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Sidney Gish, an NU alum, kicks off the day’s festivities.

Boston Calling returns for a second day, featuring NU alum

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor May 27, 2019

All photos by Brian Bae. Attendees from all across New England and beyond returned to the Harvard Athletic Complex for the second day of Boston Calling 2019, the 10th annual edition of the festival. It was a hot day, with temperatures climbing into the 70s, but that didn’t...

Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots walks on stage at the start of the performance holding a torch.

Boston Calling kicks off three day festival with big-name performances

Morgan Lloyd, deputy lifestyle editor May 25, 2019

The 10th annual Boston Calling music festival kicked off with a series of explosive performances Friday night, featuring headliner Twenty One Pilots. The festival, returning to the Harvard Athletic Complex for the second time, featured a packed bill of energetic live music...

Offred, played by Jennifer Johnson Cano, sees her room for the first time in Boston Lyric Opera's production of Margaret Atwood's seminal dystopian novel.

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale opera delivers in victorious adaptation

Yunkyo Kim, campus editor May 13, 2019

The operatic rendition of Margaret Atwood's “The Handmaid’s Tale” religiously adheres to the original text, going as far as staging the show in a basketball gymnasium where the handmaids in the novel slept. It is this meticulous narrative strategy that makes the opera...

Maren Morris performs for a sold-out crowd at the House of Blues on Saturday, April 27.

Maren Morris celebrates her ascendance while retaining her roots

Dylan Shen, news staff May 12, 2019

“Don’t. Lose. Your. Halo.” Lyrics from “GIRL,” the titular song of Maren Morris’ second studio album, flashed across a screen spanning the entire stage. On cue, spotlights provided an ethereal halo for Morris as she rose from below the stage, clad in neon pink...

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...