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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Hannah Bernstein

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Northeastern has postponed the start of next semester and canceled spring break.

Northeastern announces plan to reopen classrooms, residence halls in the fall

Hannah Bernstein, news staff
May 8, 2020
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun announced Friday in a university-wide email that senior administrators plan to return staff and faculty to their offices, resume in-person teaching with modifications and reopen residence halls for the fall semester. 
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Northeastern has postponed the start of next semester and canceled spring break.

Live updates: Northeastern and COVID-19

This story will be updated continually as new information comes from the university and elsewhere that pertains to Northeastern students. 4:45 p.m. June 11: Northeastern details NUflex program All classrooms...

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NUPD creates new advisory notification system

NUPD creates new advisory notification system

Hannah Bernstein
February 15, 2018
NUPD's new opt-in system includes more detailed information about police activity on and around campus.
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Cambridge police estimate 10,000 people came to Cambridge Common for the Womens March. / Photo by Alex Melagrano.

From all walks of life, 10,000 take part in Women’s March

Thousands filled Cambridge Common Saturday for a sequel to last year’s massive protest. In a rebuke of President Donald J. Trump and in advocacy of feminism, the crowd was filled with people angry at the current administration and hopeful for the movement. This is who they were.
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Graduate student workers rally for union recognition

Graduate student workers rally for union recognition

Hannah Bernstein
November 8, 2017
More than 50 students gathered in the West Village Quad Wednesday to rally after union organizers announced that a majority of graduate student workers signed cards declaring support for unionization.
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Students talk birth control

Hannah Bernstein and Irvin Zhang
October 18, 2017
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued President Donald J. Trump’s administration Oct. 6 after Trump signed an executive order rolling back a health care provision which mandated that employers provide birth control in their employees’ insurance packages.
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Michael and Amy Port, founders of Historic Public Speaking Worldwide, spoke about using acting techniques for real-life situations such as job interviews at TEDxCambridge Thursday. / Photo courtesy Bearwalk Cinema

Speakers break rules at TEDxCambridge

Hannah Bernstein and Riley Robinson
October 18, 2017
Webster said although her team avoids assigning themes to each event, as they prepared with the speakers, she realized a theme emerged anyway — breaking the rules. Each speaker addressed that idea in a different way, and she challenged the audience to find the rule-breaking aspects of each one.
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State Rep. Byron Rushing (D-9) speaks at the John D. OBryant African American Institute on Tuesday as part of the opening of the Lower Roxbury History Project. / Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Lower Roxbury Black History Project unveiled

Hannah Bernstein and Glenn Billman
April 20, 2017
The Lower Roxbury Black History Project, now accessible on Snell Library’s website, was unveiled Tuesday at a reception in the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute.
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Sexual violence survivors speak out to raise awareness

Sexual violence survivors speak out to raise awareness

Hannah Bernstein
April 20, 2017
Wednesday's Take Back the Night event is part of an international movement to break the stigma around sexual assault and provide spaces for survivors to speak out about their experiences.
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Business students will have the opportunity to earn an entrepreneurship concentration through the Semester in Silicon Valley program. / Photo courtesy Creative Common

Business school announces new Silicon Valley program

Hannah Bernstein
April 13, 2017
The D’Amore McKim School of Business launched the Semester in Silicon Valley program, which will allow students to attend school at Northeastern’s Silicon Valley campus in northern California while spending time interning and attending meetings with startups.
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Students gather in the library quad holding signs and showing their support for workers and minority groups.

Dining hall workers speak out for better treatment, health care

Hannah Bernstein
April 5, 2017
"We are not asking for a lot," Barreiro said. "We are asking for quality care."
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Library hosts data archiving event

Library hosts data archiving event

Hannah Bernstein
March 28, 2017
Snell library hosted a data rescue event Friday focusing archiving federal websites that could be at risk under the new presidential administration, such as those with climate and environmental information.
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The Future is Female: Mainstream media should listen to Cosmopolitan

The Future is Female: Mainstream media should listen to Cosmopolitan

Hannah Bernstein
February 27, 2017
The truth is, most newspaper editors are men.
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Women lead NU hackathon

Women lead NU hackathon

Hannah Bernstein
February 16, 2017
The hackathon, organized by HackNEU, was held over a 24-hour period in West Village H Saturday and Sunday.
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The Future is Female: Women must support other women to enter politics

The Future is Female: Women must support other women to enter politics

Hannah Bernstein
February 12, 2017
The systems in place in this country discourage women from entering the political sphere.
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Workshop on Native activism kicks off Boston series

Workshop on Native activism kicks off Boston series

Hannah Bernstein
February 4, 2017
Brown University Professor Adrienne Keene presented about often ignored Native American issues in anti-racist activism in the John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute Wednesday.
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The Future is Female: Why I marched in Boston

Hannah Bernstein
January 26, 2017
I participated in the Women’s March in Boston this weekend, and I am still a journalist.
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Northeastern signs on as Facebook partner

Northeastern signs on as Facebook partner

Hannah Bernstein
January 19, 2017
Northeastern recently announced that it will join 16 other universities to form a partnership with Building 8, Facebook’s new technology division.
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Voters reject charters, legalize marijuana

Voters reject charters, legalize marijuana

Hannah Bernstein
November 10, 2016
Massachusetts residents voted Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana, not expand charter schools and open up funds for affordable housing projects.
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