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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Boston’s winters aren’t what they used to be — just ask Northeastern’s New Englanders

Boston’s winters aren’t what they used to be — just ask Northeastern’s New Englanders

Janira Skrbkova, news staff March 11, 2025

As winter comes to an end, some Massachusetts residents feel as though it never really began.  In recent years, Boston has faced increasingly warmer winters. According to data from Climate Central, Boston’s average winter temperatures have increased by 3.7 degrees Fahrenheit...

An American flag waves above Ell Hall. Since 2015, the number of early decision applicants to Northeastern grew by 660%.

As Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets, students report turning to early decision for higher chance at entry

Caroline Baker Dimock and Zoe MacDiarmid March 5, 2025

Northeastern’s arc from a commuter school to a highly-sought after university with a global presence has caught eyes across higher education. But what underlies the attention is the record-high demand for admission, with the fall 2025 application cycle soaring over 100,000...

Brynne Norquist (left) and Tyler Knohl pose for a photo together. The two run Hiike, a platform that uses data to provide film festival recommendations to independent filmmakers. Photo courtesy Kira Briggs.

Major production companies are threatening independent filmmakers. These students are fighting back.

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor March 4, 2025

Their story begins in 1938. At the time, eight major film companies — including Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century-Fox — sought to control the film industry through their sole ownership of film distribution and exhibition. Ten years later, in 1948, after delays...

The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education building. The OCR recently released an FAQ regarding its previous “Dear Colleague" letter. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of State, flickr.

Department of Education issues FAQ increasing pressure on schools to axe race-related programs

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor March 2, 2025

The federal government issued a FAQ Feb. 28 outlining how it will enforce its order for educational institutions to eliminate race-based programs. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, issued the FAQ as a follow-up to its Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague"...

Alessandro Vespignani shares with the audience the process of finding a new Provost. The audience consisted of students and faculty alike.

Provost Search Committee hosts undergraduate open forum amid hunt for Madigan’s successor

Madison Evangelist, news staff February 28, 2025

The Provost Search Committee tasked with appointing Northeastern’s Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan’s successor held a sparsely attended open forum Feb. 25 for undergraduate students to offer their input on what they want to see in Northeastern’s...

The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. Beau Benson was sentenced to five years in prison Feb 27, with five years of supervised release.

Former Northeastern admissions counselor sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography

Emily Spatz, news staff February 27, 2025

Content warning: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography. The former Northeastern admissions counselor who pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography last year was sentenced to five years in prison Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...

The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington. A letter sent by the department to all educational institutions in the country that receive federal funding Feb. 14 demanded the elimination of all race-based programs. Photo courtesy Anne Meadows, flickr.

Trump gave schools a Feb. 28 deadline to cut ‘race-based’ programs. Here’s what programs consider race at Northeastern.

Chloe Craft and Grace Cargill February 26, 2025

Under the directive of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter Feb. 14 to all educational institutions in the country receiving federal funding, which includes public K-12 schools and higher education...

A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. At a Feb. 12 faculty senate meeting, members voted to change who holds the role of the Chair of the Faculty Senate.

Faculty senate passes motion changing provost’s role on senate despite concerns

Zoe MacDiarmid, Chloe Craft, and Madison Evangelist February 26, 2025

Northeastern’s faculty senate — the university governing body that represents the faculty — voted Feb. 12 to change the chair of the senate from the provost to the chair of the Senate Agenda Committee. Full-time faculty have until March 12 to vote on the amendment before...

The entrance to the Khoury College building at West Village H. Kylie Bemis' email to several faculty and administration members called for protection of Northeastern's vulnerable students and faculty from identities under attack from the Trump administration.

Khoury professor demands Northeastern leadership protect community in open letter

Chloe Craft, news staff February 24, 2025

A Northeastern professor called on university leadership to more forcefully respond to the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration in an open letter to the university community Feb. 22, the first such letter at Northeastern since Trump took office last month and...

Documents courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

99 years of The Huntington News

Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief February 24, 2025

Ninety-nine years ago today, The Northeastern News published its first edition.  On Feb. 24, 1926, two of Northeastern’s student publications, the School of Engineering’s The Northeastern Tech and the College of Business Administration’s The Bulletin merged and published...

Dylan Mitchell poses for a photo with his bike. He started cycling in the roundabout outside Ruggles in 2022, when he moved up to Boston for work.

Who’s the man biking around Ruggles? Uncovering the identity of the ‘Centennial Cyclist.’

Auden Oakes, news staff February 23, 2025

Dylan Mitchell is not a campus celebrity. Instead, he is a campus enigma. While his name may not immediately ring a bell, for Northeastern students and Ruggles commuters, his peculiar hobby might. For hours on end, the 24-year-old biker extraordinaire circles the Centennial...

A washing machine with the door removed in International Village. An email was sent out Feb. 21 asking students to stop removing the doors.

International Village residents ‘causing disruptions’ by removing washing machine doors, according to email

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff February 23, 2025

Residents of International Village, or IV, received an email Feb. 21 instructing them to cease removing doors from washing machines following several reported incidents of vandalism in the residence hall.   The email, which went out at 5 p.m. and was signed by three resident...