In recent years, Northeastern’s acceptance rate has plummeted to a mere 5.2% in the 2024 admissions cycle — a number rivaling Ivy League universities.
However, the university’s prestige didn’t always look like this. Northeastern was originally an evening college and...
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 semifinal round when clubs from across the nation would share their work. Northeastern’s Solar Decathlon's team had prepared their net-zero...
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 nationwide shortage.
“Due to supply shortages, egg availability may be limited in the coming weeks,” the signs, posted in the...
As winter comes to an end, some Massachusetts residents feel as though it never really began.
In recent years, Boston has faced increasingly warmer winters. According to data from Climate Central, Boston’s average winter temperatures have increased by 3.7 degrees Fahrenheit...
Northeastern’s arc from a commuter school to a highly-sought after university with a global presence has caught eyes across higher education. But what underlies the attention is the record-high demand for admission, with the fall 2025 application cycle soaring over 100,000...
Their story begins in 1938. At the time, eight major film companies — including Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox — sought to control the film industry through their sole ownership of film distribution and exhibition. Ten years later, in 1948, after delays...
Content warning: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography.
The former Northeastern admissions counselor who pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography last year was sentenced to five years in prison Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...
A Northeastern professor called on university leadership to more forcefully respond to the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration in an open letter to the university community Feb. 22, the first such letter at Northeastern since Trump took office last month and...
Ninety-nine years ago today, The Northeastern News published its first edition.
On Feb. 24, 1926, two of Northeastern’s student publications, the School of Engineering’s The Northeastern Tech and the College of Business Administration’s The Bulletin merged and published...
Dylan Mitchell is not a campus celebrity. Instead, he is a campus enigma.
While his name may not immediately ring a bell, for Northeastern students and Ruggles commuters, his peculiar hobby might. For hours on end, the 24-year-old biker extraordinaire circles the Centennial...
Residents of International Village, or IV, received an email Feb. 21 instructing them to cease removing doors from washing machines following several reported incidents of vandalism in the residence hall.
The email, which went out at 5 p.m. and was signed by three resident...
Let’s talk about sex, baby. More specifically, Northeastern’s history of bold sexual discourse and its current lack of this same liberation.
Twenty years ago, Northeastern had a dedicated “Sex Week” during its spring semester, and The Northeastern News, now The Huntington...
