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Katy Shorey moderates the Zoom Q&A with “Girl Talk” producer Stephanie Sunate and film subject Gaby Lewis. The documentary followed the high school careers of five teenage girls on Newton South’s high school debate team. Photo courtesy of Claire Ogden.
“Girl Talk” documentary screening empowers women in debate
Alexa Coultoff, news correspondent • March 21, 2023

Over 40% of national high school debate students are female, while less than 10% become national champions, according to the documentary “Girl...

Kathan Ramnath and Giovanni Falco (left to right) are running for President and Executive Vice President of the student body, respectively. Elections opened March 20 and run until March 26. Photos courtesy Giovanni Falco and Ramnath-Falco campaign.
Q&A: Ramnath-Falco slate discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA presidential bid
Emily Spatz, news correspondent • March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the positions of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections,...

Q&A: CLEAN slate campaign discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA in presidential bid
Q&A: CLEAN slate campaign discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA in presidential bid
Emily Spatz, news correspondent • March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the position of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections,...

Crime Log: Friday, Feb. 3 to Tuesday, Feb. 14
Crime Log: Friday, Feb. 3 to Tuesday, Feb. 14
Alexis Santoro, news staff • March 18, 2023

Friday, Feb. 3  12:23 a.m.  A caller reported an individual loitering near Ryder Hall. The individual was sent on their way.  2:19...

ChatGPT’s revolutionary features inspire wonder and worry at Northeastern
ChatGPT’s revolutionary features inspire wonder and worry at Northeastern
Maeve Wolfenden, news correspondent • March 17, 2023

Last November, the tech world experienced a wave of shock and awe as one of the most advanced user-facing artificial intelligence applications...

(left to right) Moderator Gretchen Heefner and panelists Oleh Kotsyuba, Maia Cross, Julie Garey and Stephen Flynn discuss the implications of global policy at a CSSH panel March 1. Ukrainian students at Northeastern said they remain vigilant about the war and hope others do as well.
‘These people would rather die than give up:’ Russian and Ukrainian students reflect one year into war
Emily Spatz, news correspondent • March 16, 2023

Maya Mele, a first-year Ukrainian student majoring in international relations and political science, remembers the day Russia invaded Ukraine...

Members of the Progressive Student Alliance stand with signs protesting Raytheon during a recruiting event hosted in Northeasterns Raytheon Amphitheater Feb. 21. During the Q&A session, the students questioned company representatives about Raytheons associations with states committing war crimes and their contributions to climate change.
Progressive Student Alliance protests Raytheon recruitment event on campus
Katherine Mailly and Jack Aldrich, news correspondents • March 15, 2023

Members of the Progressive Student Alliance, or PSA, protested a recruiting event hosted by Raytheon Technologies, a multi-billion dollar aerospace...

Joseph Schmitt, Northeastern alumnus and author of “Under a Zambian Tree,” signs copies of his book for students. The subject of Schmitts book, Dora Moono Nyambe, spoke to students Feb. 28 about her experiences educating children in a remote village in Zambia.
How Dora Moono Nyambe built a family of hundreds
Emily Chung, news correspondent • March 14, 2023

When Dora Moono Nyambe moved to a remote village in Zambia to start a boarding school, people thought she was a witch. Three years later, Nyambe’s...

An audience in Blackman Auditorium watches The Picture Taker, which details the life of Ernest Withers. Lise Yasui, who spoke after the screening, is working to digitally preserve Withers photo collection. Photo courtesy of Gina Regonini and Diana Bronchuk
“The Picture Taker” showing chronicles work of renowned civil rights photojournalist who worked undercover for the FBI
Z Weber, news correspondent • March 13, 2023

“The Picture Taker,” a 2023 documentary directed by Phil Bertelson, focuses on the life of Black photographer and undercover FBI informant...

A member of NU Sanskriti paints Mehndi, or henna, on another members hand during an event held as part of the clubs Indian History Month celebration. While planning the month-long celebration, club leaders aimed to provide a platform for students to express their identity. Photo courtesy of NU Sanskriti.
NU Sanskriti plans Northeastern’s first-ever Indian Heritage Month
Jessica Silverman, news staff • March 9, 2023

For NU Sanskriti, Indian Heritage Month is a time for celebration, creativity and community. With almost 8,000 Indian undergraduate and graduate...