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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Opinion

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...

Northeastern's Krentzman Quad on the Boston campus. What used to be Northeastern's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was renamed to the Office of Belonging.

Op-ed: A conservative shift? Northeastern’s DEI ‘adjustments’ raise concerns

Spencer Lyst, contributor February 10, 2025

As a Tennessean, I have seen how state-led attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs affect those in marginalized communities, making it significantly harder for them to find safe and supportive spaces. A main factor in my decision to move to Boston was that...

A graduate holds their cap at the 2024 undergraduate commencement ceremony in Fenway Park. Despite the rainy weather thousands of students celebrated their graduation.

Op-ed: Don’t worry about graduating, you still have time

Kara Orsini, deputy opinion editor February 6, 2025

The last time I was at the nail salon, I sat in the chair across from one of my favorite nail technicians, talking about winter break and our families. When the topic of college inevitably came up, our conversation turned to graduation, which is quickly approaching for me this...

The Oakland Campus Husky Store. The store appeared vacant as many student felt there was not student life on the campus.

Op-ed: At Northeastern Oakland, global collaboration falls short

Rich Zou, contributor February 2, 2025

From the moment I first stepped onto Northeastern University’s Oakland campus in 2023, it was clear something was deeply amiss.  Official information from the university on their Oakland campus was sparse and difficult to access, with no dedicated pages on Northeastern’s...

Students wait in line for Popeyes in Curry Student Center. The new dining plans eliminated meal exchanges for more dining dollars.

Op-ed: Northeastern’s new meal plans are a change for the better

Lily Pospesil, contributor February 1, 2025

"What happened to meal exchanges?" If you’ve been on campus this past semester, chances are you’ve asked this question yourself or overheard it in passing. As chair of the Student Government Association, or SGA, Dining Advisory Board, or DAB, I’ve heard it too — along...

Op-ed: Without adequate test prep resources, Northeastern is failing law school-hopefuls

Op-ed: Without adequate test prep resources, Northeastern is failing law school-hopefuls

Ava Vitiello, columnist January 31, 2025

As a second-year in college, my dream has always been to take the Law School Admission Test, or LSAT, and go to law school. When I first came to Northeastern, I soon realized that preparing for law school as an undergrad through the university’s curriculum was not as helpful...

A Northeastern seal on the Boston campus. Following an executive order by Trump attacking DEI related programs Jan. 21, Northeastern took down many of its DEI programs and website pages.

Op-ed: What did DEI really mean to Northeastern? Did it mean anything at all?

Antaine Anhalt, contributor January 30, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Jan. 21 attacking diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, and related programs across the country, including at “institutions of higher education with endowments over 1 billion dollars” — a category Northeastern falls into...

Op-ed: If you didn’t love N.U.in, you’re not alone

Op-ed: If you didn’t love N.U.in, you’re not alone

Samantha Denecour, columnist January 29, 2025

On Aug. 26, 2024, I watched some unusual travelers make their way through Logan Airport security: a nervous 18-year-old in a Northeastern t-shirt, tightly gripping a plastic bag labeled — in what could only be a mother’s cursive handwriting — “passport.” Then, a few...

Copies of "A Short Guide to Writing about Biology" sit for sale in the Northeastern bookstore. Many Northeastern combined majors were created as a cross between STEM and humanities.

Op-ed: Yes, we need STEM — but we need the humanities too

Antaine Anhalt, contributor January 26, 2025

College majors tend to have two broad categories: humanities and STEM. Yet, sometimes it seems like the two sides have gone to war, arguing about which field is better, especially in terms of monetary success and the likelihood of landing jobs once out of college.  In today’s...

Northeastern students walk across campus to switch classes, grab lunch or return to their residential halls. The school resorted to sending students to the Sheraton Hotel or Midtown Hotel when White Hall was condemned in August 2023.

Op-ed: Campus feels more overcrowded than ever. We need better solutions.

Antaine Anhalt, contributor January 21, 2025

It’s not exactly a secret that Northeastern has an overcrowding problem. Marino Recreation Center has a reputation for being packed every day of the week. Finding an empty seat in Snell Library, especially during finals season, can be an impossible task. The dining halls on...

The entrance to the Richards Advising Center. For the 2023-2024 academic year there were 18 advisors for 3,865 undergraduates in the College of Science.

Op-ed: Resources at Northeastern are helpful, but hidden

Mikayla Tsai, columnist January 9, 2025

Despite the sheer number of students at Northeastern University, there was never a moment in which I felt neglected by the institution. Whether it is the obstacles students face during course registration, changing majors or receiving reassurance amid academic hardship, I feel...