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Students partake in a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. The vigil was hosted by Northeastern Hillel.

Northeastern Hillel, community gathers for vigil one year after Oct. 7 attacks

Frances Klemm, news staff October 9, 2024

Hundreds of students gathered on Krentzman Quad Oct. 7 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel that left approximately 1,200 people dead and more than 250 held hostage by the Islamic, Palestinian nationalist militant group.   The tone of the...

Protesters listen as Karl Klare talks into a microphone on Centennial Common. GENU-UAW held a rally Oct. 2 to voice their demands amid contract negotiations with the univerity.

‘GENU-UAW does not give up’: Grad workers rally amid negotiations for their first contract

Devyn Rudnick, Siera Qosaj, and Zoe MacDiarmid October 8, 2024

Members of the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University rallied on Centennial Common Oct. 2 to mark the one-year anniversary of their union election and 10 months since contract negotiations began. About 100 demonstrators were in attendance throughout the rally, organizing...

Two Israeli flags and one Palestinian flag hang from the Centennial Common ledge. Numerous protests calling for a ceasefire of the Israel-Palestine war were held on campus in the past year following Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.

Northeastern community reflects on Israel-Hamas war, campus climate one year after Oct. 7 attacks

Emily Spatz, campus editor October 7, 2024

On Oct. 7, 2023, Mady Most was in the middle of giving a campus tour when her family and friends began calling her repeatedly. “I had to stop the tour early because I thought there was an emergency,” said Most, a fourth-year health science major and Husky Ambassador. “My...

Students line up for sorority rush activities. Over 1,000 people participated in rush this semester.

Record number of students rush sororities in fall 2024

Frances Klemm, news correspondent October 6, 2024

Northeastern isn’t typically considered a university that’s big on Greek Life, but that reputation may be changing. This fall, a record number of women-identifying students rushed sororities, citing the community and sisterhood Northeastern’s Panhellenic organizations provide.  Just...

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Eli Curwin and Salma Sheikh October 5, 2024

Following a year of tense campus protests and demonstrations, Northeastern has implemented several additional demonstration and student conduct guidelines, which impose more strict regulations on on-campus protests and more severe sanctions for students found in violation of...

The entrance to UHCS. UHCS sent an email Oct. 4 informing all Northeastern students that four graduate students living off-campus in the Boston area were recently diagnosed with chickenpox.

4 Northeastern graduate students diagnosed with chickenpox, university says

Kristina DaPonte, news staff October 4, 2024

Four Northeastern graduate students were recently diagnosed with chickenpox, according to an email sent to all students on the Boston campus by University Health and Counseling Services, or UHCS, Oct. 4. According to the email, which was sent at approximately 12 p.m., the...

Q&A: A discussion with a Kamala Harris supporter ahead of the 2024 election

Q&A: A discussion with a Kamala Harris supporter ahead of the 2024 election

Jack Masliah, news correspondent October 3, 2024

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, students — many of whom are voting for the first time — are making decisions about who to cast their ballot for. The News sat down for interviews with the respective representatives of the Northeastern College Democrats and Northeastern...

Q&A: A discussion with a Donald Trump supporter ahead of the 2024 election

Q&A: A discussion with a Donald Trump supporter ahead of the 2024 election

Jack Masliah, news correspondent October 3, 2024

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, students — many of whom are voting for the first time — are making decisions about who to cast their ballot for. The News sat down for interviews with the respective representatives of the Northeastern College Republicans and...

Students do work on the rooftop of EXP. Northeastern's full-year tuition for students living on-campus reached a record high of more than $90,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.

‘Close to half a million dollars for four years’: As Northeastern tuition reaches a record-high, students question university’s cost

Devyn Rudnick, news correspondent October 3, 2024

When Dianna McIntire, a third-year psychology major, opened her annual tuition statement for the 2024-25 academic year, she was shocked.  “Are you serious? Oh my god, that’s crazy,” McIntire said. McIntire is not alone in her reaction. Northeastern, once considered...

Drying machines in the West Village A North laundry room. Students moving in this fall were pleasantly surprised to see free laundry machines in residence halls.

Northeastern makes laundry free for students in residence halls, excluding Midtown Hotel and 60 Belvidere St.

Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff October 2, 2024

Laundry machines in Northeastern residence halls, which, for years, cost most students $3 to do one cycle of laundry, are permanently free to use as of the fall 2024 semester.  For students, the development was surprising but welcome; many were still under the impression...

Students cheer when mascot Paws joins the parade. Paws hugged some students while they showed off their cultural pride.

Los Huskies Coalition celebrates unity, kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with annual Parade of Flags

Matias Gonzalez and Alondra Delgado-Aguilar October 1, 2024

Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off with the annual Parade of Flags Sept. 18, a march starting at the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute and ending at Krentzman Quad with a block party. Students carried vibrant, diverse cultural flags through the parade, which they said...

Students walk to class on Northeastern's Boston campus. The results of the 2023 Diversity and Equity Survey were released in August, which were based on responses from just under 6,000 participants.

2023 Diversity and Equity Survey reports overall rise in student satisfaction while global campuses lag behind

Ayla DiBattista, news correspondent September 28, 2024

Students’ level of satisfaction with the campus climate and their overall experience at the university rose from 2021 to 2023, according to the 2023 Diversity and Equity Survey Northeastern published in August. Meanwhile, satisfaction at global campuses lagged when compared...