This Month on RSA Cinema

We've got a video of information about the August movies, it's going to run on RSA Cinema between films in August

August Movies on RSA Cinema

In August, RSA Cinema will feature the following movies:

• The Bank Job (IMDB)
• Brick (IMDB)
• The Bucket List (IMDB)
• Flawless (IMDB)
• National Lampoon's Animal House (IMDB)
• Saving Private Ryan (IMDB)

If you have a movie request, be sure to tell us.

Why Do We Have NUIDs?

At Northeastern University, every student has a student ID number. Students often wonder why they need to remember their Northeastern University ID number, known as "NUID" for short and why the University doesn't just use an existing number such as a Social Security Number.

It turns out, the elimination of using Social Security Numbers is the entire point of the NUID. Social Security Numbers, in the wrong hands, can lead to serious, costly fraud. The Social Security Administration has a good website about the problem of identity theft. By having a NUID, in the normal course of business you won't need to use your Social Security Number unless you are doing something where the law requires a Social Security Number such as employment or financial aid.

On a historical note, the first major call for Northeastern to replace Social Security Number use with something else came back in 2005 as a resolution from the Student Government Association. The resolution called for the change to happen with the next incoming class, but because dozens of University systems needed to be changed, the NUID transition didn't happen until February 2007 over a three-day weekend.