For nearly 100 years, The Huntington News has delivered vigorous, relevant and high-quality student journalism to Northeastern students, faculty, alumni, families and community members.
A critical part of that journalism, operating independently of the university since 2008, is our opinion section. The section offers a space for members of the Northeastern community to voice their perspectives on university, local and national issues. We are proud to have an opinion section where any Northeastern community member can freely express their point of view on news relevant to the campus community.
In the past, contributors have written about Northeastern’s student government and the university’s administration, how to behave at concerts and the use of artificial intelligence in classrooms. If you’re interested in contributing your opinion to The News, please contact comments@huntnewsnu.com
We will continue to provide a platform for our fellow students, faculty and community members to write pieces about anything they find important.
But today we face an inflection point.
Higher education institutions across the country are facing threats of investigation, with hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Students are being picked off the streets and put into unmarked vans. And as students and practitioners of journalism, threats against independent reporting inhibit our — and all journalists’ — ability to seek truth and hold power to account.
All the while, leaders of universities around the country like Northeastern have remained in-large-part silent. The News will not.
While we will continue to provide essential, objective reporting to our readers, we now find it necessary to strengthen and unite the voice of The News’ editorial wing.
Today, The Huntington News is publishing its first piece from its new Editorial Board.
The Editorial Board is composed of The News’ opinion columnists and opinion editors and authors pieces independently of The News’ newsroom. Members of the Editorial Board are not involved in reporting news relevant to their editorials. Its views will not be influenced by The News’ editors and senior staff, which lead the paper.
The Editorial Board meets weekly during the academic year to discuss issues on campus and other topics that affect or are relevant to the Northeastern community. Editorials will be the product of discussions and questions raised during these regular meetings, and pieces the Editorial Board publishes will represent a unanimous consensus among members of the Editorial Board.
Any student who becomes an opinion columnist may join the Board, and if you’re interested in joining The News, you can fill out this form.
It is our hope that the Editorial Board’s stances will reflect a diverse array of student viewpoints on various issues — viewpoints united behind a collective dedication to The News. At a time when peoples’ very ability to express themselves is under threat, we will work to ensure that everyone in our community can have their voice heard.
Sincerely,
Sonel Cutler
Editor-in-Chief
