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Northeastern alumnus Alexander Langrock paints the interior of a house in Chestnut Hill. Commissioned by the house’s owners, associate teaching professor Sophia Ainslie helped guide Langrock and a team of students in creating a mural based on X-rays of her mother’s abdomen.

Northeastern professor and her students transform Chestnut Hill house into experiential artwork

Rachel Erwin, editor-in-chief April 13, 2023

In a secluded neighborhood in Chestnut Hill, an ordinary-looking house sits overlooking a reservoir. Step inside, however, and the house is a work of art.  The owners commissioned Sophia Ainslie, an associate teaching professor in The School of Art and Design at Northeastern,...

Members of the Alia team look at their website. Student founders Cory Gill and Shaan Arora hoped to grow the business into the future of online shopping. Photo courtesy Shaan Arora.

Student start-up uplifts small businesses, promotes sustainable shopping

Jess Silverman, news staff April 12, 2023

The idea for one of Northeastern’s most exciting student start-ups began on a beach in Hawaii. “I saw this woman on the beach and she was selling these very nice bracelets,” said Shaan Arora, a fourth-year computer science and business administration combined major....

The owners of the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Copley Square will soon file detailed plans to permanently convert the the 428-room south tower into a dormitory with room for about 854 students.

Northeastern to become permanent tenant at Sheraton Boston Hotel, converting 428 rooms into dorms

Sonel Cutler, campus editor April 11, 2023

Northeastern is expected to permanently convert a section of the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Copley Square into undergraduate housing for about 854 students, according to a Universal Hub story Tuesday. Often seen as overflow housing for a university struggling with a housing...

The entrance to Raytheon Amphitheater, located inside Egan Research Center on Northeastern’s campus. Raytheon has been the subject of controversy among Northeastern students, who argue accepting donations from private military companies contradicts the university's social justice values.

SGA passes bill calling on Northeastern to sever ties with private military companies

Emily Spatz, news staff April 11, 2023

After hours of intense debate, a resolution that would push Northeastern administration to halt the university’s collaboration with private military companies — including terminating research contracts, financial holdings and campus recruiting events — passed in the Student...

Ávila-Guillen speaks alongside Holder, Marty and Swanson at the ninth annual Women’s History Month symposium. The event took place at the Cabral Center in the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute March 24.

Ninth annual Women’s History Month symposium examines life-threatening political emergencies through a feminist lens

Elizabeth Scholl, photo staff April 10, 2023

The Northeastern Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program, or WGSS, hosted their ninth annual Women’s History Month Symposium March 23 and 24. This year’s theme, “Feminists on the Politics of Crisis,” was chosen to invite conversation and examine feminist perspectives...

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...