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‘Slouching Towards’ Reluctance: How Northeastern College Republicans justify Trump’s actions

‘Slouching Towards’ Reluctance: How Northeastern College Republicans justify Trump’s actions

Jack Masliah, contributor March 11, 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 second interview of “Slouching Towards,” contributor Jack Masliah explores how the Northeastern...

‘Slouching Towards’ Havoc: How Northeastern College Democrats see the party’s future

‘Slouching Towards’ Havoc: How Northeastern College Democrats see the party’s future

Jack Masliah, contributor March 11, 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 first interview of our new series, “Slouching Towards,” contributor Jack Masliah explores how...

Op-ed: Daylight saving time does more damage than it’s worth

Op-ed: Daylight saving time does more damage than it’s worth

Antaine Anhalt, columnist March 9, 2025

Ah, yes. Daylight saving time — some hate it, some love it, but it still comes back. Maximizing daytime hours, more sun, less nighttime — who could ask for more? Doesn’t that sound great?  Well, there’s more to the story. Daylight saving time, or DST, is the practice...

A U.S. Border Patrol officer holds a pair of handcuffs as illegal immigrants are deported Jan. 23. Trump issued an executive order Jan. 20 to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants. Photo courtesy Robert Cano, U.S. Custom's and Border Protection.

Op-ed: Trump’s economy and immigration policies are competing for American support

Ava Vitiello, columnist February 28, 2025

Dear United States of America, why are we so angry at immigrants?  Since his first day in office, President Donald Trump has signed 50 executive orders, many of which concern immigration. Based on his turbulent campaign, this is not surprising. Trump is attempting to fulfill...

Op-ed: All dating apps are meant to be deleted

Op-ed: All dating apps are meant to be deleted

Devyn Rudnick, contributor February 25, 2025

College life is full of quintessential moments — living in residence halls, eating at dining halls — and, eventually, admitting defeat in the organic search for love and downloading a dating app.  Online dating has become increasingly normalized in a society full of smartphones...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands for a portrait. He was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services at the White House Feb. 13. Photo courtesy Joyce Boghosian, Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: We can’t leave everything up to the ‘experts’ anymore

Antaine Anhalt, columnist February 21, 2025

As kids, we were usually told to leave the “important stuff” to the adults and the experts. We listened to Bill Nye, trusted our teachers who simply “knew better” and were taught that the adults typically knew best. We were told that with age came wisdom, and we were...

The gender neutral bathroom on the third floor of Ryder Hall. Only one gender neutral bathroom was included in the building.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s ‘queer’ bathroom problem

Blakely Cummings, contributor February 20, 2025

As a student fascinated by the arts, I spend a lot of time in Ryder Hall. I go to the Ryder Theatre Lab to see shows my friends are in. My friends and I go to the Ryder classrooms to play piano together. When I’m in a university-led production, I’m usually in Ryder until...

Rioters overtake the Capitol stairs, taking photos and waving flags in support of Donald Trump Jan. 6, 2021. One of Trump's first acts after being reelected president was pardoning over 1,000 participants in the riot. Photo courtesy Tyler Merbler, Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons did the opposite of make America great

Ava Vitiello, columnist February 18, 2025

Let’s take a trip back in time. The date is Jan. 6, 2021, and the Senate hearing to count the Electoral College votes is taking place in the United States Capitol building. The hearing is an important one since it is being held amidst accusations by President Donald Trump that...

Donald Trump shows his signature after signing an executive order June 26, 2020. He signed one rescinding several other executive orders that strengthened the Equal Employment Opportunity Act shortly into his second term. Photo courtesy
Tia Dufour, Flickr..

Op-ed: The end of Equal Employment Opportunity signals devastating impact

Alanna Hagen, contributor February 18, 2025

On day one of his second term in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rescinding decades-old diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or DEI, which reinforce the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act, or EEO. In line with other executive orders Trump put...

Op-ed: Make the most of your privilege of living in an immigrant family in America

Op-ed: Make the most of your privilege of living in an immigrant family in America

Jethro R. Lee, contributor February 16, 2025

This summer, I will get the chance to reunite with my family in the Philippines after not seeing them for nearly three years.  While I am slightly intimidated by the prospect of being cramped with family members continuously for 30 days, these past few years of blissful independence...

Valentine's Day balloons and chocolates on display in the CVS Pharmacy on Massachusetts Avenue. According to a Forbes survey, 79% of Gen Z experienced burnout from dating apps.

Op-ed: College dating culture doesn’t have to be this way

Samantha Denecour, columnist February 14, 2025

Ah, the long-awaited Feb. 14 — Cupid is coming to town. Either you’re single and dreading Valentine's Day, or you and your significant other have a Contessa reservation locked down and are wondering why everyone is being so darn negative about the whole dating thing. The...

Students sit in a lecture in Churchill Hall. The classroom was built for classes with more than 100 students.

Op-ed: ‘My professor doesn’t know my name!’

Tanvi Saxena, contributor February 11, 2025

At Northeastern, the spring semester brings snowfall, reunions with friends and, for many, professors who won’t know their name for four months.  Many Northeastern students have sat in a lecture hall with two hundred other students listening to a professor speak extensively...