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...

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...

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...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sept. 30 prohibiting private institutions from giving preference toward legacy and donor students in the admissions process. The ruling aims to make college admissions a fairer playing field and combat the June 2023 Supreme Court...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Senior Northeastern officials said during an Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting that the university could allow faculty representation in the institution’s policy-making process. A senior vice president also said the external affairs department revised its FAQ page about protest...

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...