Student Center, don’t forget to stop by the fourth Northeastern Entrepreneurship Expo—NEXPO! Don’t miss this unique chance to celebrate, network and innovate!

Tomorrow from 1:30-3:30PM, in honor of Black History Month, come engage with the Boston community at the Manning Elementary School as faculty, staff and the John F. O’Bryant Unity Gospel Ensemble teach and perform! For more information contact Marion Mason at x3143 or at m.mason@neu.edu

Also tomorrow at 6:30 PM the Alumni Center will be holding a 5 Under 25—College of Social Sciences and Humanities Panel! This will be an eye-opening glimpse into what types of career paths Northeastern alums are on shortly after graduation.Students attending are encouraged to ask questions about co-op, student involvement, schedules, job searches and career opportunities. Find out how to set yourself up for success at this night of free food and networking!

You’ve seen him on SNL, Kenan and Kel, Good Burger, Mighty Ducks and countless others, and now you have a chance to see him in Northeastern’s own Blackman Auditorium! On Sunday, February 19^th at 8PM, Kappa Sigma will host Kenan Thompson as he will share some of his hilarious stories with us! Don’t miss this opportunity to laugh your way into the week! Free tickets available on myNEU, grab yours before they’re gone!

Starting at 11AM TOMORROW (Rain date will be Thursday) there will be prize periods for chances to win delicious deals! There will be eight giveaways of $50 in Truck Bucks, the first 100 customers will receive a free shirt with their order,  and Truck-Bucks Bounce Back coupons will be given away with each purchase ($1 off the next purchase of $4 and $2 off your next purchase of $6!) Plus, receive a complementary macaroon with every purchase! Don’t miss this delectable opportunity!

No plans for Valentine’s Day? No problem! Tonight at 7PM our overall 11 – 14 Northeastern Men’s Basketball team will take on the Towson Tigers in Matthews arena. On January 2^nd the Huskies topped the Tigers 57-48, and are looking to conquer the Tigers again as the regular season is coming to a close. Come out and show support! Tickets available on myNEU.

Also tonight, Asian American Heritage week continues! Don’t forget to stop by the Asian American Center for a movie night from 6:00-8:00PM. There will be Bubble tea and a screening of the documentary “Sa-I-Gu: From Korean’s Women’s Perspective.”

And tomorrow, Come learn how to demonstrate social action through entertaining videos with Delta Phi Omega and ASU as they host “Expression by Videos” from 7:00 – 8:00 PM in afterHOURS. #AAHW12

Also tomorrow, the African American Institute will be hosting “Coast to Coast Conversations in the Amilcar Cabral Memorial Center from 11:45AM-1:30PM.This is an opportunity to learn about the African Diaspora culture around the world, share your thoughts and inspire others!

Thinking about co-op?! Interested in going abroad? Tomorrow from 3-3:30PM in room 431 Stearns, there will be an International Co-op informational session. Come learn what opportunities International Co-op program has to offer!

Also tomorrow, drop into the Curry Student Center from 7-9PM for the fourth Northeastern Entrepreneurship expo—NEXPO! NEXPO is celebration of the entrepreneurial groups, students and organizations in the Northeastern and Boston communities. This is an awesome way to meet and network with fellow entrepreneurs; plus, ventures will be working with IDEA to showcase their businesses on the expo floor. Don’t miss this incomparable opportunity for a night of networking, innovation and learning! Click here for more information and registration!
If you’re digital media savvy and are interested in green initiatives and sustainable practices, The Digital Media Design Studio is currently calling for submissions for a “Going Green” Media Showcase! This Media Showcase is an opportunity for you to make an awesome video, share your sustainable practices with others and a chance to win cool prizes! The deadline for submissions is February 17 and the Digital Media Design studio request that videos are less than 5 minutes, in DVD format with a video size of 640x740VGA. For submission information and application click here. For more information contact Thomas Bary at t.bary@neu.edu