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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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? Is anyone else sick right now? Why are people barefoot in Snell Library? All these topics and more flood the endless stream of posts...

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 Huntington Avenue, holding signs and chanting slogans before marching to the steps of Symphony Hall.  The walkout called for “immigration...

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 an iftar to break their fast and gather in solidarity for Palestine.  Speakers addressed dozens of attendees at the event about...

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 push to combat what it calls antisemitism on college campuses by detaining international students, professors and staff...

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 professionals. Through Northeastern’s co-op program, pre-med and pre-health students gain real-world experience in hospitals,...

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

Megan Moffat, a fifth-year behavioral neuroscience major, watched the Jan. 20 inauguration live. When President Donald Trump announced in his speech that he would only recognize two genders, they collapsed.  “My partner just covered me as I sat there in silence and mourned,”...

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

Walking into a fraternity house, one may expect dim lighting and a dirty kitchen or even a mouse skittering across the floor. But some Northeastern University fraternities instead have fluffed dog beds littering the floor and plush toy mice ready for a cat to pounce on. Northeastern...

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

The newly formed Student Mobilization Committee, or SMC, released a list of demands for the Northeastern administration through an Instagram post March 24.  The SMC is a “collective of students at Northeastern who have come together to organize,” and is “demanding accountability,...

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 who have participated in activism on college campuses. Upon taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order...

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

Over 200 Northeastern faculty, staff, trainees, students and alumni signed a letter addressed to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and senior leadership March 25, urging university leaders to release a public statement condemning the onslaught of executive orders targeting...

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 hosted the first event in a panel series designed to bring the university community together to discuss conflict, civility, respect...

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

Amid nationwide hiring freezes and slowdowns spurred by the Trump administration’s efforts to slash federal spending, Northeastern has "considerably" slowed its hiring, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan said at a March 12 faculty senate meeting.  Since...