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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...

Caroline Foran's 'Own It: Make Your Anxiety Work for You' was released April 2 in the U.S. and Canada.

‘Own It’ provides novel perspective for confronting anxiety

Nia Beckett, lifestyle editor April 3, 2019

Managing anxiety can be difficult, and everyone in college has either grappled with it or knows someone who has. Bestselling author Caroline Foran is here to help with her book, “Own It: Make Your Anxiety Work for You.” Originally titled “Owning It: Your Bullsh*t Free...

Pop-country artist Walker Hayes fires up the crowd from the edge of the House of Blues stage.

Walker Hayes’ Dream On It tour marks a dream fulfilled

Riley Robinson, news staff April 3, 2019

Two years after Walker Hayes’ last performance in Boston, his high-spirited Dream On It tour marked a sweet stage of career metamorphosis. At House of Blues on March 23, the pop-country artist recalled the last time he stood on that stage as the opening act for Dan + Shay’s...

Massachusetts native Big Wild switched between vocals and passionate drum solos during his March 27 set at Royale Boston.

Electronic DJ Big Wild brings Superdream Tour to Boston

Melis Tirhi, news correspondent April 3, 2019

Electronic DJ and Massachusetts native Jackson Stell, known professionally as Big Wild, played at Royale Boston March 27 night as part of his Superdream tour. The tour was a great endeavor for Big Wild, who served as the primary lyricist, singer and songwriter. His album...

Event Calendar: Thursday, April 4 – Wednesday, April 10

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor April 3, 2019

  Thursday, April 4, Public Good Forum at the Boston Public Library Community Labor United will hold a forum to honor Martin Luther King Jr. 51 years after his assassination. The conversation will focus on the importance of the public sector and methods to protect...

The "Huma Bhabha: They Live" exhibition is on display at the ICA through May 27.

Huma Bhabha’s supernatural creations exhibited at ICA

Kenneal Patterson, news correspondent March 27, 2019

Pakistani-American sculptor Huma Bhabha expresses the ethereal and evocative creatures of her imagination in her new exhibition at theInstitute of Contemporary Arts, “They Live.”   The exhibition, which opened Saturday, immerses the viewer in Bhabha’s mind. Godlike...

Event Calendar: Thursday, March 28 - Wednesday, April 3

Event Calendar: Thursday, March 28 – Wednesday, April 3

Ali Dusinberre, deputy lifestyle editor March 27, 2019

Thursday, March 28, Campus Movie Fest Premiere This red carpet premiere event will kick off Northeastern’s participation in Campus Movie Fest, or CMF, the world’s largest student film festival. The event will showcase 16 films with the top four advancing to CMF’s national...

Lucy Dacus performs at Tastemakers' annual concert in AfterHours March 23.

Lucy Dacus brings mellow vocals to NU

Hayley Slusser, news correspondent March 27, 2019

Tastemakers Magazine, Northeastern’s student-run music publication, hosted its annual concert in AfterHours Saturday, featuring indie rock singer Lucy Dacus as the headlining performer and local folk artist Grace Givertz as the opening act. Givertz took the stage with Max...

Boston Ballet Principal Dancer Misa Kuranaga performs with the corps de ballet in a dress rehearsal for "Coppélia" March 20 at Boston Opera House.

Review: Boston Ballet’s ‘Coppélia’ brings cheerful performance

Paige Stern, news staff March 27, 2019

Rather than a night filled with tear-jerking plot twists and a tragic ending, "Coppélia" provides comic relief for dancers and theatregoers including character hissy fits, humorous love triangles and a happily ever after. On the Boston Ballet’s website, the dance company...