During the May 7 graduation ceremony for the College of Arts, Media and Design, or CAMD, Northeastern showed more reverence for artificial intelligence than for its student body.
At least, that was how it felt after hearing my name read out in a booming, stilted AI voice rather...
Jack Masliah, deputy opinion editor
• May 13, 2025
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,” deputy opinion editor Jack Masliah speaks with...
Four years ago, I joined Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA. As a wide-eyed first-year, I was filled with enthusiasm and the belief that if I brought enough passion and ideas to the table, I could fix anything. I imagined SGA as a place of sweeping reform,...
In a political climate that punishes dissent, students are afraid to write. As the leaders of a student publication, we don’t blame them.
Since its launch in 2009, Northeastern University Political Review, or NUPR, has sought to provide “a non-affiliated platform for...
Just three months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, the outlook for science and higher education is grim. This administration has taken extraordinary steps to devastate universities: halting science funding, attempting to revoke universities’ tax-exempt status,...
Is a university a certain place in a certain location or a brand that extends beyond its pre-existing borders? Northeastern believes it's the latter.
At a time when artificial intelligence has permeated every aspect of our society — and as it threatens to upend our job...
Northeastern’s ranking as one of the most liberal universities in the nation may seem like a statistic to boast about, but in today’s evermore polarizing climate, this distinction actually hinders students’ ability to reason. Don’t just take my word for it — the Foundation...
Northeastern’s decision to offer students whose visas were recently revoked the option to complete classes from Canada or the UK is not protecting students — it is a form of complying with authoritarianism.
In April, the State Department revoked visas for more than 40...
While only about half of all Northeastern students take on student debt, it is a real and anxiety-inducing burden for those that do. One out of every two Northeastern students are graduating with $16,000 worth of debt — a financial weight they must carry with them as they enter...
Over the past year, Northeastern has experienced two defining moments. The first was the April 2024 student encampment calling on Northeastern to divest from American defense contractors that supply weapons to Israel. The second is the Trump administration placing pressure on...
One hundred days into the second Trump administration, college students' lives have been altered in ways many of us could not have imagined.
Through funding cuts, the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and visa revocations, this administration has...
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...
