Growing up as a shy, somewhat sheltered kid, I fell in love with reading the first time I picked up a novel. Books were my sanctuary, my way of escaping the real world, my way to learn about different experiences than my own.
This fact still rings true to this day — reading...
Northeastern’s academic plan targets becoming an “inclusive university” by 2025. To meet this goal, it claims that it must ensure the “engaged participation” of its community. So why does the university restrict the right of its faculty, staff and students to peacefully...
During a recent trip to Farmers Horse Coffee, I sat at the infamous communal table across from two Northeastern students exchanging updates about their mutual friends. I learned their friend had begun fermenting his own kombucha and was experimenting with new flavorings. My urge...
One of students’ many initial quests at the beginning of a new school year, especially for first-years, is to find friends. Whether it be for ensuring you are acquainted with a math genius who can help you get through hours of Calculus 3 or someone to go with on a boba run...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation, or MBTA, Orange Line connecting Forest Hills and Oak Grove has been the second most traveled line since its construction in 1901. The entire line was shut down from Aug. 19 through Sept. 18 because the line had been running slower causing...
Snell Library, located in the center of Northeastern University’s campus, is the school’s only official undergraduate library space. Snell is a four-story building, which is conveniently divided into four learning sections based on the noise levels that are acceptable on...
The last time I touched an Encyclopedia was in sixth grade. Since then, Google and its algorithms have, like for many, become my number one resource for answering my questions. In our increasingly technologically innovative world, algorithms aimed at tackling complex problems...
Transferring colleges is a stressful process as it is — students have to deal with transferring credits, making new friends and being in a new environment — but it is an adjustment that is only made harder with a lack of resources offered to newcomers at Northeastern, especially...
Content warning: Discussions of sexual assault, violence and rape
Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual violence, there are resources on our campus to help you.
To make a Title IX complaint about a peer that will result in a formal investigation,...
While I am enjoying the fully in-person return to campus life, I am dreading getting sick from the endless contact, which could result in me needing to miss class. The start of the fall 2022 semester marked the first time that Northeastern is fully back to its pre-pandemic ways....
For today's college-aged generation, earning an undergraduate degree is essential. In most well-paying industries, it has almost become the equivalent of a high school degree 50 years ago. The key difference, of course, is the staggering cost of college tuition in the United...
Queen Elizabeth II passed away Sept. 8 after ruling for just over 70 years. During her reign, she worked with 15 prime ministers and met with every U.S. president since her ascension (except for Lyndon B. Johnson). She was the longest recorded female head of state in history....
