Halloween is just around the corner. For us students, this means that months of hardcore planning and creativity will finally be showcased in the span of two crazy “Halloweekends.”
I’m sure that, by now, you have already brainstormed your costume or might even have...
Northeastern’s co-op program is more than a resume booster — it’s a point of pride. Since it was launched over a century ago, co-op has become the university’s crown jewel, attracting students from around the world with the promise of real-world experience and potential...
In its latest attempt to control academic institutions, the Trump administration recently sent nine universities the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” President Donald Trump promised universities multiple benefits, including federal grants, in exchange...
College tuition has been rising steadily over the last few years as larger expenses — including for infrastructure and staffing — have forced many institutions to increase cost. Even so, we all agree that an estimated cost of $90,250 before aid at Northeastern is not normal....
On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, I woke in Nablus, Palestine to the smell of burning Arabic coffee. I found my roommate staring transfixed at her phone. We stood there barefoot, silently reading the news about Hamas’ attack as the coffee boiled over.
It’s been two years...
Everything is going too fast.
We scroll through our social media feeds, often forgetting the video we just watched before the next one pops up. We’re presented with high-definition footage of human suffering alongside influencers and advertisements, and we act as if this...
Boston is known for a lot of things: its history, being a global hub for higher education, and, of course, the Red Sox. People travel from all over the world to attend the best schools, work in the top hospitals and be part of one of the world’s most innovative cities. But...
It shouldn't feel dangerous to walk home from Marino Recreation Center late at night, but many students at Northeastern worry about their safety in Boston and on campus every day.
On Northeastern’s Reddit, one potential student asked, “How safe do you feel at NU?”,...
We exist in one of the most dangerous times for free speech and press in America. Mounting government overreach into media and broadcasting has plunged the country down the slippery slope of censorship, leaving democracy precariously exposed. While a healthy tension between the...
For a school that prides itself on its rankings, Northeastern has fallen far behind in a crucial category: free speech.
Earlier this month, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, released its 2026 College Free Speech Rankings. Out of 257 institutions,...
The most dangerous aspect of authoritarianism isn’t the consolidation of power itself but the ability to convince citizens that democracy is already lost. President Donald Trump’s administration understands that successful authoritarians erode bastions of dissent while convincing...
Five years ago, Taylor Swift proudly proclaimed in her documentary, “Miss Americana”: “If I get bad press for saying don’t put a homophobic racist in office, then I get bad press.” This year, she was photographed with two podcasters Trump thanked in his presidential...
