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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Op-eds

Op-ed: How you can help fight climate change

Op-ed: How you can help fight climate change

October 27, 2017
Sometimes it's hard to know what to do when you hear about the thousands of people affected by climate change. This bill gives you a chance to act locally and support people all over the world.
Op-ed: When my Faith met Birthright

Op-ed: When my Faith met Birthright

October 25, 2017
Going into Birthright, I felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness. Everyone always talks about how much they loved their trip and how awesome it was, calling it life-changing, but no one could ever give me a sound reason why they loved it so much. While the two days of travel weren’t great, I quickly learned that everyone I had talked to about Birthright was right.
Letter to the Editor: Call for clean energy

Letter to the Editor: Call for clean energy

October 19, 2017
We, as a nation, need to face the facts that relying on fossil fuels is not forever, and that transitioning to renewable energy such as solar is a stable source of eternal energy.
Letter to the Editor: The life of a student-athlete

Letter to the Editor: The life of a student-athlete

October 11, 2017
Although being a student-athlete comes with its challenges, I do not regret my choice of becoming a Northeastern swimmer.

Op-ed: Cinema’s last stand

October 5, 2017
Netflix. Hulu. Prime. HBO Go. Amazon Fire Stick. Chromecast. Movie theaters, cinemas and drive-ins are dying. Each new streaming entertainment service is another stab wound to the cinema industry.

Op-ed: You should join YAL

September 21, 2017
Now more than ever, there is a propensity toward the ideas of liberty, and it is so important that everyone hears it. As college students, we are on the battleground of ideas, where socialism is glorified. It is our role as young liberty-minded individuals to punch back and say that maybe we know how to live our lives better than the government.
A panel of five past and present union members discussed Graduate Employees of Northeastern University's push to unionize.  / Photo by Brian Bae

Op-ed: Then They Came for Me: Why I’m Standing Now With the Graduate Student Union

September 14, 2017
Instead, I am mad because Northeastern has made me feel helpless, while before I felt safe.
Op-ed: American Classroom program hurt by changes

Op-ed: American Classroom program hurt by changes

April 20, 2017
The CPS will be pushing its international students to learn significantly faster than native speakers to learn the same material.
HOWL joins to march with Boston's Local 26 in front of the Prudential Center on Huntington Avenue.

Op-ed: Student groups support HOWL

April 19, 2017
Here are some of our coalition members’ reasons for supporting this campaign.

Op-ed: CAMD needs funds

April 13, 2017
Students in CAMD want a healthier relationship between students and administrators.
Members of DivestNU hold posters and hand out flyers outside the ISEC building as guests arrive. / Photo by Dylan Shen

Op-ed: ISEC showcases Northeastern’s hypocrisy

April 6, 2017
The complex will help define and better serve Northeastern's mission. It could also be flooded in 50 years.
More than 100 students walked out of class in January in solidarity with dining workers. / Photo by Lauren Scornavacca

Op-ed: Resist Trump by building worker-student power

March 29, 2017
Dining hall workers will speak out about their ongoing struggles to achieve just employment and better working conditions.