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The exterior of the Coolidge Corner Theatre from Harvard Street. The Brookline theatre unveiled its new renovations March 27.

Coolidge Corner Theatre lifts the curtain on brand-new renovations, updates well-loved community space

Joseph Brant, news staff April 17, 2024

The Coolidge Corner Theatre unveiled renovations that have been in development for more than a decade March 27. The renovations created 14,000 square feet of new space, including two movie houses with a total of 206 new seats, an expanded lobby with an indoor box office and...

Two visitors climb the Grand Staircase at the Boston Public Library’s McKim Building in awe. Over 2 million people visited the Boston Public Library’s 25 locations in 2023.

Libraries beyond Snell: 3 spaces for final studies

Curtis DeSmith, photo correspondent April 15, 2024

With finals season in full swing and Northeastern’s Snell Library partially closed down for renovations, it can be difficult for students to find a quiet place to study for exams without worrying about finding a seat. Fortunately, Boston is home to dozens of libraries with...

Sharaé Moultrie sings. Girl from the North Country followed Moultire as she navigates being a unmarried, pregnant, Black teenager in a white family during the Great Depression. Photo courtesy Evan Zimmerman, Emerson Colonial Theatre.

‘Girl from the North Country’ sports Bob Dylan hits, societal commentary

Heidi Ho, news staff April 12, 2024

Broadway in Boston welcomed the Tony-award-winning musical “Girl from the North Country” from March 12 to 24 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. Filled with musical numbers containing Bob Dylan songs, many attendees were fans excited to hear tracks like “I Want You” and...

Audience members sit in Bartos Theater and wait for a screening of Twice Colonized to begin March 15. The screening was part of the 13th annual Women Take The Reel Film Festival.

When ‘Women Take The Reel,’ stories are magnified, audiences are enlightened

Meghan Hirsch, news correspondent April 10, 2024

Dozens gathered at the Bartos Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology March 15 to screen their films at the 13th annual Women Take The Reel Film Festival. Van Ma, a program assistant in MIT’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department, helped organize this year’s...

Olivia Rodrigo sings on stage. She dazzled the crowd with her vocals during songs like teenage dream, traitor and making the bed.

Review: Olivia Rodrigo played TD Garden and fans couldn’t be ‘happier’

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor April 10, 2024

Ecstatic Livies, the title singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo’s most ardent fans proudly brandish, swarmed TD Garden April 1 with everything from jewel-encrusted cowgirl hats to flowy ribbons atop their heads for the “GUTS World Tour.” Rodrigo, the latest in a long lineage...

A bagel with cream cheese from Render Coffee.

Spreading some schmear: Rating four bagel spots around campus

Kristina DaPonte and Christina McCabe April 9, 2024

With several different bagel shop options around Northeastern’s campus, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to decide where to pop in. For students, especially those from New York and New Jersey who consider themselves bagel connoisseurs, finding the perfect one can be...

Gina Fonseca (left) and Sean Leviashvili in a scene from Cost of Living. The play premiered in Boston at Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion from March 8 to 30. Photo courtesy Nile Hawver, Speakeasy Stage.

‘Cost of Living’ advocates for disability justice on, off stage

Heidi Ho, news staff April 8, 2024

Speakeasy Stage Company welcomed the Boston premiere of playwright Martyna Majok’s “Cost of Living,” which was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, from March 8 to 30 at Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion. With a cast of only four actors, Gina...

Abby Barton (left) and Cecilia Liang in a scene from Usual Girls. Northeasterns production of Ming Peiffers play ran from March 28 to April 7.

‘Usual Girls’ doesn’t hold back, addresses brutal realities head-on

Darin Zullo, news staff April 7, 2024

“Usual Girls” is by no means a typical feel-good, light-hearted play about womanhood. At times, it’s a comedy, but with every laugh it delivers, a harsh reality follows.  Playwright Ming Peiffer describes it as “a show about the joys and horrors of growing up being...

Laganja Estranga speaks to the crowd. Along with her performances, she also spoke about the importance of students voting and the LGBTQ+ community having a seat at the table.

LMA, RSA bring Laganja Estranja to campus for Springfest

Janira Skrbkova and Carol Queiroz April 5, 2024

So you wanted a twist, huh?  To kick off Springfest 2024, Northeastern’s Live Music Association, or LMA, and the Resident Student Association, or RSA, hosted a drag performance in the Curry Ballroom with headliner Laganja Estranja of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season six....

Rachel Moskowitz, a third-year business administration and communication studies combined major and CUP’s associate director of concerts, hands a student a CUP hat. The Springfest merchandise was broken into tiers based on the number of stamps students had, with each tier unlocking a different item.

Cuplympics Carnival provides fun, Olympics-themed activities for students

Jessica Xing, photo editor April 2, 2024

Hundreds gathered in Curry Student Center Wednesday for the annual Springfest carnival. Hosted by the Council for University Programs, or CUP, the carnival featured five different activities for undergraduate students. Officially titled the “Cuplympics Carnival,” the...

The Boston College Dynamics, a co-ed a cappella group at Boston College, performs. 10 a cappella groups from Northeast colleges and universities performed at the ICCA Semifinal March 23.

ICCA Semifinal features spellbinding performances, student camaraderie

Heidi Ho, news staff March 31, 2024

It was a full house when Berklee Performing Arts Center hosted the annual International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, Semifinal March 23. Each of the 10 competing a cappella groups from colleges and universities in the Northeast performed three songs, eliciting...

Three cosplayers pose for a photo with a PAX East sign. The convention ran from March 21 to March 24.

PAX East forges bonds within gaming communities, creates platform for indie developers

Darin Zullo, news staff March 31, 2024

Cosplayers, influencers and indie developers alike came from all across the East Coast to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for PAX East 2024. Spanning from March 21 to March 24, each day overflowed with competitions, panels and meetups for gamers to enjoy. Although...