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Column: Fame doesn’t make suffering public property

Taylor Zinnie, columnist September 19, 2025

The allure of stardom is hard to resist, and since the birth of the public persona, celebrity life has captured public interest. We eagerly follow their projects, speculate about their romances, pick sides in their feuds and, all too often, tune in for their lowest moments.  The...

Michelle Wu, an Asian American woman, speaks to a crowd. Behind her, people hold signs supporting Lydia Edwards' senate campaign.

Mayor Michelle Wu makes history in election win

Alyssa Endres, opinion editor December 12, 2021

The Nov. 2 Boston mayoral election was extremely historic — the candidate that was elected broke down barriers as the first Asian American woman elected to the position. Two people became frontrunners: Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George. Although former mayor Marty Walsh...

A map of the United States show the states in different colors based on how many school shootings have occured since 1999. Text beneath the image reads Data from the Washington Post school shooting database. The database counts any exposure of students to gun violence during school hours since the Columbine massacre in Colorado in 1999. It includes both attacks intentionally targeting schools as well as gunshots that happen to hit schools under the same label. States marked in darker colors experienced more shootings since 1999. Only six states — Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming — have no recorded shootings. California has exerienced the most, with 35 recorded shootings.

Column: Schools must act to prevent shootings

Madison Boudreau Popovic, opinion editor December 11, 2021
We never think it could be us. We never think that we will be the next victims of a school shooting. We never think that the next day of classes could be our last. This is part of the issue. Schools must take every threat seriously. Children like Crumbley need mental health resources which many schools lack, including Northeastern. This issue boils down to who cares enough to stand up for transparency and increase mental health funds to ultimately protect our communities.
The recent Texas abortion law is unconstitutional and violates the rights of many Texans.

Column: Texas’ new abortion law is unconstitutional

Alyssa Endres, columnist September 25, 2021
As students at Northeastern, it is important to be aware of this type of news because this law does not only affect people in Texas. The passing of this law is a rude awakening to the possibility of other states implementing similar legislation, cracking down on reproductive rights even harder than before.