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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. At a faculty senate meeting March 12, attendees were informed that Northeastern has slowed down hiring.
Provost reports hiring slowdown at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • March 25, 2025

Amid nationwide hiring freezes and slowdowns spurred by the Trump administration’s efforts to slash federal spending, Northeastern has "considerably"...

A window to Dockser Hall reads, "School of Law." The number of Black first-year law students dropped to eight in 2024, and had been steadily declining since 2021.
Northeastern School of Law reaches lowest Black student enrollment in a decade
Chris Lee, news correspondent • March 25, 2025

Northeastern University School of Law’s total enrolled Black students has sat around 7% of its entire student body since law schools began...

People walk by Urban Outfitters on Newbury Street. A Northeastern student was arrested after allegedly making a bomb threat in the store March 18.
Northeastern student’s alleged ‘Starburst Day’ bomb threat ends in arrest
Aiden Stein and Laura Emde March 23, 2025

A Northeastern student was arrested March 18 after he allegedly made a bomb threat at the Urban Outfitters store on Newbury Street, according...

Students walk around the track in Matthews Arena. Nearly 2,000 students attended Relay for Life this year.
Northeastern crowned No. 1 university for money raised at 16th annual Relay for Life, breaking previous record
Val O’Neill, managing editor • March 23, 2025

Relay for Life might be an all-nighter fundraising event — but almost an hour before its start, Northeastern students broke last year’s record...

The Department of Education building in Washington. Nearly half of its employees were fired March 11, raising legal concerns and widespread fear among federal workers.
Financial aid, civil rights protections in limbo following Education Department workforce cuts
Meghan Hirsch, news staff • March 14, 2025

The Department of Education, or Education Department, announced March 11 that it plans to cut nearly half of its employees, taking its total...

The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education building. The OCR recently released an FAQ regarding its previous “Dear Colleague" letter. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of State, flickr.
Department of Education issues FAQ increasing pressure on schools to axe race-related programs
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • March 2, 2025
Alessandro Vespignani shares with the audience the process of finding a new Provost. The audience consisted of students and faculty alike.
Provost Search Committee hosts undergraduate open forum amid hunt for Madigan’s successor
Madison Evangelist, news staff • February 28, 2025
The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington. A letter sent by the department to all educational institutions in the country that receive federal funding Feb. 14 demanded the elimination of all race-based programs. Photo courtesy Anne Meadows, flickr.
Trump gave schools a Feb. 28 deadline to cut ‘race-based’ programs. Here’s what programs consider race at Northeastern.
Chloe Craft and Grace Cargill February 26, 2025
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Pro-Palestine protesters rally outside Two Saints Tavern. The protest took place during a Hillel event.
Demonstrators play drums, clang pots outside Two Saints Tavern during Hillel ‘Israel Palooza’ event
Emily Spatz, news staff • March 21, 2025

More than a dozen pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered on Gainsborough Street in front of Two Saints Tavern Thursday night for an impromptu protest...

Reggie Lewis plays during a Northeastern basketball game. Photo courtesy of Joshua D. Levine and the Northeastern University photograph collection at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.
Six notable Black Northeastern alumni who broke barriers across their fields
Nidhi Prakash, news staff • March 21, 2025
A protester at a GENU-UAW rally uses a megaphone to amplify their message to passersby Oct. 2, 2024. The Trump administration changes in national policy affected international students, members of the LGBTQ+ community and more.
Northeastern graduate student worker union negotiations reach 15th month
Bowen Rivera, news staff • March 20, 2025
Students and faculty listen to a panel discussing environmentally forward-thinking architecture and laboratories. The conference covered topics such as climate change, recycling and more.
Northeastern kicks off first-ever Sustainability Innovation Week, gathering environmental problem-solvers
Devyn Rudnick, news staff • March 20, 2025
Jacob Davis stands for a photo in Ell Hall. Davis was a behavioral neuroscience major at Northeastern when he was struck and killed by Gerald Veneziano in May 2024. Photo courtesy Deborah Davis.
New Jersey man sentenced to 6 years in prison for drunken crash that killed Northeastern student
Lily Webber, news correspondent • February 19, 2025

A New Jersey Superior Court judge sentenced Gerald Veneziano, the 41-year-old man who struck and killed first-year Northeastern student Jacob...

The entrance to Mills College. Northeastern recently proposed the creation of a private police force for the campus.
Push for Northeastern Oakland private police force sparks legal questions, student concerns
Gitana Savage and Auden Oakes February 13, 2025
A firefighter sprays a burning building with water. Multiple wildfires had broken out in Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of buildings and resulting in thousands evacuating. Photo courtesy Caylo Seals.
As Southern California wildfires devastate millions, Northeastern students mourn from afar
Madison Evangelist, news staff • January 10, 2025
A headshot of Jacob Davis. The officer who struck and killed Davis last May pled guilty to second-degree death by auto. Photo courtesy LinkedIn.
New Jersey man who struck, killed Northeastern student pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
Lily Webber, news correspondent • January 10, 2025

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An American flag flows in the Boston wind on top of Northeastern University's Ell Hall. Many students expressed concern about co-op positions being threatened after the Trump administration rescinded grants and funding.
Students report confusion in co-op hiring processes amid federal funding cuts, hiring freezes
Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff • March 19, 2025

Breghilyn Cheska Bagalso, a second-year biology major on the hunt for her first co-op, applied to the Sabatini Lab at Harvard Medical School,...

Three Late Nite magazines sit on display. The bright yellow cover and eerie image attracted many onlookers.
They created ‘Late Nite Magazine,’ but they don’t care if you read it
Meghan Hirsch, news staff • March 19, 2025

If you’ve seen an edition of Late Nite Magazine floating around campus, consider yourself lucky — there’s a limited supply.  The first...

Hoosky team members show off two years worth of sticker designs along their arms and hands Feb. 18. Sticker designs ranged from a pixelated husky to character-based huskies such as Pikachu or Spider-Man.
Who is Hoosky? Meet the team behind the perfectly imperfect rendition of Northeastern’s mascot.
Kayla Goldman and Paloma Welch March 18, 2025

When picturing Northeastern’s mascot, many students may conjure an image of a powerful Husky named Paws. But some students may have another...

Students partake in sorority rush activities Sept. 23, 2024. A recent initiate by Northeastern Panhellenic established a series of scholarships that aids first-generation and low-income members in paying their dues.
How Northeastern sororities are diversifying their membership, one scholarship at a time
Siera Qosaj, news staff • March 17, 2025

When Erika Gonzalez arrived at Northeastern as a first-generation, low-income student, she knew she had challenges ahead — balancing academics,...

An aerial view of Northeastern's Boston campus May 25, 1985. The number of applicants Northeastern receives increased 52.6% from fall 2020. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Library, Archives and Special Collections.
‘My degree looks a lot better now than it did in 1996’: How Northeastern ascended in the college rankings
Emily Niedermeyer, news correspondent • March 16, 2025

In recent years, Northeastern’s acceptance rate has plummeted to a mere 5.2% in the 2024 admissions cycle — a number rivaling Ivy League...

The Northeastern Solar Decathlon team poses for a group photo in front of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church. The team collaborated with the church to establish a more energy-efficient structure. Photo courtesy David Tellez Sanchez.
Northeastern Solar Decathlon worked for months on a Department of Energy competition. Suddenly, it was postponed.
Frances Klemm, news staff • March 13, 2025

On Feb. 21 at 12:20 p.m., the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition was minutes away from the first presentations of the...

A sign in the Stetson East dining hall tells students about a national egg shortage. Egg prices across the country increased 60% from last year due to a spike in bird flu.
Northeastern dining halls may limit eggs amid nationwide shortage
Devyn Rudnick, news staff • March 13, 2025

Signage posted in the Northeastern dining halls March 13 reported that they may not have eggs available in the coming weeks due to an ongoing...

Boston’s winters aren’t what they used to be — just ask Northeastern’s New Englanders
Boston’s winters aren’t what they used to be — just ask Northeastern’s New Englanders
Janira Skrbkova, news staff • March 11, 2025

As winter comes to an end, some Massachusetts residents feel as though it never really began.  In recent years, Boston has faced increasingly...

An American flag waves above Ell Hall. Since 2015, the number of early decision applicants to Northeastern grew by 660%.
As Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets, students report turning to early decision for higher chance at entry
Caroline Baker Dimock and Zoe MacDiarmid March 5, 2025

Northeastern’s arc from a commuter school to a highly-sought after university with a global presence has caught eyes across higher education....

Brynne Norquist (left) and Tyler Knohl pose for a photo together. The two run Hiike, a platform that uses data to provide film festival recommendations to independent filmmakers. Photo courtesy Kira Briggs.
Major production companies are threatening independent filmmakers. These students are fighting back.
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • March 4, 2025

Their story begins in 1938. At the time, eight major film companies — including Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox — sought...