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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Crime Log: Friday, March 3 to Wednesday, March 8

Crime Log: Friday, March 3 to Wednesday, March 8

Alexis Santoro, news staff April 5, 2023

Friday, March 3  12:12 a.m.  A caller reported an individual sleeping in the Curry Student Center. The individual was sent on their way.  12:37 a.m.  A caller reported a coyote chasing individuals in the Snell Quad. The area was checked.  12:43 a.m.  Officers...

Charlie Zhang (left) and Matty Coleman (right) will serve as student body president and executive vice president, respectively, for the 2023-24 academic year. CLEAN Slate was declared the winners of the SGA presidential election Monday night. Photo courtesy CLEAN slate.

CLEAN Slate wins SGA presidency

Emily Spatz, news staff April 4, 2023

CLEAN Slate has been declared the winner of the 2023 SGA elections, making Charlie Zhang, a third-year sociology and international business combined major, and Matty Coleman, a third-year psychology major, the president- and vice president-elects for the 2023-2024 academic year,...

Gourevitch speaks at the 30th Annual Robert Salomon Morton Lecture. Gourevitch conveyed to attendees the importance of recalling genocide and using that memory to take action to prevent it from happening again.

Philip Gourevitch comments on the power of genocide memory at annual Northeastern lecture

Alexa Coultoff, news correspondent April 4, 2023

“If it happened once, it can happen again.”  Italian Jewish Holocaust survivor Primo Levi left this warning in his literary work before he died by suicide in 1987. This reminder still echoes today as genocides have occurred both before and after the Holocaust; including...

Members of EMPOWER pose in front of a mirror for a group photo. The club was founded in January 2022 as an inclusive community for women to feel comfortable and confident while weightlifting. Photo courtesy EMPOWER.

Women’s weightlifting club makes lifting more approachable

Val O’Neill, news staff April 3, 2023

Climbing up the stairs of Marino Recreation Center to the weightlifting floor can be daunting, especially for women at Northeastern. However, a new club on campus is working persistently to make it seem a little more approachable.  Meet EMPOWER, Northeastern’s all-women...

The Boston Police Department headquarters right off Tremont Street. Boston Police responded to a call Saturday evening reporting a Northeastern student had fallen from the second-floor window of a Mission Hill home.

DEVELOPING STORY: Northeastern student seriously injured after falling from Mission Hill window

Sonel Cutler, campus editor April 2, 2023

A Northeastern student was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after falling from the second-floor window of a Mission Hill home Saturday night, according to Boston police. Boston police responded to a call around 7 p.m. Saturday reporting a woman had fallen from the...

Bisexual women on campus struggle with acceptance and support from community

Bisexual women on campus struggle with acceptance and support from community

Val O’Neill, news staff April 1, 2023

This past November, Emily O’Brien met her now boyfriend. When O’Brien, a second-year English and journalism combined major at Northeastern, excitedly went to tell her all-queer friend group the good news, she didn’t get the reaction she was hoping for.  After telling...

Crime Log: Wednesday, Feb. 15 to Thursday, March 2

Crime Log: Wednesday, Feb. 15 to Thursday, March 2

Alexis Santoro, news staff March 30, 2023

Wednesday, Feb. 15  12:51 a.m.  A caller reported an individual refusing to leave Dodge Hall. The area was checked.  1:55 a.m.  A caller reported an intoxicated individual in West Village C. A report was filed.  2:22 a.m.  A caller reported an individual...

Nazanin Bani Amerian poses for a photo. Amerian has seen the dangers on being a journalist in Iran and decided to become one herself to make a difference in the world and help those who dont have access to information. Photo courtesy of Nazanin Bani Amerian.

Q&A with journalist, teacher and feminist Nazanin Bani Amerian

Niya Plynton, news correspondent March 29, 2023

“I am not going to shut up about being a woman,” said communication studies postdoctoral teaching associate Nazanin Bani Amerian. Iranian-born Bani Amerian has always wanted to make a difference. Many people in Bani Amerian’s home country face backlash for peacefully...

Students line up to taste the curry goat offered at Taste of the Diaspora. Curry goat was one of the Caribbean dishes featured at the event and is served with plantains and brown rice.

Students journey through the African diaspora with food, music and community

Ethan Valery, photo staff March 27, 2023

After being postponed due to inclement weather, Dr. Richard O’Bryant hosted the yearly Taste of the Diaspora March 14, where students tried a diverse selection of foods from all over the African diaspora. The African diaspora is the collection of communities descended from...

Meghan D’Arcy, WISE’s head of summit, explains the significance of this year’s theme ‘Created by Courage.’ Throughout the event, the panelists emphasized the unique risks female entrepreneurs face in the business industry.

Third annual WISE Summit celebrates courage of female entrepreneurs

Kathryn Manning, news staff March 27, 2023

Women entrepreneurs across Northeastern met in ISEC earlier this month to attend the annual summit held by the Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship, or WISE. The event’s theme was “Created by Courage,” recognizing the risks women take in creating their...

Members of the EMPOWER Collective pose for a group photo during the 2023 Student of Color Conference. The collective was started 12 years ago by students of color who felt they were underrepresented by SGA. Photo courtesy Dani Rodriguez

EMPOWER debuts new theme, ‘Ignite,’ for 2023 Student of Color Conference

Crescent Huang, news correspondent March 27, 2023

The EMPOWER Students of Color Collective launched a new theme this year for its annual conference aiming to create a safe and empowering space for students of color. With a focus on community building and social consciousness, the program was designed to ignite leadership skills...

Katy Shorey moderates the Zoom Q&A with “Girl Talk” producer Stephanie Sunate and film subject Gaby Lewis. The documentary followed the high school careers of five teenage girls on Newton South’s high school debate team. Photo courtesy of Claire Ogden.

‘Girl Talk’ documentary screening empowers women in debate

Alexa Coultoff, news correspondent March 21, 2023

Over 40% of national high school debate students are female, while less than 10% become national champions, according to the documentary “Girl Talk.” Anika Sridhar of Newton South High School was the first girl to win the championship in nine years, at the 2018 Tournament...