The average American spends approximately $4 per meal, dining out included, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The average Northeastern first-year student spends $14.27 per meal.
Last April, Northeastern’s Student Government Association, or SGA, announced...
In recent months, economists caught sight of a possible downturn in the United States economy. While it may not be imminent, it still raises concerns. In particular, a recession could impact a central part of Northeastern’s educational program: co-ops.
In July, the U.S....
The housing lottery at Northeastern leaves students uncertain about their living arrangements until the last minute, forcing them into unfortunate living situations – and it doesn’t seem like there is much the university can do to remedy this issue.
Although first- and...
Northeastern is planning to build another ISEC building, barely two years after the first opened. On May 2, 2019, Kathy Spiegelman, vice president and chief of campus planning and development at NU, sent a letter to the Boston Planning and Development Agency stating that the...
As a gay, disabled, racially ambiguous, African American man currently experiencing poverty, I am struggling to access the full range of resources Northeastern University offers its students. The institutional bias I have experienced toward my intersecting marginalized groups...
At 6:43 p.m. Monday, the historic landmark, monument of faith and heart of Paris that is the Notre-Dame began to burn.
The cathedral took nearly 200 years to build after construction began in 1163. Home to many of the most important works of art and relics in Christian history,...
I started to care about student government halfway through my sophomore year at Northeastern. I voted for Elliot Horen and Suchira Sharma when they ran uncontested for Student Government Association, or SGA, president and executive vice president respectively in 2016. It wasn’t...
Last Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested in London and dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy by British officials on charges of failing to surrender to the court and was convicted.
Assange founded WikiLeaks in 2006, but made international headlines when...
Two weeks ago, President Donald J. Trump threatened to close the southern border, blaming Mexico for the increased number of migrants seeking entry into the United States.
In a series of tweets, Trump blamed Democrats for what he considered “weak” immigration laws and...
Although the former vice president attempted to make light of the situation, sexual harassment is not a joke — less so than ever in the age of the #MeToo movement.
It is unreasonable for Northeastern to target parents of current students and ask them to give more money on Giving Day. This is not a gift. It’s a tax, and students should not be expected to pay it.
