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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Student protesters with t-shirts and signs stating “Let Faculty Vote” held a sit-in at the Visitor Center April 18.

Sit-in at Visitor Center disrupts prospective student tours

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor April 23, 2019
Student supporters for full-time, non-tenure track faculty unionization led a sit-in at the Northeastern Visitor Center April 18, causing the university to change paths of student tours for the day.
Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke to Stop & Shop workers on strike in Dorchester last Thursday.

Biden rallies with Stop & Shop workers days before agreement

Kenneal Patterson, news staff April 23, 2019

UPDATED at 4:42 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23     After 11 days on strike and more than three months of negotiations, over 30,000 Stop & Shop employees reached a tentative agreement with the company on Sunday that met their demands for better pay and health care coverage. A...

Gathering on Centennial Common, students take a break from studying finals to scream wordlessly into the night.

Hundreds release primal scream as finals approach

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor April 19, 2019

It was only the beginning of finals week, and hundreds of Northeastern students may have already reached their breaking point. They gathered on Centennial Common just before midnight for one purpose: to release all their pent-up stress and anxiety in a single primal scream. Thursday...

Cherie Jimenez joined other activists in advocating for the Nordic model at a summit held by the Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution, or CAP International, in Mainz, Germany, earlier this month.

Activists conflict on prostitution policy

Isabel Stephens, news staff April 18, 2019

18-year-old Cherie Jimenez was in a rush to get married, but not completely by choice: There was a baby on the way. By the time she was 19 — her child only months old — her husband had become abusive. At 21, gathering her courage and belongings, Jimenez decided to leave....

Chris Brown and Gabby Nobile respectively serve as president and executive vice president of SGA.

Students cite lack of SGA transparency for no confidence votes

Isabel Stephens, news staff April 18, 2019

For every three students who voted for the Brown-Nobile slate in this year’s Student Government Association election, two students voted no confidence. Earlier this semester, the Student Government Association, or SGA, added an official abstain ballot option to give students...

Gov. Charlie Baker proposed a bill that forces providers to invest more money into primary care and behavioral health.

Baker pushes new cannabis-impaired driving bill

Pierre Karam, news correspondent April 18, 2019

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker introduced a bill Jan. 23 that targets people driving under the influence of marijuana. The legislation would allow police officers to ask suspected marijuana-impaired drivers to perform biological drug tests. If the suspect refuses to comply,...

Student presenters share their ventures with attendees on April 9.

Husky Startup Challenge sees increased diversity

Nick Swindell, news staff April 17, 2019

The Husky Startup Challenge, or HSC, held a Demo Day last week, where student-founded entrepreneurial ventures competed for cash prizes. The April 9 event featured over two dozen ventures, ranging from engineering solutions to nostalgia-inducing care packages known as MoodBoxes,...

Thousands showed up to cheer on Boston Marathon runners on Monday.

NU students and alumni conquer their first Boston Marathon

Samantha Barry, news staff April 17, 2019
When Marathon Monday began, it looked like it was going to be a cloudy, rainy race, but as runners took off, the skies cleared and the weather completely turned around.
Northeasterns full-time, non-tenure track faculty  refiled their petition stating their desire to unionize.

NU blocks faculty union election for the second time

Hayley Slusser, news correspondent April 17, 2019
Northeastern administration responded the petition to hold a union election for full-time, non-tenure track faculty, stating that unionization is “not appropriate.”
Claudia Ortiz completed her master’s degree in global studies and international relations at Northeastern.

Northeastern alum named 2019 Latina Leader by Amplify Latinx

Sully Barrett, deputy campus editor April 17, 2019
Northeastern graduate school alum Claudia Ortiz was named a 2019 Latina Leader at the Inter(x) Latina Storyteller conference.
Crime Log: Monday, April 8 to Sunday, April 14

Crime Log: Monday, April 8 to Sunday, April 14

Sully Barrett, deputy campus editor April 17, 2019
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department between Monday, April 8 and Sunday, April 14.
First-year health science major Maryrose Hahn delivers a passionate lead vocal performance on Taste by Betty Who. Hahn won Best Soloist in the ICCA semifinals, in which the group placed third place.

Treble on Huntington brings rock flair to AfterHours

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor April 17, 2019

Wearing denim, leather, fishnet stockings and Beatles T-shirts, Northeastern a cappella group Treble on Huntington took the stage at AfterHours for “Rockappella,” their end-of-semester showcase, with three other college groups Sunday night. The show was an opportunity...