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Photos of the month: June

Photos of the month: June

Photo Staff June 30, 2024

June's heat didn’t stop Bostonians from uniting on the streets for summer fun, from the Pride and Celtics parades to the Dragon Boat Festival and Somerville carnaval. We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here’s the best of what they brought back.

Photos of the month: May

Photos of the month: May

Photo Staff May 31, 2024

Kicking off summer, May was full of festivals, holidays and gatherings. Northeastern's Class of 2024 graduated, top artists performed at Boston Calling and people celebrated occasions like Mother's Day and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. We sent our photographers...

Photos of the month: April

Photos of the month: April

Photo Staff April 30, 2024

April marked the end of the spring semester and had no shortage of activity. Students viewed the solar eclipse, runners took on the Boston Marathon and college protesters formed encampments across the country. We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here’s the...

VIDEO: ‘Getting Around Town’ exhibit documents 400 years of Boston transit history

VIDEO: ‘Getting Around Town’ exhibit documents 400 years of Boston transit history

Eli Curwin, news staff April 24, 2024

  “Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston in Transit," an exhibit at the Leventhal Map & Education Center in the Boston Public Library, dives into various aspects of the long history of transit in the city. Examining everything from early navigation...

VIDEO: Survey reveals ‘alarming’ gender-based salary disparities among Northeastern faculty

VIDEO: Survey reveals ‘alarming’ gender-based salary disparities among Northeastern faculty

Annika Sunkara and Ethan Wayne April 19, 2024

Northeastern faculty who self-identify as women make nearly 20% less than their male-identifying colleagues, according to a recently-published survey of average base salaries by the faculty senate’s Committee on Shared Governance. Faculty senate reporter Ethan Wayne...

WRBB News Episode 11: The Relay for Life

WRBB News Episode 11: The Relay for Life

Val O’Neill and Annika Sunkara April 17, 2024

In episode 11 of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about a recent story. Deputy campus editor Val O'Neill breaks down how Northeastern took the top spot for most money raised for the American Cancer Society at this year's Relay For Life....

VIDEO: Spectators, volunteers share what makes Boston Marathon special

VIDEO: Spectators, volunteers share what makes Boston Marathon special

Alexis Algazy and Annika Sunkara April 15, 2024

At Monday's 128th Boston Marathon, deputy city editor Alexis Algazy took to the streets to ask spectators and volunteers who they were there to support, and what makes Boston's marathon so special.

VIDEO: Northeastern students take in total solar eclipse

VIDEO: Northeastern students take in total solar eclipse

Annika Sunkara, audiovisual editor April 8, 2024

  On Monday, as the total solar eclipse swept the United States, Northeastern students joined in on the viewing. Whether from campus green spaces or the path of totality, students savored the last total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. for another 20 years.

VIDEO: Thousands throw color on Centennial at Northeastern’s annual Holi celebration

VIDEO: Thousands throw color on Centennial at Northeastern’s annual Holi celebration

Annika Sunkara, audiovisual editor April 7, 2024

  On March 30, thousands of students threw colored powder on Centennial Common in celebration of Holi, a Hindu holiday. Hosted by NU Sanskriti, Northeastern's Indian student association, organizers said this year’s celebration attracted more participants than ever...

The south tower of the Sheraton hotel stands at 39 Dalton St. The Boston Planning and Development Agency gave Northeastern approval to permanently convert 426 of the Sheratons hotel rooms into student dorms Jan. 18.

VIDEO: Students living in Sheraton say access to food, campus is difficult

Nick Cortese and Annika Sunkara April 2, 2024

  Editor’s Note: The address for the south tower of the Sheraton Hotel was changed from 39 Dalton St. to 60 Belvidere St. in early March. As the address changed while this story was being reported, The News decided to refer to the building as 39 Dalton St. for the...

WRBB News Episode 10: The International Women’s Day Breakfast

WRBB News Episode 10: The International Women’s Day Breakfast

Gitana Savage and Annika Sunkara April 2, 2024

In episode 10 of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about a recent story. Staff writer Gitana Savage shares how hundreds of women united for the annual International Women's Day Breakfast. All this and more on episode 10 of WRBB News.

Photos of the month: March

Photos of the month: March

Photo Staff March 31, 2024

Whether it was through the luck of the Irish or the fiery spirit of the Huskies, March became a month full of photogenic events (despite its lack of sunlight). We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here's the best of what they brought back.