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Eminem performs at Boston Calling 2018 as the Sunday night headliner.

Q&A: Co-founder of Boston Calling previews 2019 festival

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor May 10, 2019

Boston Calling returns to the Harvard Athletic Complex May 24-26, featuring headliners Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and Travis Scott as well as a first-ever appearance by the Boston Ballet. Brian Appel, a co-founder of Boston Calling, spoke about what to expect from this year’s...

A new mural is in progress on the first floor of Holmes Hall, which houses the School of Journalism.

Holmes Hall mural brings life to an outdated building

Lucy Hoffman, news correspondent April 24, 2019

From murals on the sides of buildings to sculptures on display, Northeastern has incorporated expression and art into many dimensions of campus. Each piece of artwork has a different story to tell — and the same goes for the new mural going up on the first floor of Holmes Hall,...

Gathering on Centennial Common, students take a break from studying finals to scream wordlessly into the night.

Hundreds release primal scream as finals approach

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor April 19, 2019

It was only the beginning of finals week, and hundreds of Northeastern students may have already reached their breaking point. They gathered on Centennial Common just before midnight for one purpose: to release all their pent-up stress and anxiety in a single primal scream. Thursday...

NU Stage cast members perform "Seize the Day" from "Newsies" during the theatre group's spring 2019 revue "Light Up the World."

NU Stage shifts to an upbeat theme with “Light Up the World”

Ali Dusinberre, lifestyle editor April 17, 2019

Northeastern’s premier student-run musical theatre group NU Stage held the second and final showing of its spring 2019 revue “Light Up the World” Sunday night in Blackman Auditorium. The show broke the group’s trend of darkly-themed productions such as “Cabaret” and...

The upcoming comedy "Booksmart" is set to release May 24, 2019.

“Booksmart” aims to be the anthem of a generation

Juan A. Ramirez, news correspondent April 17, 2019

As part of a publicity road trip, some of the cast and crew of the upcoming comedy “Booksmart” stopped in Boston last Thursday to speak with college journalists after a special preview screening. The team consisted of director Olivia Wilde, writer Katie Silberman and stars...

First-year health science major Maryrose Hahn delivers a passionate lead vocal performance on "Taste" by Betty Who. Hahn won Best Soloist in the ICCA semifinals, in which the group placed third place.

Treble on Huntington brings rock flair to AfterHours

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor April 17, 2019

Wearing denim, leather, fishnet stockings and Beatles T-shirts, Northeastern a cappella group Treble on Huntington took the stage at AfterHours for “Rockappella,” their end-of-semester showcase, with three other college groups Sunday night. The show was an opportunity...

Event Calendar: Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, April 24

Event Calendar: Thursday, April 18 – Wednesday, April 24

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor April 17, 2019

Thursday, April 18, Gender Bending Fashion on Film: Liquid Sky The Museum of Fine Arts kicks off its Gender Bending Fashion on Film series with the ’80s cult classic film “Liquid Sky.” The film follows an alien invasion set against the excesses of the New Wave fashion...

Paramount Picture's "Pet Sematary," the 2019 adaptation of the Stephen King novel, came out April 5.

Review: ‘Pet Sematary’ gets serious but falls short

Christopher Kelly, news staff April 10, 2019

“Pet Sematary” begins as most horror movie remakes do, full of respect to the original source material but featuring obvious refinement to set pieces and plot holes. However, despite improvement across the board in terms of acting and writing, the film fails to deliver a...

The final four contestants in season five of Survivor Northeastern prepare for their last challenge.

Students form a community of competition at Survivor Northeastern

Jenna Clark, news staff April 10, 2019

On the first day of competition at Survivor Northeastern, between 16 and 20 competitors show up with no idea of what to expect. They listen to the host explain the rules of the game before they go outside and are bombarded with cameras in their faces and a drone in the sky. Players...

Event Calendar: Thursday, April 11 – Wednesday, April 17

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor April 10, 2019

Thursday, April 11, Castle of our Skins Presents Legacy The concert and educational series Castle of our Skins, which uses music to celebrate and educate viewers on Black heritage and culture, brings this program to honor the legends of past and present whose lives and work...

2 Chainz performs Saturday night at Northeastern's Springfest concert in Matthews Arena.

Springfest 2019 blends genres with 2 Chainz, King Princess and MisterWives

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor April 10, 2019

Students filed into Matthews Arena Saturday night to see 2 Chainz, King Princess and MisterWives perform live at Northeastern’s annual Springfest concert, hosted by the Council for University Programs, or CUP. From MisterWives’ cheerful melodies to King Princess’ raw,...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's "Once," which closed Sunday after an extended sold-out run, performs a rousing musical number.

Q&A: Ilyse Robbins finds new challenge choreographing ‘Once’

Juan A. Ramirez, news correspondent April 10, 2019

Even with a long, fruitful career in theatre, Ilyse Robbins is still finding new ways to challenge herself. Robbins, who will bring her Musical Theatre Technique course back to Northeastern in Fall 2019 after first teaching at the university in 2017, said choreographing SpeakEasy...