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Valentina Moghaddam, Eve O’Sullivan and Luke McLoughlin (left to right) pose for a headshot. Students and faculty across campus expressed a wide range emotions in response to the results of the 2024 presidential election.

Northeastern community stunned after Trump reelection

Frances Klemm, news staff November 8, 2024

The atmosphere on campus shifted early Nov. 6 as news of Donald Trump’s return to the White House reached Americans. “I feel like sh**,” said Valentina Moghaddam, a third-year criminal justice and psychology combined major, the morning after the election. “This is...

A Northeastern University sign on the Boston campus. Faculty members expressed concerns at the Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting over an apparent lack of clarity regarding the university's freedom of expression policies

Faculty press administration for representation in policy making, increased freedom of expression protections

Emily Spatz, campus editor November 6, 2024

Senior Northeastern officials said during an Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting that the university could allow faculty representation in the institution’s policy-making process. A senior vice president also said the external affairs department revised its FAQ page about protest...

Text on an exhibit wall reads "Power of the People: Art and Democracy." The exhibit contained pieces that explored the idea of democracy through three themes, the Promise, the Practice and the Preservation.

A timely exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to explore democracy through art

Lily Cooper, news staff November 4, 2024

As the 2024 election unfolds and political dialogue grows to a crescendo, the Museum of Fine Arts opened an apt new exhibit: “Power of the People, Art and Democracy.” The collection of 180 works, which opened Oct. 26 and will be open through Feb. 16, 2025, “invites visitors...

The new MBTA Green Line Type 10 train sits under a tent at the Boston City Hall Plaza. MBTA engineers and workers gave tours of the new design, showcasing its accessibility feature.

MBTA unveils new Type 10 Green Line train, collects feedback from community

Asher Ben-Dashan, news correspondent November 2, 2024

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, displayed a mock-up of the new Green Line Type 10 train Oct. 29 and 30 at Boston City Hall Plaza, unveiling the future look of MBTA trains and attracting frequent riders, curious passersby and public transportation enthusiasts.   “I...

A statue of a witch reading a book stands on a main street in Salem. Various places in and around Boston provided spooky activities for visitors who prefer a scary Halloween experience.

Op-ed: Halloween called. It wants its spook back.

Samantha Denecour, columnist October 31, 2024

"The only thing you have to fear is fear itself," Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said in his first inaugural address.   When it comes to Halloween, I have to disagree. Recent years have revealed a spooky-shaped hole in the season, with the noticeable absence of ghost...

A banner that advertises a new Anna's Taqueria location hangs from the former B.GOOD restaurant space. Streetlight Ventures recently closed down three B.GOOD locations, and plans on replacing two of those locations with Anna's Taqueria.

B.GOOD to be replaced by Anna’s Taqueria

Meghan Hirsch, news staff October 30, 2024

B.GOOD, which closed permanently Oct. 18, will be replaced by Anna's Taqueria, according to a “coming soon” sign hanging at the former restaurant space.  According to The Boston Globe, co-founder of B.GOOD Anthony Ackil said that Streetlight Ventures, which owns both...

Krenztman Quad on Northeastern's Boston campus. The income and assets of students' noncustodial parents were allegedly used by Northeastern and 39 other universities to calculate the amount of financial aid that will be awarded.

Northeastern among 40 universities named in financial aid class action lawsuit

Zoe MacDiarmid, deputy campus editor October 17, 2024

A class action lawsuit filed Oct. 7 against Northeastern and 39 other private universities alleges the institutions are overcharging students by requiring them to list the income of noncustodial parents in financial aid applications.  According to the lawsuit, brought by...

Courtney Cade stands on the steps of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute. Cade shared how she believes diversity benefits whole communities.

‘It feels more isolating’: Northeastern Black students and staff express concerns amid drop in Black first-year enrollment

Nikkia Jean-Charles and Heidi Ho October 15, 2024

Professor Régine Michelle Jean-Charles, director of the Africana Studies program and Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice, was attending a talk by the first Black female Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson when one of her students sent her an email containing...

An NUPD officer sits in a car outside the Ruggles T stop. Northeastern recently released its 2024 ASR, revealing crime statistics for all Northeastern campuses.

Northeastern released its 2024 annual security report. Here’s what you need to know.

Alexa Coultoff, Chloe Craft, and Elli Einset October 13, 2024

Overall crime on the Boston campus has decreased over the last year while reports of dating violence increased, according to recently-released security reports covering crime statistics at Northeastern’s campuses through the 2023 calendar year. Northeastern is federally...

Two Israeli flags and one Palestinian flag hang from the Centennial Common ledge. Numerous protests calling for a ceasefire of the Israel-Palestine war were held on campus in the past year following Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.

Northeastern community reflects on Israel-Hamas war, campus climate one year after Oct. 7 attacks

Emily Spatz, campus editor October 7, 2024

On Oct. 7, 2023, Mady Most was in the middle of giving a campus tour when her family and friends began calling her repeatedly. “I had to stop the tour early because I thought there was an emergency,” said Most, a fourth-year health science major and Husky Ambassador. “My...

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Eli Curwin and Salma Sheikh October 5, 2024

Following a year of tense campus protests and demonstrations, Northeastern has implemented several additional demonstration and student conduct guidelines, which impose more strict regulations on on-campus protests and more severe sanctions for students found in violation of...

(Left to right) Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan, Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Thomas Nedell, Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and Senior Vice President for University Advancement Diane MacGillivray.

Northeastern top brass rake in six- and seven-figures during 2023 fiscal year

Eli Curwin, news staff October 2, 2024

During Northeastern’s 2023 fiscal year, or FY 2023, — from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 — Northeastern spent $16.8 million compensating its president, top administrators and other key employees, recently-released tax filings show.  Multiple top Northeastern officials...