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Op-eds

The gender neutral bathroom on the third floor of Ryder Hall. Only one gender neutral bathroom was included in the building.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s “queer” bathroom problem

Blakely Cummings, contributor February 20, 2025

As a student fascinated by the arts, I spend a lot of time in Ryder Hall. I go to the Ryder Theatre Lab to see shows my friends are in. My friends and I go to the Ryder classrooms to play piano together. When I’m in a university-led production, I’m usually in Ryder until...

Rioters overtake the Capitol stairs, taking photos and waving flags in support of Donald Trump Jan. 6, 2021. One of Trump's first acts after being reelected president was pardoning over 1,000 participants in the riot. Photo courtesy Tyler Merbler, Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons did the opposite of make America great

Ava Vitiello, columnist February 18, 2025

Let’s take a trip back in time. The date is Jan. 6, 2021, and the Senate hearing to count the Electoral College votes is taking place in the United States Capitol building. The hearing is an important one since it is being held amidst accusations by President Donald Trump that...

Donald Trump shows his signature after signing an executive order June 26, 2020. He signed one rescinding several other executive orders that strengthened the Equal Employment Opportunity Act shortly into his second term. Photo courtesy
Tia Dufour, Flickr..

Op-ed: The end of Equal Employment Opportunity signals devastating impact

Alanna Hagen, contributor February 18, 2025

On day one of his second term in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rescinding decades-old diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or DEI, which reinforce the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act, or EEO. In line with other executive orders Trump put...

Op-ed: Make the most of your privilege of living in an immigrant family in America

Op-ed: Make the most of your privilege of living in an immigrant family in America

Jethro R. Lee, contributor February 16, 2025

This summer, I will get the chance to reunite with my family in the Philippines after not seeing them for nearly three years.  While I am slightly intimidated by the prospect of being cramped with family members continuously for 30 days, these past few years of blissful independence...

Valentine's Day balloons and chocolates on display in the CVS Pharmacy on Massachusetts Avenue. According to a Forbes survey, 79% of Gen Z experienced burnout from dating apps.

Op-ed: College dating culture doesn’t have to be this way

Samantha Denecour, columnist February 14, 2025

Ah, the long-awaited Feb. 14 — Cupid is coming to town. Either you’re single and dreading Valentine's Day, or you and your significant other have a Contessa reservation locked down and are wondering why everyone is being so darn negative about the whole dating thing. The...

Students sit in a lecture in Churchill Hall. The classroom was built for classes with more than 100 students.

Op-ed: ‘My professor doesn’t know my name!’

Tanvi Saxena, contributor February 11, 2025

At Northeastern, the spring semester brings snowfall, reunions with friends and, for many, professors who won’t know their name for four months.  Many Northeastern students have sat in a lecture hall with two hundred other students listening to a professor speak extensively...

Northeastern's Krentzman Quad on the Boston campus. What used to be Northeastern's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was renamed to the Office of Belonging.

Op-ed: A conservative shift? Northeastern’s DEI ‘adjustments’ raise concerns

Spencer Lyst, contributor February 10, 2025

As a Tennessean, I have seen how state-led attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs affect those in marginalized communities, making it significantly harder for them to find safe and supportive spaces. A main factor in my decision to move to Boston was that...

A graduate holds their cap at the 2024 undergraduate commencement ceremony in Fenway Park. Despite the rainy weather thousands of students celebrated their graduation.

Op-ed: Don’t worry about graduating, you still have time

Kara Orsini, deputy opinion editor February 6, 2025

The last time I was at the nail salon, I sat in the chair across from one of my favorite nail technicians, talking about winter break and our families. When the topic of college inevitably came up, our conversation turned to graduation, which is quickly approaching for me this...

The Oakland Campus Husky Store. The store appeared vacant as many student felt there was not student life on the campus.

Op-ed: At Northeastern Oakland, global collaboration falls short

Rich Zou, contributor February 2, 2025

From the moment I first stepped onto Northeastern University’s Oakland campus in 2023, it was clear something was deeply amiss.  Official information from the university on their Oakland campus was sparse and difficult to access, with no dedicated pages on Northeastern’s...

Students wait in line for Popeyes in Curry Student Center. The new dining plans eliminated meal exchanges for more dining dollars.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s new meal plans are a change for the better

Lily Pospesil, contributor February 1, 2025

"What happened to meal exchanges?" If you’ve been on campus this past semester, chances are you’ve asked this question yourself or overheard it in passing. As chair of the Student Government Association, or SGA, Dining Advisory Board, or DAB, I’ve heard it too — along...

Op-ed: Without adequate test prep resources, Northeastern is failing law school-hopefuls

Op-ed: Without adequate test prep resources, Northeastern is failing law school-hopefuls

Ava Vitiello, columnist January 31, 2025

As a second-year in college, my dream has always been to take the Law School Admission Test, or LSAT, and go to law school. When I first came to Northeastern, I soon realized that preparing for law school as an undergrad through the university’s curriculum was not as helpful...

A Northeastern seal on the Boston campus. Following an executive order by Trump attacking DEI related programs Jan. 21, Northeastern took down many of its DEI programs and website pages.

Op-ed: What did DEI really mean to Northeastern? Did it mean anything at all?

Antaine Anhalt, contributor January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Jan. 21 attacking diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, and related programs across the country, including at “institutions of higher education with endowments over 1 billion dollars” — a category Northeastern falls into...