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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Valentina Moghaddam, Eve O’Sullivan and Luke McLoughlin (left to right) pose for a headshot. Students and faculty across campus expressed a wide range emotions in response to the results of the 2024 presidential election.

Northeastern community stunned after Trump reelection

Frances Klemm, news staff November 8, 2024

The atmosphere on campus shifted early Nov. 6 as news of Donald Trump’s return to the White House reached Americans. “I feel like sh**,” said Valentina Moghaddam, a third-year criminal justice and psychology combined major, the morning after the election. “This is...

Naomi Rajput (left) and Evan Smith pose for a headshot. The two co-founded Eden, a software with AI components that aims to help simplify administrative tasks in healthcare for both workers and patients. Right photo courtesy Evan Smith.

‘Eden is the future’: Northeastern students’ healthcare startup redefines healthcare administration

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff November 7, 2024

Two Northeastern students, dissatisfied by the overworking of healthcare employees they saw all around them, have turned to technology to rectify the problem. Naomi Rajput, a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience, Spanish and American Sign Language major and Evan Smith, a Northeastern...

A drum set in the Ryder 364 practice room. Students expressed frustrations with the limited number of music and performing arts practice spaces available on campus.

Lack of practice space on campus holds back performing art groups and musicians, students say

Auden Oakes, news correspondent November 7, 2024

Donovan Collins, a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience major, has been a drummer since he was 10. Once he got to Northeastern, he joined the pep band not only to continue working on his craft, but also for the added benefit that ensemble drummers get: access to the drum set practice...

Kellie Carter Jackson speaks during a speaker engagement event in 2022. Jackson visited Northeastern Oct. 30 to discuss her latest book. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

‘Anger is useful’: Kellie Carter Jackson educates Northeastern students on Black resistance with new book

Jenny Tran, news correspondent November 6, 2024

Author and scholar Kellie Carter Jackson visited Northeastern Oct. 30 to talk about her newly published book titled “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.” Northeastern’s Africana Studies Program organized the event, and people of all backgrounds filled the...

A Northeastern University sign on the Boston campus. Faculty members expressed concerns at the Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting over an apparent lack of clarity regarding the university's freedom of expression policies

Faculty press administration for representation in policy making, increased freedom of expression protections

Emily Spatz, campus editor November 6, 2024

Senior Northeastern officials said during an Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting that the university could allow faculty representation in the institution’s policy-making process. A senior vice president also said the external affairs department revised its FAQ page about protest...

Graphic courtesy Bipartisan Disagreement Club.

At Northeastern’s Bipartisan Disagreement club, students unite over disagreeing

Paloma Welch, news correspondent November 5, 2024

After a particularly heated Thanksgiving dinner in 2020, Ben Nigrin left the table feeling defeated.  Nigrin, a Northeastern alum with a combined bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science, said his motivation for founding the Bipartisan Disagreement Club...

The exterior of One Portsoken. Northeastern recently added nine new classrooms to the fifth floor after acquiring four floors of the building. Courtesy of Emma Mazintas

Northeastern’s London campus opens new space, doubling previous size

Frances Klemm, news staff November 4, 2024

The Northeastern University London campus has effectively doubled in size after the university acquired four floors of One Portsoken, a high-rise building bordering London’s financial district. Northeastern has opened nine new classrooms along with numerous study spaces...

Boxes sit on the Marino Mail Center shelves. Northeastern opened an additional mail area in Speare Hall to accommodate the influx of packages.

Persistent Northeastern mailroom issues delay mail-in ballots, frustrate students

Katarina Schmeiszer and Elsa O’Donnell November 4, 2024

In an email sent to students Sept. 13, University Mail Services said it was opening a temporary mailroom in Speare Hall to accommodate the high number of incoming packages and to compensate for the construction at the mailroom at 716 Columbus Ave. But students are still experiencing...

Matt Cosentino, Kate Mittelhauser, William Mayer and Will Burke (left to right) participate in the presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats. Topics discussed included the size of the government, climate change, abortion and the presidential candidates.

Northeastern college Democrats and Republicans spar in SGA-hosted debate about presidential election

Elli Einset, news staff November 3, 2024

On Oct. 29, the Student Government Association held a presidential debate between Northeastern’s College Republicans and College Democrats, with topics including some of this election’s most prominent issues: immigration, abortion and the economy.  In its entirety, the...

Signs that read "Road Closed" redirect drivers on Huntington Avenue. Northeastern Planning, Real Estate, and Facilities announced in an email to students on the Boston campus that the portion of the road will be closed Nov. 2 and Nov. 3.

Portion of Huntington Avenue to temporarily close over weekend, university says

Paloma Welch, news correspondent November 2, 2024

A portion of Huntington Avenue will be closed during the day Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 to facilitate the demolition of White Hall, Northeastern Planning, Real Estate, and Facilities said in an email to students on the Boston campus Nov. 1.  A section of Forsyth Street, Fencourt Street...

A ballot drop box stands in front of a MFA entrance. A poll conducted by The Huntington News found undergraduate students strongly prefer Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for president.

Huntington News poll finds Northeastern students heavily prefer Harris over Trump in 2024 election

Elli Einset and Sarah Mesdjian November 1, 2024

Northeastern’s undergraduate student body has a strong preference for Kamala Harris, a poll by The Huntington News found. The survey, which was conducted over two weeks and gathered responses from 264 undergraduate students, found that 85.6% of randomly polled students said...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators chant and hold up signs outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street. The protest was meant to disrupt the visit of two IDF soldiers who came to speak at an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest pro-Israel club inviting IDF soldiers on campus

Emily Spatz and Frances Klemm November 1, 2024

About 15 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street Oct. 30 in opposition to an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu, which invited two Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, soldiers to campus.  Demonstrators, who declined to identify...