Griffin Loranger, a third-year Northeastern student on the Boston campus from Maine, passed away April 15, according to school officials and an obituary made public online. He was 21 years old.
Loranger was pursuing a combined degree in computer science and cognitive psychology...
In a controversial decision, Northeastern will eliminate the Student Support Initiative effective May 3, laying off over 100 student workers and 20 full-time staff.
Launched in the fall of 2022, the short-lived Student Support Initiative, or SSI, provides mental health and...
Residents of LightView received an email from building management April 11 alerting them of “six instances of an individual maliciously throwing eggs and other food products down one of the stairwells.”
LightView Apartments, a 21-story building on Columbus Avenue, leases...
Lily Webber, deputy campus editor
• April 17, 2024
On Feb. 24, days before the start of Northeastern Social Justice Resource Center’s “Peace and Social Justice Week,” university administration informed all organizations participating that outside community members would not be allowed to attend keynote events.
Weeks...
Over 400 undergraduate and graduate students presented their research and creative projects in a crowded Matthews Arena during the annual RISE Expo April 11. The two-hour event highlighted a diverse set of presentations born out of class assignments, directed studies and students’...
At the heart of Chinese culture within Northeastern’s campus, an ancient practice comes alive with the rhythmic tune of chants and the colorful spectacle of a dragon puppet.
The Northeastern University Dragon & Lion Dance Troupe is a student-run organization that strives...
Andrew Longo was studying abroad in Dublin last semester when he was first eligible to vote. He eagerly requested an absentee ballot from his home state of New York to vote in the April primaries. He then paid 10 euros to have his completed ballot sent back across the Atlantic.
“It...
An unlikely club on campus is uniting students of all years and majors over one thing: a love for cheese.
Northeastern’s Cheese Club does just what the name implies: You “just show up and eat cheese,” said club member Emily Aitken, a second-year philosophy major.
The...
At a February faculty senate meeting, Northeastern facilities department representatives said they assume there is asbestos present in certain older buildings on campus until proven otherwise during construction or renovations.
Faculty at the meeting expressed concerns,...
Historically, the number of students who apply and are admitted to Northeastern University has been relatively equal across genders. In fact, women tend to be slightly overrepresented in the student body, as has been the case for the 2023-24 academic year.
Yet, science,...
Students gathered across campus to witness the total solar eclipse Monday, and though 8% of the sun was visible to Bostonians, students clapped in delight at the near-total darkening of the sun. A total solar eclipse last occurred in the United States seven years ago in August...
When Kitty Tran heard the sun was disappearing, she jumped at the chance to see it.
Tran, a second-year business administration major, knows a solar eclipse is coming and plans to skip class Monday. Tran and friends are headed to Burlington, Vermont, a town on the 115-mile-wide...
