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Exterior of LightView apartment. Living off-campus proved to be cost efficient and fostered independence in students.

Op-ed: Off-campus living is an essential test of independence

Mateo Biggs, contributor April 15, 2025

Unlike choosing classes or applying for co-op — both of which Northeastern provides structured guidance for — finding an apartment is a process where students are largely left on their own. Without proper research and a clear idea of what they want, students risk overpaying,...

The Boston Police Department surrounds a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators on Centennial Common April 25, 2024. Nearly 40 Northeastern students' visas were revoked, leaving many confused and concerned.

Letter to the Editor: No, visas are not being revoked over Trump criticism

Matt Cosentino, contributor April 13, 2025

In a recently published op-ed, a columnist makes the claim that “disagree[ing] with the Trump administration [will be enough for them to] come for your visa status.” I disagree.  While I cannot speak specifically to the approximately 40 visas revoked from Northeastern...

The Orange Line moves through the Ruggles T stop. Students found delays and suspensions of MBTA lines in recent years to be frustrating and stressful.

Op-ed: Boston’s lifeline always on life support

Aayush Sawant, contributor April 11, 2025

For students at Northeastern, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, system isn’t just public transit — it is a lifeline. Every day, numerous students rely on the Green or Orange Line to get to classes, internships and part-time jobs.  But that lifeline...

Donald Trump speaks to the audience during a Liberation Day event April 2. At the event, he announced new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners. Photo courtesy The White House, flickr.

Op-ed: A third term will not be Trump’s charm

Rachana Madhav, opinion editor April 9, 2025

Constitutionally, there is no way President Donald Trump can run for a third term. However, in the current turbulent, disconcerting and alarming free-fall that has been the 47th president’s run so far, we cannot say a third term is entirely out of his reach.  In a March...

The United States State Department building in Washington, D.C. Forty people affiliated with Northeastern recently had their visas revoked by the State Department. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: Northeastern must stand up for the international community it touts as its strength

Ava Vitiello, columnist April 8, 2025

International students from all over the country are the newest target for President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on the United States. Now, this attack has arrived right at our front door, and Northeastern has found itself with a target on its back.  On Monday, a Northeastern...

Krentzman Quad on Northeastern's Boston campus. Recent federal funding cuts and freezes by the Trump administration impacted Northeastern's research on various topics.

Op-ed: We, your professors, believe our universities are worth fighting for

Professors, students, Bostonians — we all benefit from our universities in the realm of higher education today, but our institutions are doomed to fall unless we fight for them.  You may be healthy today because of treatment at a Boston hospital relying on research funded...

‘Slouching Towards’ Collapse: The constitutional danger Trump has brought upon us

‘Slouching Towards’ Collapse: The constitutional danger Trump has brought upon us

Jack Masliah, contributor April 4, 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,” contributor Jack Masliah speaks with Northeastern...

A Northeastern emblem appears on a campus building. Students' fundamental right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression do not change with the times, the Editorial Board writes.

Editorial Board: Our First Amendment rights are under assault

The president of the United States fired the opening shot against our freedom of expression with a sweeping declaration: Students engaged in “anti-American activity” will be “apprehended and deported.”  When the president personally determines what types of speech...

Zelenskyy and Trump discuss and argue over foreign policy Feb. 28. The world leaders' outburst sparked political "toxic masculinity" and irrational executive action concerns. Photo courtesy The White House, Flickr.

Op-ed: ‘It’s a man’s world’ to U.S. foreign policy leaders

Samantha Denecour, columnist March 31, 2025

As International Women's History month comes to a close, the realm of U.S. foreign policy still feels increasingly like a man’s world. I’m not just referring to the typical lack of female leaders in the U.S. State Department. Beyond those numbers, this administration’s...

A student wears a graduation cap at Northeastern's 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony. A study found that 42.6% of first-year medical students experienced burnout.

Op-ed: Dear Pre-meds: a gap year will help, not hurt you

Mikayla Tsai, columnist March 26, 2025

For most of my time in college, I believed that taking gap years as a pre-med student would break my career. I thought they were for individuals lacking in some area of their application or those who cracked under pressure and couldn’t handle the workload of a pre-med student. Not...

Hunter Biden embraces recently sworn-in President Joe Biden and Jill Biden after the 59th inaugural ceremony Jan. 20, 2021. Past presidents pardoned many people, ranging from close family to billionaires. Photo courtesy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, Flickr.

Op-ed: Presidential pardons are deeply rooted in a lack of fairness

Alanna Hagen, contributor March 26, 2025

Presidential pardons are an executive power that have always confused me. Dating back to George Washington’s presidency, pardons have been embedded in the Constitution. It enables presidents to, in whole or in part, rescind or modify the penalties assigned to convicted criminals....

Op-ed: Life is too noisy. Should we quiet it down?

Op-ed: Life is too noisy. Should we quiet it down?

Alexis Algazy, contributor March 24, 2025

“Oh my gosh, I’m so overstimulated.” This buzzword, which has popped up more frequently on social media and in daily conversations, refers to the symptoms we feel when ambushed by an overload of sensory information, including loud sounds, strong smells, crowds, certain...