As summer ends, many high school and college students look forward to seeing the newest college rankings. Many of these lists are compiled by companies created solely to judge universities and rank them based on predetermined methodologies. U.S. News & World Report releases...
When most people consider the costs of their higher education, they usually think of tuition, housing and their source of food. Textbooks are yet another cost that must be considered. They might seem substantially insignificant compared to those larger expenses, but textbook...
The average American spends approximately $4 per meal, dining out included, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The average Northeastern first-year student spends $14.27 per meal.
Last April, Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA, announced...
In recent months, economists caught sight of a possible downturn in the United States economy. While it may not be imminent, it still raises concerns. In particular, a recession could impact a central part of Northeastern’s educational program: co-ops.
In July, the U.S....
The housing lottery at Northeastern leaves students uncertain about their living arrangements until the last minute, forcing them into unfortunate living situations – and it doesn’t seem like there is much the university can do to remedy this issue.
Although first- and...
Northeastern is planning to build another ISEC building, barely two years after the first opened. On May 2, 2019, Kathy Spiegelman, vice president and chief of campus planning and development at NU, sent a letter to the Boston Planning and Development Agency stating that the...
As a gay, disabled, racially ambiguous, African American man currently experiencing poverty, I am struggling to access the full range of resources Northeastern University offers its students. The institutional bias I have experienced toward my intersecting marginalized groups...
I started to care about student government halfway through my sophomore year at Northeastern. I voted for Elliot Horen and Suchira Sharma when they ran uncontested for Student Government Association, or SGA, president and executive vice president respectively in 2016. It wasn’t...
It is unreasonable for Northeastern to target parents of current students and ask them to give more money on Giving Day. This is not a gift. It’s a tax, and students should not be expected to pay it.
Why are we subjecting kids to methods scientifically proven to cause metabolic damage, hormone imbalances, an unhealthy relationships with food and negative self-esteem? The pre-existing notions of weight must be challenged and changed.
