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The exterior of the Mugar Life Sciences Building. NUPD arrested a 61-year-old man for lewd behavior in a first-floor bathroom in the building June 6.

NUPD conducted operation in response to lewd behavior in Mugar in June, police report shows

Zoe MacDiarmid, deputy campus editor November 19, 2024

Over the summer, a Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, operation led to the arrest of a 61-year-old man for lewd and lascivious behavior in a first-floor men’s bathroom of Mugar Life Sciences Building June 6, a police report obtained by The News shows.  The...

Aaron Yeung poses for a photo. Yeung began making social media content in seventh grade, and has since grown his Instagram and TikTok accounts to have more than 100,000 followers combined.

Meet ADrizzy, Northeastern’s newest campus celebrity

Emily Chung, news staff November 18, 2024

Aaron Yeung is not concerned about his digital footprint.  Yeung, better known on social media as “ADrizzy,” is a second-year business administration major from New York. Widely regarded as a Northeastern campus celebrity, Yeung takes every opportunity he can to film...

Students chat and eat meals in The Eatery at Stetson East. Many students with food allergies and dietary restrictions described having trouble finding safe food in the university's dining halls.

Students concerned about Northeastern’s lack of assurance about allergy-free options in dining halls

Antaine Anhalt, news correspondent November 14, 2024

Northeastern Dining says it offers a “wide assortment” of healthy and sustainable meal options, including accommodations for those with vegan, vegetarian, halal and kosher diets and foods free from the top nine allergens. But many students say a lack of assurance of allergen-free...

Ryder relaxes on a ledge in Snell Quad. The NUPD recently introduced Ryder as Northeastern's third wellness dog, alongside Cooper and Sarge.

‘The dogs are the biggest connection’: Ryder joins force of NUPD wellness dogs

Tanvi Saxena, news correspondent November 13, 2024

Ryder, a 4-month-old golden retriever puppy, can be seen trotting alongside Northeastern University Police Department officers since his official training as a wellness dog began during the fall 2024 semester.    The Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, recently...

People sit during Northeastern’s Veteran’s Day ceremony. The event honored those who lost their lives and celebrated alumni and student veterans.

Northeastern celebrates Veterans Day, honors student and alumni veterans

Lawrence Brown, news staff November 12, 2024

Dozens of veterans, families, students and faculty gathered at Northeastern’s Veterans Memorial on Neal F. Finnegan Plaza Nov. 11 to celebrate the contributions of alumni veterans and honor those who lost their lives. Retired Brig. Gen. John J. Driscoll of the Massachusetts...

Arnon Mishkin (left) and Costas Panagopoulos speak about the presidential election results to a crowd in Shillman Hall. The two recapped factors that led to Donald Trump's victory, and answered student questions about the election results.

‘What Just Happened?’: Election experts shed light on 2024 election outcome

Paloma Welch, news correspondent November 12, 2024

On Nov. 7, distinguished professor of political science Costas Panagopoulos and Fox News decision desk Director Arnon Mishkin held a panel in Shillman Hall to answer students’ questions about Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, making him the first president-elect...

Alina Anatoliivna Karban, Kateryna Leonidivna Yablinska, Inga Vyshnevska and Yevheniia Yemshenetska (left to right) participate in the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation discussion. The four delegates shared insights into how U.S. media coverage of Russia's war against Ukraine could be improved.

U.S. coverage of war against Ukraine must improve, Ukrainian officials say at Northeastern panel

Chloe Craft, news correspondent November 9, 2024

Six Ukrainian public communications experts gathered in Holmes Hall Oct. 31 to discuss the role of the media in the coverage of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, which is approaching 1,000 days as of November. The discussion, moderated by journalism professor Matthew...

The exterior of Churchill’s. Students expressed excitement over the prospect of new food options in the space.

Churchill’s Creations closes, two new restaurant spaces to open in fall of 2025

Lily Webber, deputy campus editor November 8, 2024

The space that housed Churchill’s Creations, the restaurant located on the bottom floor of Churchill Hall, is closed for renovations until fall 2025, the university confirmed in an email to The News in September. “Churchill's is under renovation this year. Two new retail...

Valentina Moghaddam, Eve O’Sullivan and Luke McLoughlin (left to right) pose for a headshot. Students and faculty across campus expressed a wide range emotions in response to the results of the 2024 presidential election.

Northeastern community stunned after Trump reelection

Frances Klemm, news staff November 8, 2024

The atmosphere on campus shifted early Nov. 6 as news of Donald Trump’s return to the White House reached Americans. “I feel like sh**,” said Valentina Moghaddam, a third-year criminal justice and psychology combined major, the morning after the election. “This is...

Naomi Rajput (left) and Evan Smith pose for a headshot. The two co-founded Eden, a software with AI components that aims to help simplify administrative tasks in healthcare for both workers and patients. Right photo courtesy Evan Smith.

‘Eden is the future’: Northeastern students’ healthcare startup redefines healthcare administration

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff November 7, 2024

Two Northeastern students, dissatisfied by the overworking of healthcare employees they saw all around them, have turned to technology to rectify the problem. Naomi Rajput, a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience, Spanish and American Sign Language major and Evan Smith, a Northeastern...

A drum set in the Ryder 364 practice room. Students expressed frustrations with the limited number of music and performing arts practice spaces available on campus.

Lack of practice space on campus holds back performing art groups and musicians, students say

Auden Oakes, news correspondent November 7, 2024

Donovan Collins, a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience major, has been a drummer since he was 10. Once he got to Northeastern, he joined the pep band not only to continue working on his craft, but also for the added benefit that ensemble drummers get: access to the drum set practice...

Kellie Carter Jackson speaks during a speaker engagement event in 2022. Jackson visited Northeastern Oct. 30 to discuss her latest book. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

‘Anger is useful’: Kellie Carter Jackson educates Northeastern students on Black resistance with new book

Jenny Tran, news correspondent November 6, 2024

Author and scholar Kellie Carter Jackson visited Northeastern Oct. 30 to talk about her newly published book titled “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.” Northeastern’s Africana Studies Program organized the event, and people of all backgrounds filled the...