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Mills students and alumni gathered on campus to protest the school's closing when it was first announced in spring 2021. Photo courtesy of the Save Mills College Coalition.

Some Mills College students, alumni upset by Northeastern merger

Grace Comer, campus editor June 6, 2022

When Mills College announced its imminent closure in March 2021 due to long-time financial struggles exacerbated by the pandemic, “Save Mills College” rallies spread across the Bay Area campus as students and alumni organized to recover the historic women’s college. A few...

Mills students, alumni and family members gathered to protest the school's closing when it was first announced in spring 2021. Photo courtesy of the Save Mills College Coalition.

Mills College merger with Northeastern University raises unanswered questions, concerns

Grace Comer, campus editor June 6, 2022

On July 1, Mills College is scheduled to end its 170-year run as a women’s college following its merger with Northeastern University. Since formal discussions about the merger began June 17, 2021, current students and alumni of the Oakland-based university have raised concerns...

Mission Hill is a popular location for students looking for off-campus housing, but this can cause tension with local long-time residents.

NU students allege police misconduct when breaking up parties at Mission Hill

Kate Armanini, news staff May 26, 2022

Multiple Northeastern students have voiced complaints against a detective in the Boston Police Department, or BPD, alleging misconduct when breaking up student gatherings on Mission Hill.  The allegations, according to a complaint filed March 7 by fourth-year civil engineering...

Newly graduated students take a selfie as they exit Fenway Park.

Class of 2022 celebrates commencement at Fenway Park

Grace Comer, campus editor May 16, 2022

At Friday’s commencement, thousands of Northeastern graduates heard from a selection of guest speakers during the two-hour undergraduate ceremony before officially receiving their diplomas from President Joseph E. Aoun.  Early on the morning of May 13, about 3,700 graduate...

Every year, graduating Northeastern students hear from speakers, including fellow students, Northeastern alumni and other inspirational individuals, during their commencement ceremony.

NPR reporter, Chobani CEO to deliver commencement speeches at Fenway Park

Renée Abbott, news staff May 13, 2022

Fenway Park will host thousands of students at the commencement ceremony May 13, as well as two notable speakers. Hamdi Ulukaya, the founder and CEO of Fortune 500 company Chobani Yogurt will be delivering the commencement speech for undergraduate students and Northeastern alumna...

Students came together with dining hall workers and the UNITE HERE Local 26 union April 22 to march for contracts that provide livable wages, affordable healthcare and improved working conditions.

Students, dining hall workers stand in solidarity, call for better working conditions

Alexa Grayson, news staff May 11, 2022

Northeastern students and dining hall workers have recently reformed the HOWL coalition to advocate for a new contract that provides better working conditions and benefits for the dining staff. As the staff and their union begin working towards this new contract, which will be...

Members of the TEDxNortheasternU team set up stage in the auditorium of ISEC.

‘Solve for {Y}’: Annual TEDxNortheasternU conference returns to campus

Grace Comer, campus editor May 6, 2022

Resilience and rebuilding were strong motifs at this year’s annual TEDxNortheasternU conference April 30, marking the first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic.  Speakers from the Northeastern community and beyond shared their personal take on the central...

Dining hall employees and HOWL members spoke to a crowd of a few hundred protesters gathered on Centennial Common to support a better contract for the dining hall workers during an April 16 rally.

Hundreds of students, workers attend rally for Northeastern dining workers in Centennial Common

Erin Fine, news staff April 26, 2022

Students from over 60 student organizations joined with Huskies Organizing with Labor and Northeastern food service workers April 16 in Centennial Common to advocate for a better contract for the workers. Huskies Organizing with Labor, or HOWL, organized the rally in conjunction...

Members of the student organization Active Minds regularly work with the rest of the student body to help address their concerns about mental health resources on campus. Photo courtesy of MK Moskowitz.

Active Minds looks to the future regarding students’ mental health

Michelle Zinger, news correspondent April 21, 2022

Mental health is a recurring subject of dialogue at Northeastern, and students recently had the opportunity to share their concerns directly with the university through a new survey, created by the student organization Active Minds.  Though the white tents placed around campus...

This past application cycle saw more than 90,000 applications to Northeastern, with the acceptance rate dropping to 6.7% for fall 2022.

Northeastern acceptance rate drops to 6.7%

Kate Armanini, news staff April 21, 2022

For the class of 2026, Northeastern was more selective than ever.  Of the record-large pool of 90,989 applicants, only 6,179 were admitted, or about 6.7%, Northeastern spokesperson Shannon Nargi wrote in an email statement to The News April 12. “You've got more people...

TPD and NUPD responded to reports of shots fired Monday evening in Ruggles Station.

Man injured after shots fired at Ruggles Station 

Kayla Shiao, news staff April 18, 2022

Monday evening, MBTA Transit Police, or TPD, responded to a report of shots fired at the Ruggles Station lower busway after a radio call at 6:19 p.m., according to a news release. Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, was also on the scene at approximately 6:25...

At the April 4 full body senate meeting, members of the executive board including current president Casey Buttke, addressed this year's tumultuous election cycle.

SGA officers express regret at meeting following tumultuous contested election

Sonel Cutler and Grace Comer April 15, 2022

In speeches to the Student Government Association, or SGA, at an April 4 full body senate meeting, leadership addressed the tumultuous election cycle for the Spring 2022 election. The election, which was contested for the first time in four years, saw election violation hearings,...