When I was 16 years old, I submitted a letter to the Chicago Tribune writing about the negative effects of gentrification in Chicago’s Chinatown. Clippings of the piece were hung up in my orthodontist’s office, read by my peers and celebrated by my family. I felt immense...
The first rule in the despotic leader playbook is to attempt to control the press. In 1930s Germany, Nazis broke into the offices of opposing political parties and destroyed their printing presses. In 1940s Russia, formerly the USSR, the communist party commandeered the media,...
Jack Masliah, deputy opinion editor
• April 15, 2025
Harvard University President Alan M. Garber has displayed extraordinary courage by issuing a resounding and uncompromising “no” to the Trump administration’s most recent attempt to encroach on Harvard’s independence.
On March 31, the Trump administration’s Joint...
Unlike choosing classes or applying for co-op — both of which Northeastern provides structured guidance for — finding an apartment is a process where students are largely left on their own.
Without proper research and a clear idea of what they want, students risk overpaying,...
In a recently published op-ed, a columnist makes the claim that “disagree[ing] with the Trump administration [will be enough for them to] come for your visa status.” I disagree.
While I cannot speak specifically to the approximately 40 visas revoked from Northeastern...
For students at Northeastern, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, system isn’t just public transit — it is a lifeline. Every day, numerous students rely on the Green or Orange Line to get to classes, internships and part-time jobs.
But that lifeline...
Constitutionally, there is no way President Donald Trump can run for a third term. However, in the current turbulent, disconcerting and alarming free-fall that has been the 47th president’s run so far, we cannot say a third term is entirely out of his reach.
In a March...
International students from all over the country are the newest target for President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on the United States. Now, this attack has arrived right at our front door, and Northeastern has found itself with a target on its back.
On Monday, a Northeastern...
Professors, students, Bostonians — we all benefit from our universities in the realm of higher education today, but our institutions are doomed to fall unless we fight for them.
You may be healthy today because of treatment at a Boston hospital relying on research funded...
In W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming,” the 20th-century poet describes a world “slouching towards Bethlehem,” symbolizing a descent into upheaval and uncertainty.
In this interview of our series “Slouching Towards,” contributor Jack Masliah speaks with Northeastern...
The president of the United States fired the opening shot against our freedom of expression with a sweeping declaration: Students engaged in “anti-American activity” will be “apprehended and deported.”
When the president personally determines what types of speech...
As International Women's History month comes to a close, the realm of U.S. foreign policy still feels increasingly like a man’s world. I’m not just referring to the typical lack of female leaders in the U.S. State Department. Beyond those numbers, this administration’s...
