By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
I am an aspiring science journalist. I want to spend my time communicating science to the public in a cohesive and interesting way, and I’m intrigued by the challenges that role poses. Science writing has an interesting place in journalism...
Yes, I’ll remember the gondolas parked at every canal and the colorful face masks stocked in every gift shop, but I’ll never forget searching all of Venice for toilet paper. It was a mission that had to be done after I discovered my Airbnb only had a toilet and a bidet, with the nearest paper waste products probably in North America. By agreeing to stay with a local, this is the type of thing bound to happen, but there are ways to utilize Airbnb to minimize surprises in your travels.
By Sean Connolly, editorial section editor
In 2014, Uber claimed it serviced upwards of 1 million riders per day. In Boston, countless college students use Uber on a regular basis. It is a fast and convenient service, so as students leave the car, they don’t stop to consider...
As we head into our second full week of the new semester at Northeastern, college students around the country are getting back into the swing of things: Hanging out with friends, going to class, and joining clubs. For many students, figuring out how to make money is another step...
By Ross Beroff, Editorial Columnist
Northeastern is home to many activist movements and groups on campus. One of the loudest is the Fight for $15 movement. Due to its prominence on campus and propensity for lying to promote its message, a closer look at the organizations...
By Gwen Schanker, Editorial Columnist
Today, social media, cell phones and tablets allow us to remain continuously connected to our internal world. We’re living in what’s known as “the digital age,” characterized by photos of teenagers with their noses buried in their...
As the nominations for the Video Music Awards were revealed, Nicki Minaj tweeted that the treatment she received from the awards was unfair. She claimed that the music industry promotes extremely slim body types for women, and that black women are underappreciated in the music industry.
In last Friday’s landmark decision, the Supreme Court held that marriage is a fundamental right for members of the same sex. This decision extends the right to marry to all people, regardless of sex, in all 50 states.
When Rolling Stone published the article “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” in November of 2014, the gasps of its 2.7 million online readers were almost audible. As women, siblings, friends, parents, teachers and college students, we were...
