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A counter-protester holds up an Israeli flag in front of pro-Palestine protesters. The counter-protester protesters entered the encampment around 10:30 p.m.
🔴 Live updates: Protesters’ verbal clash on encampment escalates, pro-Israel demonstrators return after being escorted off Centennial
news staff April 26, 2024

Following days of nationwide student demonstrations, around 30 pro-Palestine organizers gathered in Centennial Common 8 a.m. Thursday for the...

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...

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....

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...

Survey reveals ‘alarming’ gender-based salary disparities among Northeastern faculty
Survey reveals ‘alarming’ gender-based salary disparities among Northeastern faculty
Ethan Wayne, news staff • March 31, 2024

Northeastern faculty who self-identify as women make nearly 20% less than their male-identifying colleagues, according to a recently-published...

A rendering of the proposed residential hall at 840 Columbus Ave. shows the building facing Tremont Street. The BPDA approved Northeasterns plan to construct the building March 14. Photo courtesy BPDA.
Northeastern receives go-ahead to build 1,370-bed residence hall on Columbus Avenue
Sonel Cutler, news staff • March 19, 2024
The exterior of 716 Columbus Ave. Northeastern proposed a plan Jan. 4 to renovate several floors of the building, including improvements to the basement and the first, second, fourth and fifth floors.
Northeastern plan to renovate 716 Columbus Ave. approved by Boston development board
Val O’Neill, deputy campus editor • March 18, 2024
President Aoun stands behind a podium at the 2022 President’s Convocation. Aoun was the eighth highest-paid private college president in the U.S. during FY 2022 with a total compensation of roughly $2.7 million.
Aoun ranked eighth highest-paid private college president in US, new report finds
Eli Curwin, editor-in-chief • February 27, 2024
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Attendees watch as a solar panel is symbolically turned on. 332 solar panels were activated April 2 as part of the CJS Hubs Snell Solar Celebration. (Editors Note: Mars Poper, center right, is a staff photographer for The News.)
Snell’s solar panels: Northeastern takes next step on path to a sustainable campus
Nikhil Jagannath, news staff • April 22, 2024

In early spring, Northeastern announced it would install solar panels on the roof of Snell Library, marking a major step forward for the university’s...

Members of the SARC e-board pose for a photo. SARC hosted their first Take Back the Night event April 17.
‘Power in numbers’: Dozens show out to combat sexual violence at Northeastern’s Take Back the Night
Zoe MacDiarmid, news staff • April 20, 2024
Third-year Northeastern computer science, psychology student dies, school says
Third-year Northeastern computer science, psychology student dies, school says
Kristina DaPonte, news staff • April 19, 2024
Several rooms reserved for SSI on the second floor of Stearns Center. Northeastern sent an email to SSI employees April 1 informing them that the program would be shut down May 3.
Northeastern ends Student Support Initiative, lays off more than 120 employees
Nikhil Jagannath, news correspondent • April 18, 2024
Kevin Dave, the police officer who struck Kandula in his cruiser in January 2023. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Labs.
Seattle police officer who struck, killed Northeastern graduate student issued traffic infraction
Emily Spatz, campus editor • March 6, 2024

The Seattle police officer who struck and killed Northeastern graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula last year has been issued a traffic infraction...

Kevin Dave, the police officer who struck Kandula in his cruiser in January 2023. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Labs.
Seattle police officer who fatally struck Northeastern graduate student will not face charges, prosecutors say
Juliette Piovoso, deputy campus editor • February 22, 2024
The Mills College Art Museum stands at 5000 MacArthur Blvd in Oakland, CA. Look up to the Sky, dedicated to Bay Area creator Hung Liu, opened Jan. 20 and will be open until March 24.
Look Up to the Sky: Mills College Art Museum exhibit honors Hung Liu’s art and mentorship
Gabriella Mbaoua, news correspondent • February 16, 2024
Mitchell Rusitzky poses for a photo while holding his Emmy at the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys Dec. 16.  The 2023 alum, along with his team at Baobab Studios, earned an Emmy in the Outstanding Interactive Media category for the game “Galactic Catch.” Photo courtesy of Alex Tinsman.
Northeastern student celebrates his last final by winning an Emmy
James Mills, news correpondent • February 3, 2024

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A protester holds a Palestinian flag in front of Ell Hall during a Huskies for a Free Palestine rally protesting the disciplinary charges against three students Jan. 10. In their responses to student protests, universities have tried to keep valued donors and ensure that students feel safe.
Developing: Northeastern community responds to Israel-Hamas War
Sonel Cutler, Eli Curwin, and Emily Spatz April 18, 2024

For updates on the pro-Palestine encampment on Centennial Common, check our live feed. On Oct. 7, Hamas — an Islamic, Palestinian nationalist...

The exterior of LightView. LightView management sent an email to residents April 11 reminding them that throwing food products such as eggs and other forms of vandalism are a violation of students lease agreements.
LightView cracks down on residents throwing food in halls, destruction of property
Zoe MacDiarmid, news staff • April 18, 2024

Residents of LightView received an email from building management April 11 alerting them of “six instances of an individual maliciously throwing...

Members of Northeastern slam poetry club say administration is ‘attacking,’ ‘policing’ their voices
Members of Northeastern slam poetry club say administration is ‘attacking,’ ‘policing’ their voices
Lily Webber, deputy campus editor • April 17, 2024

On Feb. 24, days before the start of Northeastern Social Justice Resource Center’s “Peace and Social Justice Week,” university administration...

Students present research and creative projects to members of the Northeastern community at the RISE Expo in Matthews Arena April 11. Over 400 undergraduate and graduate students attended the event.
Students present research, creative projects to Northeastern community at RISE Expo
Noah Haggerty, news correspondent • April 15, 2024

Over 400 undergraduate and graduate students presented their research and creative projects in a crowded Matthews Arena during the annual RISE...

A member of the troupe holds a pole with a sphere at the top, known as the “Pearl of Wisdom,” as other members make the dragon curl around itself during the Boston University Taiwanese American Student Association’s annual night market March 30. Troupe members had the dragon chase the sphere to represent the creatures pursuit of knowledge, wisdom and truth.
Northeastern dance troupe aims to unite students through cultural art of Chinese dragon, lion dance
Amanda Logcher and Devyn Rudnick April 15, 2024

At the heart of Chinese culture within Northeastern’s campus, an ancient practice comes alive with the rhythmic tune of chants and the colorful...

Students concerned after poll predicts low turnout among young voters for 2024 election
Students concerned after poll predicts low turnout among young voters for 2024 election
Elsa O’Donnell, news correspondent • April 14, 2024

Andrew Longo was studying abroad in Dublin last semester when he was first eligible to vote. He eagerly requested an absentee ballot from his...

After passing out cheese to all attending members, Maddie Engle, a second-year combined computer science and linguistics major and one of the newly named Cheese Club co-presidents, toasts a piece of cheese with her fellow editorial board members. Editorial board members taste-tested cheese together to build a sense of community.
‘Cheese transcends majors’: Cheese Club unites students on campus
Tristen Schilling, news correspondent • April 12, 2024

An unlikely club on campus is uniting students of all years and majors over one thing: a love for cheese.  Northeastern’s Cheese Club does...

Lake Hall stands at 43 Leon St. Representatives of the facilities department said that Northeastern assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings such as Lake, Holmes, Nightingale and Meserve Halls unless proven otherwise.
Northeastern says it assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings, raising concerns from faculty
Lily Cooper, news correspondent • April 11, 2024

At a February faculty senate meeting, Northeastern facilities department representatives said they assume there is asbestos present in certain...

‘There’s a beauty in the resilience of being a woman in STEM’: How Northeastern women STEM majors persevere in a male-dominated field
‘There’s a beauty in the resilience of being a woman in STEM’: How Northeastern women STEM majors persevere in a male-dominated field
Jethro R. Lee, news staff • April 9, 2024

Historically, the number of students who apply and are admitted to Northeastern University has been relatively equal across genders. In fact,...

A student uses their solar eclipse glasses to look at the sun, watching as the moon overtakes its rays. Glasses were handed out at Krentzman Quad and the Egan Research Center.
Total solar eclipse draws crowds, captivates students
Margot Murphy, photo staff • April 9, 2024

Students gathered across campus to witness the total solar eclipse Monday, and though 8% of the sun was visible to Bostonians, students clapped...