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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Inside Sidechat: Northeastern student life, unfiltered
Inside Sidechat: Northeastern student life, unfiltered
Emily Chung, news staff • April 1, 2025

  Slow walkers. Greek life. The International Village wind tunnel. Finals week. Campus dogs. Why are all the frat men short?...

Protesters gather in Centennial Common. The walkout was organized by the Student Mobilization Committee.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk out of class, picket down Huntington Avenue: ‘Students are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the Northeastern promise’
Madison Evangelist and Chloe Craft April 1, 2025

Over 50 pro-Palestinian protesters walked out of class at 1 p.m. March 31, meeting first for a rally at Centennial Common, then picketing on...

A sign reading "The People's Iftar for [Palestine]." Students held a gathering for iftar and marched down Forsyth Street March 25.
Huskies for a Free Palestine gather in ‘disruptive’ iftar on Centennial Common
Aiden Stein and Zoe MacDiarmid April 1, 2025

As the sun set on Centennial Common March 25 and the month of Ramadan wound down, demonstrators with Huskies for a Free Palestine, or HFP, held...

A demonstrator holds a sign at a Somerville protest after the detainment of Rumeysa Ozturk. Over 3,000 students and professors from across the nation signed the "Not in Our Name" statement to denounce the Trump administration's handling of what it considers to be antisemitism on college campuses.
More than 3,000 Jewish students, faculty members at universities nationwide sign statement condemning Trump administration’s crackdown on campus antisemitism
Emily Spatz, news staff • March 30, 2025

More than 3,050 people, including 27 affiliated with Northeastern, have signed on to a public statement dated March 11 denouncing the Trump administration’s...

A sign reading “Northeastern University.” An email was sent out in the wake of the Trump administration's crackdown on non-citizens participating in activism on campuses.
Northeastern warns students of possible travel restrictions amid Trump administration crackdowns
Carson Lyle, news correspondent • March 27, 2025

An email sent to Northeastern community members March 26 warned of immigration restrictions following a nationwide crackdown on non-citizens...

The U.S. flag flies above Ell Hall. Over two hundred Northeastern community members signed a letter condemning the university on its lack of response to actions taken by the Trump administration.
Over 200 people sign letter to Northeastern leadership urging action against Trump
Chloe Craft, news staff • March 27, 2025
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
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
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Boston is a hub of medical innovation. These Northeastern students are at the center of it.
Boston is a hub of medical innovation. These Northeastern students are at the center of it.
Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff • March 30, 2025

Boston, widely regarded as a world-class healthcare hub, is home to 25 hospitals that serve as training grounds for the next generation of healthcare...

The progress flag at the 2024 Boston Pride Parade. Students and other members of the LGBTQ+ community expressed the need to continue advocating and supporting each other following the Trump administration's threats to the transgender community.
Amid Trump’s threats, Northeastern LGBTQ+ community remains defiant: ‘This is the time to fly that trans flag’
Frances Klemm, news staff • March 29, 2025
Blue, Vinny McCatterson and Bear (left to right). All three pets were brought to Northeastern by a fraternity brother to an off-campus apartment. Blue photo courtesy Nicklaus Ohlweiler.
The other brother is a dog? Meet the beloved pets of Northeastern frats.
Carson Lyle, news correspondent • March 28, 2025
Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest a Northeastern career fair Oct. 9, 2024. In the SMC's list of demands for university admin, they called for protection of the right for students, faculty, staff and community members to protest on campus.
Newly formed Student Mobilization Committee demands ‘accountability, justice and equity for marginalized communities’ from Northeastern
Madison Evangelist, news staff • March 27, 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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Panel members watch as Gretchen Heefner speaks. The event raised questions from students about the university's response surrounding Trump's executive orders.
‘It’s not normal, it’s not American and it’s not constitutional’: Panel on Trump administration sparks debate about Northeastern’s response
Lily Cooper, deputy campus editor • March 26, 2025

In the midst of President Donald Trump’s onslaught of executive orders — many of which target higher education institutions — Northeastern...

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...

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

Northeastern has a long history of producing trailblazers across various industries, with several Black alumni making lasting impacts in media,...

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

Nearly a year and a half after earning union certification, graduate student workers are still negotiating with the university, leading some...

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

Northeastern hosted its first-ever Sustainability Innovation Week March 10-14, bringing students and faculty together to address looming environmental...

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...