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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

A counter-protester holds up an Israeli flag in front of pro-Palestine protesters. The statement, kill the Jews, was used by Northeastern as a part of the reason for clearing out the “Gaza solidarity encampment” in Centennial Common, which resulted in the detainment of over 100 individuals.

Video footage reveals ‘Kill the Jews’ remark used to explain police intervention made by pro-Israel counterprotester in provocation

Eli Curwin, news staff April 27, 2024

Footage taken late Friday night of a tense confrontation between pro-Palestine demonstrators and pro-Israel counter-protesters at the encampment revealed it was a pro-Israel student demonstrator who said “Kill the Jews,” asking the pro-Palestine demonstrators “anybody...

A no trespassing sign hangs from a barricade around Centennial Common. The area remained blocked off after the encampment was cleared April 27.

Students react to university’s Saturday statement on encampment sweep: ‘Things obviously aren’t back to normal’

Emily Spatz, Annika Sunkara, and Lily Webber April 27, 2024

Several Northeastern students on campus Saturday afternoon criticized a university statement following the sweep of a Gaza solidarity encampment which announced the campus had been “fully secured” and that “all campus operations have returned to normal.”  “Admissions...

Two people hang a no trespassing sign on the barricade constructed around Centennial Common. Police remained present after the encampment was cleared.

🔴 Live updates: Northeastern Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine release statement in solidarity with arrested students

news staff April 27, 2024

The encampment that formed on Centennial Common Thursday morning was cleared out by police Saturday morning, marking the end to an near-48-hour protest effort.  Police began removing the makeshift barricade around the protesters around 6 a.m. Saturday and went on to detain...

A WCVB reporter interviews a protester. The Centennial Common encampment attracted national press attention.

Northeastern pro-Palestine solidarity encampments attract national press attention

Alexis Algazy and Kevin Gallagher April 26, 2024

Across Boston campuses, students, faculty and staff have set up encampments in support of Palestine. Protests have garnered attention from many Boston-based and national news outlets amid a nationwide wave of pro-Palestine campus activism.  Protesters with Huskies for a Free...

Perspectives from the protest: Why Northeastern, other university, outside demonstrators are participating

Perspectives from the protest: Why Northeastern, other university, outside demonstrators are participating

Alexa Coultoff and Annika Sunkara April 25, 2024

The encampment protest launched at Northeastern Thursday morning drew hundreds of Northeastern students to Centennial Common throughout the day. As the afternoon went on, groups of outside participants from Boston-area universities and organizations joined the masses of people...

Pro-Palestine student demonstrators gather in Centennial Common while surrounded by a barricade of bikes, Adirondack chairs and police officers. Students sat in small groups, linking arms and chanting pro-Palestine slogans.

BREAKING: Pro-Palestine demonstrators erect encampment on Centennial Common

Eli Curwin and Emily Spatz April 25, 2024

Following days of nationwide student demonstrations, around 30 pro-Palestine organizers gathered in Centennial Common Thursday morning for the creation of a “liberated zone.” Though students did not have tents or posters at the 8 a.m. start of the demonstration, they huddled...

VIDEO: ‘Getting Around Town’ exhibit documents 400 years of Boston transit history

VIDEO: ‘Getting Around Town’ exhibit documents 400 years of Boston transit history

Eli Curwin, news staff April 24, 2024

  “Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston in Transit," an exhibit at the Leventhal Map & Education Center in the Boston Public Library, dives into various aspects of the long history of transit in the city. Examining everything from early navigation...

Op-ed: Equality in childrearing doesn’t end with Women’s History Month

Op-ed: Equality in childrearing doesn’t end with Women’s History Month

Anne Zhu, contributor April 24, 2024

The phrase "working mother" was once considered an oxymoron, reflecting a societal paradigm where women's roles were confined primarily to the domestic sphere. However, when women entered the workforce in waves after World War II, working mothers have become commonplace across...

A Husky slides down the slope during competition. Northeasterns mens team finished 11th at the national championship, and the women placed 15th. Photo courtesy Tom Martin.

Ski you next year! Northeastern Huskies wrap up a fantastic alpine ski season

Anne Zhu, news correspondent April 24, 2024

Attending school in Boston, these Huskies are no strangers to the snow. The Northeastern Alpine Ski Team wrapped up its winter season March 9 with phenomenal finishes on both the men’s and women’s teams. Founded in 1971, the club team competed until 2013 and had a temporary...

A student examines the content preferences page in Instagrams settings. Instagram started limiting “political” and “social” content for users by default in mid-March with no announcement.

A new update to Instagram is putting politics on pause

Devyn Rudnick, news correspondent April 23, 2024

When asked how they consume the news, 16-year-old high school student Emma Israel, 22-year-old community college student Aubrianna Rin and 18-year-old Northeastern business administration major Alexis Matthews all said the same thing: Instagram. These three Gen Zers are not...

The cast of Mermaid Hour poses for a photo. David Valdes set the play in Boston because of the Boston Children’s Hospital’s role in providing gender-affirming care for adolescents and pediatrics. Photo courtesy Nile Scott Studios

‘Mermaid Hour’ breaks stereotypes, celebrates transgender identity

Heidi Ho, news staff April 23, 2024

Moonbox Productions will open the New England premiere of playwright David Valdes’ “Mermaid Hour” April 26 to May 19 at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge. Director Bridget Kathleen O’Leary makes it clear that this coming-of-age play is not about a transgender girl’s parents...

Column: Online treatment of Ottessa Moshfegh, Anne Hathaway reveal the insidious consequences of being ‘woman’d’

Column: Online treatment of Ottessa Moshfegh, Anne Hathaway reveal the insidious consequences of being ‘woman’d’

Ella Warner, news correspondent April 22, 2024

Canadian writer Rayne Fisher-Quann knew what she was doing when she tweeted, “Ottessa Moshfegh [the author of “My Year of Rest of Relaxation”] is on the verge of getting woman’d I can feel it.”  Fisher-Quann went on to define this term as, “when everyone stops...