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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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 Many students expressed concern about co-op positions being threatened after the Trump administration rescinded grants and funding.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, a renowned neurobiology research laboratory. But after her interview with the lab, Bagalso received an email March 19 stating no one...

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 edition, which came out in January, features a bright yellow cover and a grainy image of a masked person, only furthering its intrigue....

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 husky in mind.  The lines are often squiggly. Its ears are a little more rounded. But the quirkiness of Hoosky has won the hearts...

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, finances and the pressures of college life. However, there was one expense that Erika did not anticipate: sorority dues, a financial...

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 universities. However, the university’s prestige didn’t always look like this. Northeastern was originally an evening college and...

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 semifinal round when clubs from across the nation would share their work. Northeastern’s Solar Decathlon's team had prepared their net-zero...

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 nationwide shortage.  “Due to supply shortages, egg availability may be limited in the coming weeks,” the signs, posted in the...

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 warmer winters. According to data from Climate Central, Boston’s average winter temperatures have increased by 3.7 degrees Fahrenheit...

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. But what underlies the attention is the record-high demand for admission, with the fall 2025 application cycle soaring over 100,000...

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 to control the film industry through their sole ownership of film distribution and exhibition. Ten years later, in 1948, after delays...

The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. Beau Benson was sentenced to five years in prison Feb 27, with five years of supervised release.

Former Northeastern admissions counselor sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography

Emily Spatz, news staff February 27, 2025

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...

The entrance to the Khoury College building at West Village H. Kylie Bemis' email to several faculty and administration members called for protection of Northeastern's vulnerable students and faculty from identities under attack from the Trump administration.

Khoury professor demands Northeastern leadership protect community in open letter

Chloe Craft, news staff February 24, 2025

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...