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Op-eds

Students partake in a watch party of the presidential debate Sept. 10. Multiple news outlets discussed the debate at length before and after the event.

Op-ed: Are voters really listening?

Tanvi Saxena, contributor October 9, 2024

The days before the first and likely last presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump felt like a blur of anticipation, concern and possible hope. Northeastern University was abuzz with organized watch parties, commentary and, of...

A student pushes a Northeastern moving bin. During move in week, various resources were provided to help first-years become acclimated to the university.

Op-ed: Don’t fear your freshman year

Sandeep Sood, contributor October 8, 2024

Dear first-years, I was you once, cutting through the North Lot behind a packed Stetson East one humid August day amidst the rush of first-years moving in. Of course, I had no idea what was in store for me over the course of the next year. As a second-year student now, I look...

Copies of Colleen Hoover’s “All Your Perfects” are displayed in Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Boston. Hoover was criticized for romanticizing domestic violence in many of her books, which have become popular on TikTok.

Op-ed: It’s time to close the books on reading for views

Antaine Anhalt, contributor October 5, 2024

Note: This article contains mentions of content that may be disturbing to some readers, including toxic relationships, domestic violence and sexual assault. “Ellen, I am confident that the next sentence I am about to write has never been written or spoken before. When he...

Students in Shillman Hall look at their phones. The rise of instantaneous entertainment on social media platforms reduced children’s attention spans.

Op-ed: Replacing boredom with the internet has consequences

Kara Orsini, columnist October 4, 2024

It’s hard to think of a time when technology wasn’t glued to our hands and a magnet for our eyes. I remember being a little kid, playing Brick Breaker on my mom’s Blackberry, waiting for cheerleading practice to start because I’d already finished my homework or forgotten...

Colleen Hoover (left) and Blake Lively at Book Bonanza in Grapevine, Texas June 12. Lively received negative and hateful feedback for her “tone-deaf” behavior during the press tour for “It Ends With Us.” Photo courtesy Eric Charbonneau, Getty Images for Sony Pictures.

Op-ed: Actors aren’t spokespeople, and they shouldn’t be

Samantha Denecour, columnist September 26, 2024

If I shell out money for a movie ticket, I have a few expectations of the lead actor: Be more entertaining than my popcorn, and produce real tears during crying scenes. What I don’t rely on, however, is the actor being a good spokesperson for their movie’s delicate subject...

Op-ed: Dating apps ruined dating

Op-ed: Dating apps ruined dating

Kara Orsini, columnist September 24, 2024

“They like me, they like me not.” Swipe right, swipe left. The modern equivalent of picking petals off a flower — dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble rely on algorithms and a little bit of chance to try to connect their users and bring about blossoming relationships. Users...

Northeastern's Boston campus shown at various stages from 1952 to the present day. The university faced a budget gap of $17 million in 1991, causing them to formulate a strategy to bring in more money. Photos courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Bottom right photo by Jessica Xing.

Op-ed: Our rapidly-expanding university’s growing pains are just beginning

Zoe MacDiarmid, contributor September 23, 2024

In a biological context, a metamorphosis refers to a dramatic change in a body form from an infantile stage to an organism’s adult stage. One may conjure an image of tadpoles growing into frogs, or eggs transforming into butterflies.  In a more practical context, however,...

Op-ed: Co-op wisdom or classroom smarts? Do both.

Op-ed: Co-op wisdom or classroom smarts? Do both.

Jack Masliah, columnist September 22, 2024

My first and, so far, only co-op experience can be defined as transformative, enriching, magnificent and by a further predictable collection of overused superlatives. Insofar as Northeastern has sold its co-op program as a way to learn through experience, the catchphrase is not...

Mount Kazbegi in Georgia June 16, 2019. The Caucasus Mountains surrounding Georgia contributed to a limitation of the country’s exposure to different ethnic groups.

Op-ed: The courage to be different brings us closer

Mikayla Tsai, contributor September 13, 2024

Four years ago today, I walked down the airport terminal and eyed the foreign writing sprawled across the advertisements — the curlicues of each letter like vines that were reminiscent of the elvish language from another world. Anticipation fizzled in my stomach at the thought...

Kamala Harris smiles during a campaign rally in Arizona Aug. 9. Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 elections. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, flickr.

Op-ed: Why Kamala Harris is the candidate we need now more than ever

Shreya Pillamari, contributor September 12, 2024

After President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election in July, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris garnered widespread attention. Videos of Harris dancing, laughing and delivering her iconic line, "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?"...

Bonifacio High Street in Manila July 15, 2014. In 2022, the top 1% of earners in the Philippines earned 17% of the nation’s total income.

Op-ed: Bursting the bubble: The impact of a single gesture

Mikayla Tsai, contributor August 31, 2024

When driving down Fort Bonifacio, the car air conditioning does little amid the sweltering heat — a typical Filipino summer with steam columns rising up from the asphalt and the ever-present ruckus of fruit vendors in their vibrant stalls lining the streets.  With my dad...

A coffee cup sits under a Nespresso machine. A survey of more than 1,300 Americans found that 36% of people drank three to five cups of coffee a day.

Op-ed: You’re not addicted to caffeine. You just think you are.

Anna Palfy, contributor August 11, 2024

Scientists estimate that 75% to 80% of the world’s population regularly consumes some form of caffeine, and nearly 3 in 4 Americans drink coffee every day. Despite the staggering prevalence of caffeine consumption, caffeine is not actually mentioned on the Drug Enforcement...