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A collection of flags, from countries such as the United States and Cuba, sit on a table. The federal government has revoked over 1,000 international students' visas since the beginning of 2025, including more than 40 Northeastern students and recent graduates.

Q&A: What it’s like to be a first-generation student during the second Trump administration

Emily Rodriguez, news staff April 23, 2025

Hardline immigration policy was a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. He vowed to “build the wall” on the US-Mexico border, halt immigration from Muslim-majority countries and crack down on sanctuary cities. In the 2024 race, he promised that, if elected,...

A collage of Northeastern's Ell Hall (left) and the White House. Vijay advises international students to consult legal counsel. Photos by Nia Calais and Zoe MacDiarmid. Collage by Margot Murphy.

Q&A: Immigration attorneys discuss why visas are being revoked, what students can do

Frances Klemm, news staff April 22, 2025

In March, Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil became one of the first reported cases of a non-citizen in the U.S. who had their legal status terminated due to political advocacy since President Donald Trump took office. Now, almost 100 days...

Molly Thompson poses for a photo. Thompson started posting in sixth grade and has since amassed over one million followers on TikTok. Photo courtesy Molly Thompson.

From the early days of Musical.ly to TikTok, this is how Molly Thompson became @guacamolly.com

Emily Chung, news staff April 17, 2025

Molly Thompson goes by many different names on TikTok: Guac Girl, Guacamolly, Bev Cart Girl and Molly Faye.  A second-year international business major from Houston, Texas, Thompson started posting on social media in sixth grade on Musical.ly, a short-form video app launched...

Many universities tiptoe around AI. Northeastern is welcoming it with open arms.

Many universities tiptoe around AI. Northeastern is welcoming it with open arms.

Nia Platt, news correspondent April 15, 2025

Over the past 10 years, artificial intelligence has gone from a distant, futuristic concept to a tool used in everyday life. In 2014, Generative Adversarial Networks were invented, enabling “realistic-looking AI-generated images and videos." Two years later, Sophia the...

The Northeastern University Health and Counseling Services office. UHCS recently made medication abortion available to students.

For the first time, University Health and Counseling Services is prescribing medication abortion to students

Carson Lyle, news staff April 13, 2025

After a three-year-long student campaign, the spring 2025 semester marked the first time medication abortion was available to students through Northeastern’s University Health and Counseling Services. The push to offer prescriptions for medication abortion was led by the...

A group of dancers strike a pose during Greek Sing. Members of Northeastern Greek life raised over $79,000 while performing in Blackman Auditorium. Photo courtesy Miles Mu

Northeastern fraternities and sororities raise $79,000 during annual Greek Sing competition

Grace Cargill, news staff April 11, 2025

Blackman Auditorium transformed into a world of happily ever afters April 2 at Greek Sing, an annual dance competition featuring Northeastern’s Panhellenic sororities and fraternities in the Interfraternity Council. This year the competition raised over $79,000.   In preparation...

The American flag flies above Centennial Common. Many international students felt the Trump administration's reasoning behind the visa terminations to be unfounded and confusing.

Under looming threat of visa terminations, many Northeastern students left scrambling for answers

Zoe MacDiarmid, Chloe Craft, and Chris Lee April 10, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, he has followed through on his campaign promises to crack down on immigration, rapidly expanding detention efforts and visa revocations.  "This is the first arrest of many to come,” Trump wrote in a March 10 Truth Social...

The directors of the Husky Startup Challenge introduce Demo Day. Eight finalists pitched their companies with the hopes of winning money, with the first place prize being $5,000.

At the Northeastern University Entrepreneurs Club’s Demo Day, entrepreneurship mixes with creativity

Carson Lyle, news staff April 10, 2025

The Curry Ballroom was filled with sharp suits and matching loafers. The low buzz of hopeful entrepreneurs practicing their last-minute pitches echoed throughout the room. Friends, family and business enthusiasts began to take their seats as the lights dimmed.  It was time...

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Siera Qosaj, news staff April 9, 2025

With its 5.2% acceptance rate, getting into Northeastern is no small feat. But once students arrive, some say the intellectual challenge stops. Classrooms, which are meant to be spaces for debate and discussion, turn into echo chambers for many students. Hope Broadhurst, a...

The exterior of Northeastern's School of Law. A speaker event with Raz Segal was canceled a day before it was scheduled for not following the proper procedures needed to hold an event, according to a statement to The News by Renata Nyul.

Jewish student group cancels Holocaust and genocide scholar speaker event after university requires list of attendees

Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff April 8, 2025

A Jewish student group on campus canceled a talk titled “Israel’s Attack on Gaza: The Question of Genocide, and the Future of Holocaust and Genocide Studies” after the university allegedly asked the group to give it the names of registered attendees. In a March 7 Instagram...

Connor Martin leads the first Bee School meeting March 27. Martin taught attendees about the anatomy of a bee, job distribution in the hive and more.

Have you heard the buzz? Northeastern Bee Society launches ‘Bee School’

Paloma Welch, news staff April 7, 2025

Bee club wants more people to join the swarm of students flying to Ryder Hall for Bee School, where students are vying to earn “a Bee. S. in beekeeping!” The Bee Society hosted its grand opening of “Northbeestern” Bee School March 27, led by Bee Society President and...

A speaker presents during the TEDxNortheastern event. The event consisted of six talks ranging from neuroscience to environmental conservation.

How do you set up a TED Talk series? The students behind TEDxNortheastern know.

Jenny Tran, news staff April 6, 2025

To audience members, TEDxNortheastern’s annual speaker series lasted five hours. But to TEDxNortheastern organizers, the event was a product of 10 months of planning, coordinating and dedication to innovation.  On Feb. 22, TEDxNortheastern presented this year’s series...