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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Op-eds

Snell Library's 4th floor quiet policy is not respected among many students.

Op-ed: Students must respect Snell’s fourth floor silent policy

Sophia Schultz, contributor November 1, 2022

Snell Library, located in the center of Northeastern University’s campus, is the school’s only official undergraduate library space. Snell is a four-story building, which is conveniently divided into four learning sections based on the noise levels that are acceptable on...

Number-crunching machines have corrupted the U.S. News college ranking system.

Op-ed: Monitor your math machines

Jethro R. Lee, contributor November 1, 2022

The last time I touched an Encyclopedia was in sixth grade. Since then, Google and its algorithms have, like for many, become my number one resource for answering my questions. In our increasingly technologically innovative world, algorithms aimed at tackling complex problems...

Op-ed: Northeastern transfer students aren’t treated like other students 

Op-ed: Northeastern transfer students aren’t treated like other students 

Paige Keeler, contributor November 1, 2022

Transferring colleges is a stressful process as it is — students have to deal with transferring credits, making new friends and being in a new environment — but it is an adjustment that is only made harder with a lack of resources offered to newcomers at Northeastern, especially...

Northeastern students are advocating for an end to sexual violence on college campuses.

Op-ed: Fraternities have a duty to combat sexual violence on campus

Frank R. Mastroianni, contributor October 26, 2022

Content warning: Discussions of sexual assault, violence and rape Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual violence, there are resources on our campus to help you.  To make a Title IX complaint about a peer that will result in a formal investigation,...

Op-ed: NU’s attendance policy negatively impacts students

Op-ed: NU’s attendance policy negatively impacts students

Ava Alaeddini, contributor October 26, 2022

While I am enjoying the fully in-person return to campus life, I am dreading getting sick from the endless contact, which could result in me needing to miss class. The start of the fall 2022 semester marked the first time that Northeastern is fully back to its pre-pandemic ways....

The increasement of tuition prices can disrupt students' education.

Op-ed: Rising tuition undermines the accessibility of education

Ada Spiwak, contributor October 26, 2022

For today's college-aged generation, earning an undergraduate degree is essential. In most well-paying industries, it has almost become the equivalent of a high school degree 50 years ago. The key difference, of course, is the staggering cost of college tuition in the United...

From the Americanized Brit, does Queen Elizabeth II deserve our grief?

From the Americanized Brit, does Queen Elizabeth II deserve our grief?

Jemima Barroll Brown, contributor October 17, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II passed away Sept. 8 after ruling for just over 70 years. During her reign, she worked with 15 prime ministers and met with every U.S. president since her ascension (except for Lyndon B. Johnson). She was the longest recorded female head of state in history....

Protesters march through the streets of Boston June 24 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. After the Supreme Court's decision, a variety of states started imposing bans on abortion access.

The masquerading of states’ rights

Gabriel Holder, deputy opinion editor September 18, 2022

The centuries-old power struggle between the sovereignty of states and the federal government to which they pledge fealty has given rise to great schisms in American democracy and ideals. The overturning of Roe v. Wade under the guise of states’ rights could mark the onset...

People celebrate Pride at Boston Pop-up Pride June 12. During Pride month, Northeastern tweeted its support about the LGBQ+ community.

Op-ed: Northeastern shows little support for the LGBTQ+ Community

Ezra Statsky-Frank, contributor September 10, 2022

While Northeastern boasts an inclusive environment on campus, institutional support for the LGBTQ+ community is minimal at best. To provide an example, June, Pride month, is a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community to honor those who have fought to give the rights we have today,...

This photo of an old Uyghur man wearing a Tumaq, which means "a fur hat," is a cultural accessory that Uyghur people wear. There are  many injustices being done to these Uyghur people and we must speak up against the oppression.

Op-ed: Oppression impacts everyone negatively

Kaiser Mejit, contributor May 17, 2022

When I was working at Snell Library as an international graduate student in 1998, I came across a magazine cover photo by chance. Laid across the cover stood a handsome but sad-looking, old Uyghur man wearing Doppa — a traditional Uyghur cap. Behind him, watching, was a young...

Those who identify within the Asian and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, community should be equally represented in the film and television industry. Their voices matter and should be recognized on the big screen rather than only the white actors.

Op-ed: The film industry needs to improve its Asian and Pacific Islander representation

Jethro R. Lee, contributor May 12, 2022

As a Filipino Chinese American, I am instilled with the hope that I can still achieve my dreams as a minority in the United States whenever I see an Asian and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, actor on television or in a film. Unfortunately, white actors still play most roles in American-made...

Northeastern's global campuses are not receiving the same resources as the main campus in Boston. Study abroad students within the N.U.in and NU Bound programs stress the need for the same available support.

Op-ed: Northeastern needs to provide resources for study abroad students

Rachel Umansky-Castro, opinion editor May 6, 2022

With a school like Northeastern that promotes campus resources, why is it that not all students feel supported? Due to Northeastern's increasing study body, the university is sending more students abroad at one of its global campuses: Charlotte, London, San Francisco, Seattle,...