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The progress flag at the 2024 Boston Pride Parade. Students and other members of the LGBTQ+ community expressed the need to continue advocating and supporting each other following the Trump administration's threats to the transgender community.

Amid Trump’s threats, Northeastern LGBTQ+ community remains defiant: ‘This is the time to fly that trans flag’

Frances Klemm, news staff • March 29, 2025

Megan Moffat, a fifth-year behavioral neuroscience major, watched the Jan. 20 inauguration live. When President Donald Trump announced in his...

Blue, Vinny McCatterson and Bear (left to right). All three pets were brought to Northeastern by a fraternity brother to an off-campus apartment. Blue photo courtesy Nicklaus Ohlweiler.

The other brother is a dog? Meet the beloved pets of Northeastern frats.

Carson Lyle, news correspondent • March 28, 2025

Walking into a fraternity house, one may expect dim lighting and a dirty kitchen or even a mouse skittering across the floor. But some Northeastern...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest a Northeastern career fair Oct. 9, 2024. In the SMC's list of demands for university admin, they called for protection of the right for students, faculty, staff and community members to protest on campus.

Newly formed Student Mobilization Committee demands ‘accountability, justice and equity for marginalized communities’ from Northeastern

Madison Evangelist, news staff • March 27, 2025

The newly formed Student Mobilization Committee, or SMC, released a list of demands for the Northeastern administration through an Instagram...

A customer peruses the Trader Joe's meat selection. Bird flu affected poultry prices across all supermarkets and farms.

Groceries in Boston are getting more expensive. Here’s why it’s happening.

Sydney Woogerd, news correspondent • March 31, 2025

As of February, the cost of store-bought food in the Boston area has risen by 19% since 2021. According to The Greater Boston Food Bank, in 2024,...

A protester wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh holds up a sign demanding freedom for Rumeysa Ozturk during an emergency rally March 26. The keffiyeh and the slogan, "From the river to the sea," were characteristic of the movement for Palestinian liberation, which Ozturk and Sunil Khalil were detained for supporting.

Fear, outrage after Tufts doctoral student detained by ICE amid crackdown on student activists

Meghan Hirsch and Chloe Craft • March 28, 2025

On the evening of March 25, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,...

Hundreds gather to celebrate Holi in Adams Park. Many brought their families to the free event.

Roslindale community gathers for festive Holi celebration

Tanvi Saxena, news correspondent • March 25, 2025

Residents of Roslindale reveled in an afternoon of vibrant colors, energetic dances and thumping music March 22 to celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival...

The Pep Band performs March 8. The band practiced 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. before their last practice March 17.

Northeastern Pep Band loves ‘Stacy’s Mom,’ but they’ll stay till the end of a game no matter what the scoreboard says

Yashavi Upasani, news staff • March 27, 2025

Everyone at Northeastern knows that hearing “Stacy’s Mom” in the third period of a hockey game means the Huskies are up and their opponents...

Parquet Report: The $6.1 billion purchase is just weird, and fans should be concerned

Aiden Barker, news staff • March 26, 2025

If you’re a true Celtics fan, you may have found yourself either unbothered, confused or down many rabbit holes this past week. For me, it...

Carmelo Musacchia runs to second base March 22. The Huskies swept Stony Brook March 28 to 30.

Northeastern baseball sweeps Stony Brook, continues 6-game winning streak

Cassandra Joyce, news staff • March 31, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (18-8, 5-1 CAA) swept the Stony Brook Seawolves (11-14, 1-5 CAA) in a three-game series on the road March 28-30....

Carmelo Musacchia runs back to the dugout to celebrate with his teammates March 23. Musacchia collected his 20th hit against UConn March 26.

A near-perfect pitching performance lifts Northeastern baseball over rival Huskies

Bailey Reynolds, news staff • March 28, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (15-8, 2-1 CAA) defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies (10-13, 0-0 Big East) 3-0 in a midweek contest...

Jordan Gottesman pitches March 23. The Huskies took the game 6-2.

Baseball clinches first conference series win over Towson

Valentina Swan, Cassandra Joyce, and Elli Einset • March 25, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (14-8, 2-1 CAA) won two of three games in its series against the Towson Tigers (8-17, 1-2 CAA) March 21 to 23...

A Northeastern emblem appears on a campus building. Students' fundamental right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression do not change with the times, the Editorial Board writes.

Editorial Board: Our First Amendment rights are under assault

The Huntington News Editorial Board • March 31, 2025

The president of the United States fired the opening shot against our freedom of expression with a sweeping declaration: Students engaged in...

Zelenskyy and Trump discuss and argue over foreign policy Feb. 28. The world leaders' outburst sparked political "toxic masculinity" and irrational executive action concerns. Photo courtesy The White House, Flickr.

Op-ed: ‘It’s a man’s world’ to U.S. foreign policy leaders

Samantha Denecour, columnist • March 31, 2025

As International Women's History month comes to a close, the realm of U.S. foreign policy still feels increasingly like a man’s world. I’m...

A student wears a graduation cap at Northeastern's 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony. A study found that 42.6% of first-year medical students experienced burnout.

Op-ed: Dear Pre-meds: a gap year will help, not hurt you

Mikayla Tsai, columnist • March 26, 2025

For most of my time in college, I believed that taking gap years as a pre-med student would break my career. I thought they were for individuals...

Hunter Biden embraces recently sworn-in President Joe Biden and Jill Biden after the 59th inaugural ceremony Jan. 20, 2021. Past presidents pardoned many people, ranging from close family to billionaires. Photo courtesy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, Flickr.

Op-ed: Presidential pardons are deeply rooted in a lack of fairness

Alanna Hagen, contributor • March 26, 2025

Presidential pardons are an executive power that have always confused me. Dating back to George Washington’s presidency, pardons have been...

Op-ed: Life is too noisy. Should we quiet it down?

Alexis Algazy, contributor • March 24, 2025

“Oh my gosh, I’m so overstimulated.” This buzzword, which has popped up more frequently on social media and in daily conversations,...