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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The rats don’t run Northeastern, we do… or do we?

The rats don’t run Northeastern, we do… or do we?

Sara Sajjad, news correspondent November 12, 2023

As the temperatures drop and the cold creeps in, Northeastern students are preparing for the seasonal return of many campus and city traditions. But Homecoming, tree lightings and holiday gatherings aren’t the only things to expect this winter — students are also bracing...

Tomasa Rodríguez, a janitor at Northeastern since 2000, poses in front of the painting depicting union members with the words of the American Dream. You can see here that were asking for justice just like were asking for now,   Rodríguez said of the painting.

Union representing hundreds of Northeastern janitors pushes for better contract, nearing possible strike

Zoe MacDiarmid, news staff November 12, 2023

Three days before the expiration date of a contract between the union representing 330 cleaners at Northeastern and the Maintenance Contractors of New England, or MCNE, the union wrapped up another week of bargaining and negotiations. If an agreement is not reached by Nov. 15,...

An activist addresses students and faculty passing by the die-in via megaphone, inviting them to join the protest. Several passersby stopped to watch or film the event, or to talk with activists.

Demonstrators block Centennial Common during Huskies for a Free Palestine die-in protest

Sonel Cutler, campus editor November 11, 2023

About 70 students blocked off a walkway through Centennial Common on a dreary, misty and cold afternoon Thursday during a die-in demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  Huskies for a Free Palestine, a campus group that is unaffiliated with the university, organized...

A sign displaying how the Snell Library Renovation Project will affect all floors stands on the first floor of the library. The fourth floor, which has been closed for 10 months, will reopen Nov. 13.

Snell fourth floor reopens amid renovations, third-floor closure announced

Sonel Cutler, campus editor November 10, 2023

The fourth floor of Snell Library, which has been closed since Jan. 3, will reopen to students Monday, and construction will move to the third floor, the library’s dean announced in an email Friday.  Snell has been undergoing renovations since spring 2023 as part of a two-year...

Two banners read Mills College Northeastern University. Former Mills College students found the settlement and the universitys response insufficient. Photo courtesy Jeta Perjuci.

‘It feels like a payout. It feels like business as usual’: While some remain dissatisfied, Northeastern, Mills agree to settle former students’ $1.25 million class-action lawsuit

Sonel Cutler, campus editor November 9, 2023

After 10 months of negotiation, a California judge approved a $1.25 million class-action settlement Tuesday for hundreds of former Mills College students who sued the school and Northeastern University last year, claiming Mills misled them about its  2021 merger with Northeastern. The...

Shriya Thangada and Matt Coughlin receive applause from members of SGA after Coughlin is elected EVP. Thangada served as interim EVP until Coughlin won a majority of votes Nov. 7.

After delays, SGA elects Matt Coughlin as executive vice president

Zoe MacDiarmid, news staff November 8, 2023

On Monday night, the Student Government Association elected former Vice President for Operational Affairs Matt Coughlin, a third-year mechanical engineering major, to fill the role of executive vice president effective immediately. Coughlin received 26 out of 46 votes from...

Recent Northeastern graduate William Jennings poses for a photo in his cap and gown. Jennings was killed in a Nov. 4 plane crash in Australia while surveilling fires. Photo courtesy GoFundMe.

Northeastern graduate killed in firefighting surveillance plane crash in Australia

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor November 7, 2023

Recent Northeastern graduate William Jennings has been identified as one of the three people killed in a Saturday plane crash in Queensland, Australia, 9 News reported Sunday. The two other people aboard the plane, which was surveilling fires, have not been publicly identified...

Crime Log: Sunday, Oct. 1 to Thursday, Oct. 19

Crime Log: Sunday, Oct. 1 to Thursday, Oct. 19

Christina McCabe, news staff November 7, 2023

Sunday, Oct. 1 12:08 a.m. Officers monitored the area of Tremont Street after a carjacking was reported off campus. Boston Police Department, or BPD, assumed jurisdiction. 12:25 a.m. A caller reported an individual loitering in West Village Quad. The individual was...

‘I haven’t received the support I need’: Students struggle as academic advisers constantly change

‘I haven’t received the support I need’: Students struggle as academic advisers constantly change

Lily Webber, news staff November 6, 2023

“We’re here every step of the way.”  This statement is plastered — and capitalized — across the Northeastern Office of Academic Advising webpage. Some students think otherwise.  A resource for all Northeastern students, the Office of Academic Advising works...

Students sit and do work on Centennial Common. Many students have not been able to access green spaces such as Centennial and West Village Quad due to a lack of disability accommodations.

Northeastern students with disabilities feel excluded from inaccessible campus green spaces

Heidi Ho, news correspondent November 5, 2023

On a warm day on campus, many Northeastern students can be found in hammocks, on blankets or in Adirondack chairs on the campus’ various green spaces. However, advocates say many of these areas, such as Centennial Common and the West Village Quad, do not have sufficient accommodations...

Tire marks, vehicle debris, and demolished trees were left on the scene the day after the shuttle accident that shook the Brandeis community. Photo courtesy Jen Crystal/The Justice

Bus driver charged in connection with crash that killed Brandeis student, injured dozens leaving Northeastern hockey game

Sonel Cutler, campus editor November 4, 2023

The bus driver operating a shuttle that crashed and killed a Brandeis University student in Waltham last year has been charged with motor vehicle homicide, according to a statement Friday from Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.  On Nov. 19, 2022, Jean...

Two students cheer atop two other students shoulders. The 17th annual underwear run occurred Oct. 21.

Students shake off clothes, rain for Northeastern’s 17th annual Underwear Run

Jarriah Cockhren, news correspondent November 2, 2023

On the night of Oct. 21, Northeastern students brought music, friends, underwear and good vibes to Speare Place for the 17th annual student-organized Underwear Run, withstanding rain, wind and dropping temperatures. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the unofficial Northeastern...