When you think of what you need from Northeastern, what is it? Maybe real mental health support, healthier meal plan options or reduced tuition. What students do not need are new luxury dorms.
Northeastern University plans to build another luxury dorm at 840 Columbus Avenue...
On Monday, Feb. 15, NU Students Advancing Intersectional Dreams hosted a talk with Dr. Angela Davis, renowned activist and philosopher, as a part of Black History Month. The next day, Northeastern Hillel released a statement condemning Dr. Davis, citing her support of the Boycott,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across the United States, and it may soon claim another victim: the snow day.
According to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, snow days may be a “thing of the past” for New York City’s public school students.
“As a parent...
“Women should avoid dressing like sluts.”
This statement, from a Toronto police officer, sparked the SlutWalk movement in 2011. The SlutWalk calls for an end to rape culture, victim blaming and slut shaming. The rallies consist of rightfully angry young women...
Northeastern’s Cabot Testing Center is an amazing facility. Signing up for a test is easy, the process of getting tested runs smoothly and the results come back to students within 36 hours. Many Bostonians do not have access to this quality of testing. There are few testing...
I have struggled recently to understand the following contradiction: How can the majority of Americans be well-represented in politics when it is our wealthiest citizens who secure positions in the nation's highest offices? From my perspective, these “greats” of society have...
On April 21, 2020, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts instituted a new economic regulation requiring that nonresident income received for services performed outside of the Commonwealth be subject to the state’s income tax. Though the regulation was temporarily extended through...
Face masks have become an integral part of pandemic life. Face masks are key to preventing the transmission of the virus when worn correctly over the face and mouth.
The newly inaugurated President Joe Biden plans to administer 100 million vaccinations in his first 100...
During the past four years, climate policy has been a heavily debated topic, especially after the United States withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement in 2017. Since then, confusion, misinformation and extremism have soared. From phasing out air travel to reviving the coal...
In January 2020, I began my first semester on-campus at Northeastern and my second year taking Effexor, an antidepressant. One day, I mistakenly ran out of the medication, and, due to a pharmacy mix-up, it wouldn’t be refilled before the following afternoon.
By the time...
Conservatives are in a tough spot. Last November, they went all in to support former President Donald J. Trump, screaming from the mountaintops about election fraud, furiously retweeting every poorly edited Project Veritas video that came their way, and vowing to “stop the...
Last summer, when Northeastern announced it was implementing the NUflex program in the fall and inviting students back to campus, the city of Boston was skeptical. Contagious disease experts, including an NU epidemiologist, recommended that Massachusetts return to at least Phase...
