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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 don't 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 26, 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...

Kathan Ramnath and Giovanni Falco (left to right) are running for President and Executive Vice President of the student body, respectively. Elections opened March 20 and run until March 26. Photos courtesy Giovanni Falco and Ramnath-Falco campaign.

Q&A: Ramnath-Falco slate discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA presidential bid

Emily Spatz, news correspondent March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the positions of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections, in which students will begin voting March 20 and continue until March 26.  Kathan Ramnath, a third-year finance and economics...

Matty Coleman and Charlie Zhang (left to right), who ran for Executive Vice President and President of SGA in the spring 2023 semester. Coleman announced they were stepping down Monday due to personal reasons.

Q&A: CLEAN slate campaign discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA in presidential bid

Emily Spatz, news correspondent March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the position of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections, in which students will begin voting March 20 and continue until March 26. Kathan Ramnath, a third-year finance and economics...

Crime Log: Friday, Feb. 3 to Tuesday, Feb. 14

Crime Log: Friday, Feb. 3 to Tuesday, Feb. 14

Alexis Santoro, news staff March 18, 2023

Friday, Feb. 3  12:23 a.m.  A caller reported an individual loitering near Ryder Hall. The individual was sent on their way.  2:19 a.m.  A caller reported their jacket stolen from Gainsborough Street. Services rendered.  8:10 a.m.  A caller reported their...

ChatGPT’s revolutionary features inspire wonder and worry at Northeastern

ChatGPT’s revolutionary features inspire wonder and worry at Northeastern

Maeve Wolfenden, news correspondent March 17, 2023

Last November, the tech world experienced a wave of shock and awe as one of the most advanced user-facing artificial intelligence applications to date became available for public use.  OpenAI launched Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, or ChatGPT, which is a chatbot...

(left to right) Moderator Gretchen Heefner and panelists Oleh Kotsyuba, Mai'a Cross, Julie Garey and Stephen Flynn discuss the implications of global policy at a CSSH panel March 1. Ukrainian students at Northeastern said they remain vigilant about the war and hope others do as well.

‘These people would rather die than give up:’ Russian and Ukrainian students reflect one year into war

Emily Spatz, news correspondent March 16, 2023

Maya Mele, a first-year Ukrainian student majoring in international relations and political science, remembers the day Russia invaded Ukraine as the day the world froze.   “Time stopped. I felt like it was really the end,” she said. “It's almost like you're carrying...

Members of the Progressive Student Alliance stand with signs protesting Raytheon during a recruiting event hosted in Northeastern's Raytheon Amphitheater Feb. 21. During the Q&A session, the students questioned company representatives about Raytheon's associations with states committing war crimes and their contributions to climate change.

Progressive Student Alliance protests Raytheon recruitment event on campus

Katherine Mailly and Yaakov Aldrich March 15, 2023

Members of the Progressive Student Alliance, or PSA, protested a recruiting event hosted by Raytheon Technologies, a multi-billion dollar aerospace defense organization, expressing their grievances about the company’s purported unethical practices to a room full of students...

Joseph Schmitt, Northeastern alumnus and author of “Under a Zambian Tree,” signs copies of his book for students. The subject of Schmitt's book, Dora Moono Nyambe, spoke to students Feb. 28 about her experiences educating children in a remote village in Zambia.

How Dora Moono Nyambe built a family of hundreds

Emily Chung, news correspondent March 14, 2023

When Dora Moono Nyambe moved to a remote village in Zambia to start a boarding school, people thought she was a witch. Three years later, Nyambe’s nonprofit, Footprints of Hope, has garnered support from over 4 million people worldwide. Northeastern University fraternity...