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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Crystal Zhang, third-year computer science and design combined major, sits in the rain on the edge of Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town City Centre and Woodstock. Students on the Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Dialogue were able to explore Cape Town by hiking up Table Mountain and Lion’s Head Peak. Photo courtesy Ethan Truong.
View into a Dialogue: Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Cape Town
Emily Chung, news staff • September 19, 2023

On a hotel rooftop in Sea Point, Cape Town, 20 Northeastern students sat with laptops open, adjusting details on their final projects and watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean. The next day, they would present to the deputy mayor in the city council chambers, and the program would conclude.  Northeastern...

Messages appear on the ISEC bridge directing graduate workers towards the Robinson Quad, where voting occurs this week. The vote, years in the making, will determine whether graduate workers will be represented by a union.
Voting begins for graduate workers union; pro-union chalking on ISEC bridge erased
Zoe MacDiarmid, news staff • September 19, 2023

Polls opened Tuesday, Sept. 19 for the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University, or GENU-UAW, who are voting to be represented by the United Auto Workers union, or UAW, after years of delays in voting due to pushback from Northeastern administration and Trump-era anti-labor laws. Voting, held in...

An example of the widespread decimation that has left villages such as Skoura Ouarzazate in a state of ruin. The location of these mountain villages prevented the necessary aid from reaching them earlier. Photo courtesy Wallid Soukaki.
After devastating earthquake, NU students provide aid to Morocco
Lily Webber, news staff • September 18, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco, killing over 2,000 people and injuring more than 5,000. The quake devastated land and villages in the High Atlas Mountains near the tourism hub city of Marrakech. Aftershocks then rattled the area, including a 4.9 magnitude tremor minutes...

The entrance to View Boston. The 360 degree observation deck opened June 15 in the Prudential Center.
‘View Boston’ offers 360 degree views, raises questions about ticket pricing
Sarah Pyrce, news correspondent • September 22, 2023
A huge crowd is seen walking down Newbury Street. Sunday’s Open Newbury Street event attracted thousands of people.
Open Newbury Street builds strength in community and local businesses
Patrick O’Neal, photo staff • September 20, 2023
Julia Romero, a social media intern and student at Boston College, stands in front of a table full of books for sale. Hummingbird Books has sold and shipped many banned books to Families Against Books Bans and Lowcountry Pride, organizations that help provide students in Beaufort County with otherwise inaccessible books. Photo courtesy Hummingbird Books.
Hummingbird Books takes on book bans across state lines
Annie Cayer, news correspondent • September 19, 2023