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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

Crime Log: Monday, May 12 to Sunday, May 19

Crime Log: Monday, May 12 to Sunday, May 19

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 22, 2019
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department between Monday, May 12 and Sunday, May 19.
Crime Log: Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 11

Crime Log: Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 11

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 16, 2019
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department between Monday, May 6 and Sunday, May 11.
Offred, played by Jennifer Johnson Cano, sees her room for the first time in Boston Lyric Operas production of Margaret Atwoods seminal dystopian novel.

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale opera delivers in victorious adaptation

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 13, 2019

The operatic rendition of Margaret Atwood's “The Handmaid’s Tale” religiously adheres to the original text, going as far as staging the show in a basketball gymnasium where the handmaids in the novel slept. It is this meticulous narrative strategy that makes the opera...

Maintenance issues and rising rent costs appear to be common among the frustrations some residents have with life on Mission Hill.

Mission Hill landlord-tenant relations highlight changes in Boston real estate

Ava Sasani, news correspondent May 11, 2019

Quinn Olpin, a fourth-year international affairs major at Northeastern University, is ready to leave Mission Hill. Olpin will graduate from Northeastern this May. Of all the excitement the senior has to look forward to in her last year of college, the prospect of moving out...

Uber and Lyft drivers went on strike Wednesday to demand higher wages and better transparency.

Uber and Lyft drivers strike nationwide for better pay, transparency

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 11, 2019

Drivers who work independently for ride-hailing services held a 24-hour strike Wednesday as part of a multi-city effort that was likely “the largest-ever gig worker protest to date.” The strike was organized nationally by Rideshare Drivers United and locally by the Boston...

Eminem performs at Boston Calling 2018 as the Sunday night headliner.

Q&A: Co-founder of Boston Calling previews 2019 festival

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor May 10, 2019

Boston Calling returns to the Harvard Athletic Complex May 24-26, featuring headliners Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and Travis Scott as well as a first-ever appearance by the Boston Ballet. Brian Appel, a co-founder of Boston Calling, spoke about what to expect from this year’s...

Knopf said studies show use of e-cigarettes primes the brain for further addiction.

Northeastern Public Health Advocacy Institute initiates lawsuit against Juul

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 10, 2019
The Northeastern Public Health Advocacy Institute initiated a class action lawsuit last week against Juul Labs, alleging that Juul markets to teenagers.
The first Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex opened in 2017.

Northeastern reveals plans for second, bigger ISEC

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 8, 2019

Northeastern intends to build a second Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, or ISEC II, on the Columbus Lot parking area, according to a letter sent to the Boston Planning and Development Agency from Kathy Spiegelman, vice president and chief of campus planning...

Crime Log: Monday, April 29 to Sunday, May 5

Crime Log: Monday, April 29 to Sunday, May 5

Deanna Schwartz, deputy campus editor May 6, 2019
Crimes reported to the Northeastern University Police Department between Monday, April 29 and Sunday, May 5.
At the 117th commencement in Northeasterns history, 4,000 students received diplomas.

Speaker celebrates ‘un-Instagrammable selves’ as 4,000 graduate

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 5, 2019
The Northeastern University class of 2019 graduated Friday in a commencement ceremony attended by more than 20,000.
Some members of the Northeastern Full-Time Faculty Union Organizing Committee are pictured from left to right: Melissa Pearson, Vaso Lykourinou, Aaron Block, Nick Brown, and Sebastian Stockman

Faculty organizers express tentative hope for unionization

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 2, 2019

Full-time, non-tenure track faculty organizers announced April 23 that they will continue their unionization effort despite recent petition withdrawal. Advocates say unionization would solve major issues for faculty like those experienced by Rafael Ubal. When Ubal started...