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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Rogers Hall is one of two dorms on Wentworth's campus that has been rented for Northeastern students this year. Some students in these dorms have expressed disappointment that they are not on Northeastern's campus.

Northeastern students living in Wentworth residence halls encounter challenges

Alexis Zacharakos, news correspondent October 10, 2022

Since the start of the 2021 Fall Semester, Northeastern has rented housing on Wentworth Institute of Technology’s campus to provide enough living space for students living in university housing.  Students at Northeastern University have been placed in housing off-campus...

Members of the lettuce club brought back the annual lettuce-eating competition to campus at the Sept. 30 meeting. A new club president, second-year Oscar Wilmerding, emerged victorious.

Competitive lettuce-eating club returns to campus

Erin Fine, news staff October 10, 2022

Northeastern’s Lettuce Club met Sept. 30 for its second annual competition — to eat an entire head of lettuce in the shortest time. The winner is named the new club president and gains the honor of hosting the next year’s Lettuce Club. Fourth-year chemical engineering...

Hundreds of students crowd Speare Place waiting for the start of the Underwear Run Oct. 1. 2022 was the 15th year of the run after two years of COVID-19 related cancellations. photo by ali caudle

Students shed their clothes for return of Northeastern’s ‘Underwear Run’

Maisie Saganic, news correspondent October 6, 2022

Speare Place was overrun with hundreds of Northeastern students stripped down to their underwear Saturday night as they waited to begin the 16th annual Underwear Run. After two years of cancellations due to COVID-19, and one unofficial run organized by two students, Northeastern...

Students stop at tables at the Sustainability and Bike fair in Centennial Common. The fair highlighted both on and off-campus organizations that promote sustainability.

Sustainability and Bike Fair highlights sustainable habits, student groups

Katherine Mailly, news correspondent October 6, 2022

Students organizations, Northeastern committees and groups from Boston gathered in Centennial Common Sept. 27, for the Sustainability and Bike Fair. Organized by the Climate Justice and Sustainability Hub, the goal of the event was to highlight the sustainability movement in...

NU students showcase dances to celebrate diversity at NU Husky Global Fair

Northeastern celebrates diversity at Husky Global Fair

Ivy Tran, news correspondent October 6, 2022

As the new school year kicks off, it has become a Northeastern tradition to celebrate the multiculturalism of the school through an annual carnival-style event — the Husky Global Fair, or HGF. At the Sept. 10 event, participants could watch performances, play games and learn...

The scene outside Holmes Hall after it was evacuated Sept. 13. Jason Duhaime, the former new technology manager and director of the Immersive Media Lab at Northeastern, was arrested Oct. 4 in connection with the exploding packaged.

Exploding package deemed a hoax, former staff member arrested in connection

Marta Hill, editor-in-chief October 4, 2022

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged exploding package found in Holmes Hall three weeks ago.  Jason Duhaime, the former new technology manager and director of the Immersive Media Lab at Northeastern, was arrested in the Western District of Texas...

Noble Mushtak speaks in front of Shillman Hall Sept. 10 during NU Disorientation’s campus tour, explaining Northeastern’s history of blocking non-tenure track faculty from unionizing. NU Disorientation’s tour took students around various locations on campus that corresponded to a specific grievance. photo by jesica bak.

NU Disorientation’s first in-person event reveals social injustices, grievances with university

Jesica Bak, news correspondent October 3, 2022

In the midst of Northeastern’s welcome week this year, a coalition of student activist groups forming NU Disorientation held its first in-person event, determined to disrupt the university’s official orientation agenda by sharing information about social injustice issues...

The Northeastern Faculty Senate office, located in Ryder Hall. President Aoun told the Faculty Senate that Northeastern’s global network will only continue to expand.

President Aoun gives annual address at faculty senate meeting, discusses global network, mergers, acquisitions

Ethan Wayne, news staff September 30, 2022

The university’s faculty senate held its biweekly meeting Sept. 28, with President Joseph E. Aoun delivering his annual address to the body of senators from Northeastern’s academic colleges. Prior to Aoun’s speech, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs...

A Northeastern dining hall worker speaks at a HOWL rally in April 2022.
Rosario said the student-labor alliance provided dining workers
confidence in negotiations with Chartwells.

Northeastern dining workers agree to historic new contract with Chartwells

Sonel Cutler, deputy campus editor September 28, 2022

Tuesday, Sept. 6 was an unusual night for Emajhonel Rosario, a 27-year-old grill cook at the United Table at International Village, and many of his colleagues. As the clock ticked past midnight, 30 dining workers comprising the unionized Contract Committee sat in a room at Suffolk...

Students leaving Holmes Hall Sept. 13 evening found the building surrounded by police officers and bomb squad members following an explosion of a pelican case in Northeastern's virtual reality lab.

Students react to Holmes Hall detonation, evaluate campus safety

Rachel Erwin and Erin Fine September 26, 2022

Northeastern students’ lives have mostly returned to normal following an on-campus package detonation, but some are still questioning what exactly happened and why the administration has seemingly moved on.   At around 7:18 p.m. Sept. 13, a pelican case in Northeastern’s...

Although mandatory COVID-19 testing and masking are now policies of the past, Northeastern announced Sept. 26 that they would still be offering vaccine clinics and at-home rapid antigen tests to students free of charge.

Northeastern to host eight free COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Boston campus

Sonel Cutler, Grace Comer, and Andy He September 26, 2022

Northeastern will offer eight opportunities over the next two months for students on the Boston campus to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to an email from Daniel Solworth, the vice chancellor of wellness and student success. The announcement also confirmed that Northeastern...

Students reenter Snell Library after campus declared all clear around 12:30 a.m. Sept. 23.

Campus deemed safe, threat declared ‘fraudulent’

Marta Hill September 23, 2022

Campus was declared all clear just before 12:30 a.m. Friday after a “fraudulent” threat alleged explosive devices were left in Curry Student Center Thursday night.  "An unidentified person called in a threat alleging that there were explosive devices in the Curry Student...