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Op-ed: Adjusting to university obliges maturity upon international students

Op-ed: Adjusting to university obliges maturity upon international students

Jenny Tran, contributor November 2, 2024

One night you are on the dance floor at your high school prom, and the next, you are filling out legal documents and lining up a visa interview — reminiscing on sparkly high school memories you had before, all of which should not be a thing of the past. As an immigrant, you...

Op-ed: Addressing adoption with honesty and openness

Op-ed: Addressing adoption with honesty and openness

Alyssa Enright, contributor November 2, 2024

I was adopted into a white family as a 15-month-old from China Aug. 11, 2004. As an adoptee, I’ve taken on advocacy for issues surrounding adoption and have talked to multiple other adoptees about their personal struggles about being adopted.  I often rely on my personal...

A statue of a witch reading a book stands on a main street in Salem. Various places in and around Boston provided spooky activities for visitors who prefer a scary Halloween experience.

Op-ed: Halloween called. It wants its spook back.

Samantha Denecour, columnist October 31, 2024

"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself," Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said in his first inaugural address.   When it comes to Halloween, I have to disagree. Recent years have revealed a spooky-shaped hole in the season, with the noticeable absence of ghost...

The exterior of the South End Community Health Center. Link Health created a system to work with health centers like the South End Community Health Center to help patients enroll in essential federal benefit programs targeting SDOH. File photo by Quillan Anderson.

Op-ed: Training the next generation to see health beyond medicine will save lives

Jessica Johnson, contributor October 30, 2024

Imagine a young woman, six months pregnant, sitting anxiously in a doctor’s waiting room. She should be glowing and excited about her upcoming baby, but instead, she’s consumed with worry.  Despite attending all her prenatal check-ups, she remains underweight. Her doctor,...

Op-ed: Phone bans can save the next generation. Schools just have to stick with them.

Op-ed: Phone bans can save the next generation. Schools just have to stick with them.

Samantha Denecour, columnist October 29, 2024

In schools across the United States, student scores are about to majorly decline — on Snapchat, that is. In a wave of policy sparked by Florida’s state legislature last year, 2024 has seen over 15 states pass mandates cracking down on student cell phone use.  Whether...

The exterior of the Marino Recreation Center. Students expressed concerns about overcrowding in the center.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s ‘art of living’ costs more than it’s worth

Antaine Anhalt, contributor October 24, 2024

The estimated cost of attendance for the 2024-25 school year at Northeastern University’s Boston campus includes tuition, fees, housing, meal plan and “estimated indirect costs.” All of that comes out to a whopping $90,250 — more than double the average cost of tuition...

The Sheraton Boston Hotel on Dalton Street. Other hotels such as Midtown and Westin similarly dedicated rooms to Northeastern University students.

Op-ed: What was the point of N.U.in Boston?

Sarah Pyrce, contributor October 23, 2024

Picture this: It’s your very first college move-in day. Nerves are at an all-time high and an endless stream of unknowns are circulating in your mind. Should I have left the stuffed animals at home? Will my new roommate have any weird habits? Will I find my people here?  Prior...

Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine demonstrators wave their respective flags on Centennial Common April 26. The Pro-Palestine encampment was swept on the third day.

Op-ed: One year later, a region in desperate need of statesmen

Jack Masliah, columnist October 22, 2024

“Though much is taken, much abides.” This verse, taken from Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses,” serves as an apt description as to where things stand today as we pass the one year anniversary both of the spark that initiated the conflict — Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack...

Op-ed: The gap year dilemma

Op-ed: The gap year dilemma

Shivani Tripurani, contributor October 20, 2024

Fun fact: I often like to pretend I’m in a simulation.  And not in a philosophical way, but in a rather “maybe let’s create psychological distance from all these overwhelming emotions so that I don’t crumble” kind of way. I have discovered this to be a viable coping...

Op-ed: Breaking barriers: Kamala Harris and the fight for a female presidency

Op-ed: Breaking barriers: Kamala Harris and the fight for a female presidency

Tanvi Saxena, contributor October 20, 2024

Since its origin, the United States has been run by men. That is all the country has ever known. It has been the norm for generations and hasn’t changed since. According to some right-wing Americans, it won't change in the future either. Only 5% of Republicans think it’s...

Op-ed: Why being an underdog is actually your greatest strength

Op-ed: Why being an underdog is actually your greatest strength

Mikayla Tsai, contributor October 19, 2024

It is human nature to strive to showcase our best attributes to the people around us while trying to conceal the flaws — big or small — we perceive about ourselves. Whereas most individuals tend to prize strength and shun weakness, I propose the opposite mentality, as acknowledging...

The UWill website home page on a phone. Northeastern switched mental health provider networks from Anthem to Uwill in early May.

Op-ed: Northeastern switched mental health provider networks. I almost lost my therapist.

Ellie Acuña, contributor October 17, 2024

Balancing social, academic, personal and professional expectations can easily become overwhelming in college. Because of this, the university has a responsibility to provide resources that enable the well-being of its students. At a school like Northeastern, which demands professional...