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An example of the widespread decimation that has left villages such as Skoura Ouarzazate in a state of ruin. The location of these mountain villages prevented the necessary aid from reaching them earlier. Photo courtesy Wallid Soukaki.

After devastating earthquake, NU students provide aid to Morocco

Lily Webber, news staff September 18, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco, killing over 2,000 people and injuring more than 5,000. The quake devastated land and villages in the High Atlas Mountains near the tourism hub city of Marrakech. Aftershocks then rattled the area, including a 4.9...

Students gather around a speaker outside of International Village. Eight student organizations worked together to plan the second annual Disorientation tour.

Disorientation 2023: Huskies come together to inform and advocate

Lily Webber, news staff September 15, 2023

The 2023-24 school year is just beginning, but student action groups campaigning for the betterment of Northeastern University never stopped working.  On Saturday, Sept. 9, members from eight student organizations gathered for the second annual Disorientation, a walking tour...

Protesters march at a Seattle event last month urging justice for Jaahnavi Kandula. Daniel Auderer, a Seattle Police Department officer who was seen on body camera footage last month laughing about the death of Kandula, has been taken off the streets. Photo courtesy Seattle Alliance Against Racial & Political Repression.

Seattle activists rally to demand justice for Northeastern student Jaahnavi Kandula

Val O'Neill, deputy campus editor September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Seattle locals and students gathered in protest at the corner of Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street, near the intersection where 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student on Northeastern’s Seattle campus, was fatally struck by Seattle Police Department,...

Northeastern calls SPD body cam footage ‘callous and insensitive;’ SGA, GSG release joint statement

Northeastern calls SPD body cam footage ‘callous and insensitive;’ SGA, GSG release joint statement

Marta Hill and Emily Spatz September 14, 2023

In an email to all students, staff and faculty Thursday afternoon, Chancellor Kenneth Henderson called the remarks made in the recently released body camera footage by Seattle Police Department Officer Daniel Auderer laughing and joking about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula “callous...

NU Sanskritis logo. Northeastern declined to comment on the Seattle Police Department body camera footage, citing “ongoing litigation,” after NU Sanskriti called on the university to condemn the actions of the SPD officer. Illustration courtesy NU Sanskriti.

Northeastern declines to comment on SPD body camera footage, Indian student association’s call to condemn video

Marta Hill, editor-at-large September 14, 2023

Editor's Note: On Thursday, Sept. 14, Kenneth Henderson, Northeastern's chancellor and senior vice president of learning, sent a university-wide email addressing the footage, calling Auderer's comments "callous and insensitive." The email also acknowledged the impact of the footage...

Northeastern University owns a graduate campus in Seattle. Photo courtesy Phototainment.

‘She had limited value:’ Body camera footage shows Seattle police officer laughing, joking about a Northeastern graduate student’s death

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor September 12, 2023

Recently released police body camera footage showed a Seattle Police Department, or SPD, officer, identified by the police department as Officer Daniel Auderer, laughing, joking and minimizing the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate student studying information...

President Joseph E. Aoun speaks to the class of 2027. This years convocation was held at the MGM Music Hall for the first time.

Northeastern celebrates 125th incoming class with first-ever convocation at MGM Music Hall

Lily Webber, news correspondent September 9, 2023

Northeastern’s 2023-24 academic year officially began Wednesday, Sept. 6, as the university’s 125th class was welcomed to the school’s flagship Boston campus at the President's Convocation at MGM Music Hall. President Joseph E. Aoun, along with university and student...

The front of the NUPD building at 716 Columbus Ave. An unarmed robbery occurred near campus Tuesday night.

NLRB grants NUPD sergeants and sergeant detectives a union vote despite university opposition

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor August 31, 2023

After a quiet, little-known effort, sergeants, sergeant detectives and detectives with the Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, will decide whether to join a union in a September vote, which was authorized earlier this month.  In an Aug. 17 decision, the National...

Northeastern attempts to unite its students under the slogan #LIKEAHUSKY. Despite this, Northeasterns continuous efforts at global expansion often left some feeling more kept at a distance than brought together.

Northeastern’s global expansion efforts add more campuses, unexpected challenges

Marta Hill, editor-at-large August 30, 2023

While some students are returning to Boston for another year of their Northeastern education, others are flocking to Northeastern campuses across the country and world to start their school years. Undergraduate and graduate students call more than 13 campuses and partner institutions...

Mayor Wu addresses former BPS students who will be attending Northeastern in the fall. Wu and other Boston leaders commended these students for their hard work and their role in making Boston more welcoming for incoming students who are not from Boston.

Incoming Northeastern first years from Boston Public Schools welcomed to campus at ISEC event

Val O'Neill, deputy campus editor August 27, 2023

For many high-school students who grew up in Boston, the city is a place they want to continue to call home for their college years. Many students who graduate from Boston Public Schools, or BPS, choose to attend Northeastern for that very reason.  On Friday, Aug. 25, BPS...

A rendering of the front of the 39 Dalton St residence included in the project fact sheet submitted to the BPDA Aug. 17 from the buildings owners. The updated residence hall includes a dedicated student entrance. Photo courtesy BPDA.

New documents reveal further plans for undergraduate housing in rented Sheraton Boston hotel

Sonel Cutler, campus editor August 26, 2023

Northeastern’s plan to permanently transform 428 rooms in the Sheraton Boston hotel into undergraduate housing for an estimated 854 students is continuing to take shape.  Dubbed the “Belvidere Street Student Housing Project,” the Sheraton, located at 39 Dalton St.,...

The NUPDs headquarters, located in 716 Columbus Ave. Three NUPD officers are listed on a new state report as having sustained allegations of misconduct. File photo by Kelly Chan

Three Northeastern police officers receive misconduct complaints, new state data show

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor August 26, 2023

Three Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, officers were among 2,165 police officers in Massachusetts listed in a recently released database by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, or POST Commission. The database compiles officers...