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Graphic courtesy Bipartisan Disagreement Club.

At Northeastern’s Bipartisan Disagreement club, students unite over disagreeing

Paloma Welch, news correspondent November 5, 2024

After a particularly heated Thanksgiving dinner in 2020, Ben Nigrin left the table feeling defeated.  Nigrin, a Northeastern alum with a combined bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science, said his motivation for founding the Bipartisan Disagreement Club...

Boxes sit on the Marino Mail Center shelves. Northeastern opened an additional mail area in Speare Hall to accommodate the influx of packages.

Persistent Northeastern mailroom issues delay mail-in ballots, frustrate students

Katarina Schmeiszer and Elsa O’Donnell November 4, 2024

In an email sent to students Sept. 13, University Mail Services said it was opening a temporary mailroom in Speare Hall to accommodate the high number of incoming packages and to compensate for the construction at the mailroom at 716 Columbus Ave. But students are still experiencing...

Matt Cosentino, Kate Mittelhauser, William Mayer and Will Burke (left to right) participate in the presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats. Topics discussed included the size of the government, climate change, abortion and the presidential candidates.

Northeastern college Democrats and Republicans spar in SGA-hosted debate about presidential election

Elli Einset, news staff November 3, 2024

On Oct. 29, the Student Government Association held a presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats, with topics including some of this election’s most prominent issues: immigration, abortion and the economy.  In its entirety, the...

Signs that read "Road Closed" redirect drivers on Huntington Avenue. Northeastern Planning, Real Estate, and Facilities announced in an email to students on the Boston campus that the portion of the road will be closed Nov. 2 and Nov. 3.

Portion of Huntington Avenue to temporarily close over weekend, university says

Paloma Welch, news correspondent November 2, 2024

A portion of Huntington Avenue will be closed during the day Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 to facilitate the demolition of White Hall, Northeastern Planning, Real Estate, and Facilities said in an email to students on the Boston campus Nov. 1.  A section of Forsyth Street, Fencourt Street...

A ballot drop box stands in front of a MFA entrance. A poll conducted by The Huntington News found undergraduate students strongly prefer Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president.

Huntington News poll finds Northeastern students heavily prefer Harris over Trump in 2024 election

Elli Einset and Sarah Mesdjian November 1, 2024

Northeastern’s undergraduate student body has a strong preference for Kamala Harris, a poll by The Huntington News found. The survey, which was conducted over two weeks and gathered responses from 264 undergraduate students, found that 85.6% of randomly polled students said...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators chant and hold up signs outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street. The protest was meant to disrupt the visit of two IDF soldiers who came to speak at an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest pro-Israel club inviting IDF soldiers on campus

Emily Spatz and Frances Klemm November 1, 2024

About 15 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street Oct. 30 in opposition to an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu, which invited two Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, soldiers to campus.  Demonstrators, who declined to identify...

A banner that advertises a new Anna's Taqueria location hangs from the former B.GOOD restaurant space. Streetlight Ventures recently closed down three B.GOOD locations, and plans on replacing two of those locations with Anna's Taqueria.

B.GOOD to be replaced by Anna’s Taqueria

Meghan Hirsch, news staff October 30, 2024

B.GOOD, which closed permanently Oct. 18, will be replaced by Anna's Taqueria, according to a “coming soon” sign hanging at the former restaurant space.  According to The Boston Globe, co-founder of B.GOOD Anthony Ackil said that Streetlight Ventures, which owns both...

The exterior of the Mugar Life Sciences Building. Community members expressed concerns over the lack of communication from the university over allegations of prostitution in the Mugar bathrooms.

‘I think they are going to lose students’: Parents, university community call for increased communication after reported ‘activities in relation to prostitution’ in Mugar

Zoe MacDiarmid, deputy campus editor October 29, 2024

As hundreds of parents arrived on campus for Northeastern's Family & Friends Weekend Oct. 25, news about the alleged activities in relation to prostitution in Northeastern’s Mugar Life Sciences Building circulated in local media headlines. Local media outlets including...

A podium at the 2024 convocation ceremony features a Northeastern logo. Northeastern faculty discussed the university's new freedom of speech and expression policies at the Oct. 16 faculty senate meeting.

Faculty express concern, frustration with Northeastern freedom of expression, academic freedom policies

Eli Curwin, news staff October 28, 2024

In a tense faculty senate meeting Oct. 16, several Northeastern professors expressed deep concern and frustration with recently adopted university freedom of expression and academic freedom policies. After the meeting, the university quietly removed the policy that drew the most...

The entrance to a men’s bathroom in Mugar Hall. NUPD implemented locks on some of Mugar Hall’s bathrooms in response to illegal activity, which was later confirmed to be in relation to prostitution.

Northeastern adds Husky Card locks to Mugar bathrooms in response to reported ‘activity in relation to prostitution’

Eli Curwin, news staff October 23, 2024

In response to reported acts of illegal activity in Northeastern’s Mugar Life Sciences Building, which Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan later specified to be “in relation to prostitution,” the university has added Husky Card locks to...

A sign taped to B.GOOD's window tells viewers that the location will be closing. The location was closed permanently Oct. 18.

B.GOOD closes for good, to mixed student reactions

Lawrence Brown, news staff October 23, 2024

B.GOOD, the farm fresh chain restaurant inside the Marino Recreation Center, closed its doors permanently Oct. 18 after nearly eight years of operation. The fast-casual spot was known for its burgers, fries and smoothies and serving up a quick farm-to-table meal. Students...

The pride flags waves above Centennial Common. The ceremony lasted about 30 minutes.

‘You are seen, you are celebrated and you are beloved’: Community gathers for pride flag raising for National Coming Out Day

Sara Sajjad, news correspondent October 18, 2024

Applause erupted in Centennial Common Oct. 11 as a pride flag was hoisted up the flagpole at the center of the Common. The flag raising is an annual event put on by Northeastern’s LGBTQA Resource Center marking National Coming Out Day and the start of OUTober, a month dedicated...