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Sorority members of Alpha Chi Omega hold up their letters while waiting for their new inductees Sept. 29. Northeastern hosted 12 panhellenic chapters on Bid Day. Photo courtesy Miles Mu.

Op-ed: Is the N.U.in bubble behind the boom in Northeastern’s Greek life?

Sylvia Park, contributor October 5, 2025

If you live on campus, you may have looked outside your window the weekend of Sept. 20 and seen a crowd of young girls dressed in colorful, flashy dresses. If you looked even harder, you may have also noticed the horde marching past your residence hall, following behind a leader...

A student navigates a LinkedIn Internship application page. According to the 2021 National Survey of College Internships Report, 21.5% of college students take an internship each year.

Op-ed: The myth of the ‘experience’ internship

Sana Gandhi, contributor October 5, 2025

“Get an internship.”  That’s the most common piece of advice handed to students chasing career success. Advisers, professors and parents all say the same thing: If you want to be competitive in the job market, you need internships stacked on your resume. These often...

Former Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks to an audience at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. Jan. 10, 2023. AIPAC spent over $100 million on Democratic primary races. Photo courtesy U.S. Secretary of Defense, Wikimedia Commons.

Op-ed: Running completely unchecked, AIPAC is corrupting American democracy

Phil Warren, columnist October 5, 2025

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, just spent over $100 million influencing the 2024 elections, a record-breaking sum. AIPAC has exploited a system that lets it funnel unlimited money into American elections while dodging the accountability required of foreign...

Students navigate the Northeastern campus while stepping on colorful, fallen leaves. The autumn season officially began Sept. 22 this year. File photo by Jessica Xing.

Column: Why fall is the peak Northeastern experience

Shreya Pillamari, columnist October 3, 2025

The first weeks of October on Northeastern’s campus are cinematic. Students bustle from class to class, Dunkin’ cups in hand and leaves crunching underfoot. While Jan. 1 is considered the start of a new year for the world, the fall semester begins a new year for students....

Massachusetts Gov. Healey delivers her annual State of the Commonwealth address Jan. 16. A 2025 poll found that 63% of voters hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party. Photo courtesy Joshua Qualls, Governor’s Press Office, Flickr.

Op-ed: To get the party going, Democrats need to support their young stars

Robby Wolff, columnist October 1, 2025
Democrats are not popular. That much has been made obvious from the past few election cycles. Donald Trump is now president, and the Republican Party controls both houses of Congress as well as the Supreme Court, where six out of nine justices are conservative. Despite the power it holds, the GOP is not popular either....
U.S. soldiers stand guard next to an Oshkosh M-ATV in Washington, D.C., Aug. 16. Trump targeted Memphis, Tennessee after deploying the National Guard on Washington D.C. Aug. 12. Photo courtesy The National Guard, Flickr.

Op-ed: The National Guard won’t come to the cities you think it will — and D.C. is the key to why

Neil Olsson, contributor October 1, 2025

Many people think that President Trump will use the National Guard against prominent Democratic cities like Boston or Chicago after what happened in California; however, I believe this is wholly unlikely. The National Guard has only been used to its full effect in our nation’s...

Students and parents explore Fall Fest near the Curry Student Center Sept. 2. According to a The City of Boston 2023 report, universities were unable to accommodate roughly 16,900 enrolled students, forcing them into the private housing market and raising prices citywide in 2023.

Column: An apology letter to all returning students

Mora Peusner Dacharry, columnist September 28, 2025

The following content is satirical and meant for humorous purposes. It is the first of The Huntington News’ recurring satire column,“While Your Ramen Cooks."   From a hypnosis show to a Shrek movie night, Northeastern’s fall 2025 welcome week was truly one of...

Op-ed: You’re not setting boundaries, you’re just a bad friend

Op-ed: You’re not setting boundaries, you’re just a bad friend

Honor Seares, columnist September 22, 2025

From infographics across Instagram to videos on “TherapyTok,” it feels like every person punctuates their conversations with phrases like “setting my boundaries” or “protecting my peace.” The “therapy-speak” I find most troubling, however, is the language of boundary...

Op-ed: Distance from family makes the heart grow fonder

Op-ed: Distance from family makes the heart grow fonder

Jenny Tran, news staff September 22, 2025

When I found myself crying into my pillow in my dorm room because I had a headache, I thought, “What do you mean I have to deal with this myself? I need my mom!”  Was the pain worth crying over? No — I have always had headaches once in a while. Did I know which medication...

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Column: Fame doesn’t make suffering public property

Taylor Zinnie, columnist September 19, 2025

The allure of stardom is hard to resist, and since the birth of the public persona, celebrity life has captured public interest. We eagerly follow their projects, speculate about their romances, pick sides in their feuds and, all too often, tune in for their lowest moments.  The...

Op-ed: What my Spain Dialogue taught me about political neutrality

Op-ed: What my Spain Dialogue taught me about political neutrality

Elise Peffer, contributor September 17, 2025

When it comes to political conversations, I’ve always sat on the fence. But everything changed this summer on my Dialogue of Civilizations, “Challenges to the Nation State: Spain.” During this Dialogue, my classmates and I traveled from the country’s capital,...

A third-floor view of the Curry Student Center common area March 21. Northeastern’s Class of 2029 acceptance rate rose to 5.6%, a 0.4% increase from last year.

Column: Rethinking Northeastern’s acceptance rate

Shreya Pillamari, columnist September 17, 2025

We’re just a few weeks into the fall 2025 semester, and as Northeastern welcomes a new class of students eager to experience college life, the topic of conversation revolves around a single statistic: the school’s record-low acceptance rate.  Although this number dominates...