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The American flag flies above Centennial Common. Many international students felt the Trump administration's reasoning behind the visa terminations to be unfounded and confusing.

Under looming threat of visa terminations, many Northeastern students left scrambling for answers

Zoe MacDiarmid, Chloe Craft, and Chris Lee April 10, 2025

Since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20, he has followed through on his campaign promises to crack down on immigration, rapidly expanding detention efforts and visa revocations.  "This is the first arrest of many to come,” Trump wrote in a March 10 Truth Social...

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Can anyone pop Northeastern’s political bubble? These students aren’t sure.

Siera Qosaj, news staff April 9, 2025

With its 5.2% acceptance rate, getting into Northeastern is no small feat. But once students arrive, some say the intellectual challenge stops. Classrooms, which are meant to be spaces for debate and discussion, turn into echo chambers for many students. Hope Broadhurst, a...

The exterior of Northeastern's School of Law. A speaker event with Raz Segal was canceled a day before it was scheduled for not following the proper procedures needed to hold an event, according to a statement to The News by Renata Nyul.

Jewish student group cancels Holocaust and genocide scholar speaker event after university requires list of attendees

Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff April 8, 2025

A Jewish student group on campus canceled a talk titled “Israel’s Attack on Gaza: The Question of Genocide, and the Future of Holocaust and Genocide Studies” after the university allegedly asked the group to give it the names of registered attendees. In a March 7 Instagram...

Ell Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus. An update to Northeastern's FAQ page April 6 said several students had their visas revoked.

DEVELOPING: State Department revokes 40 Northeastern students, graduates’ visas

Zoe MacDiarmid and Emily Spatz April 7, 2025

Updated Monday, April 7 at 10:00 p.m. As of April 7, the State Department has revoked 40 visas of people affiliated with Northeastern, including 18 current students and 22 alumni, according to Northeastern Vice President for Communications Renata Nyul.  Northeastern has...

Protesters hold up “Hands Off” signs and flags. The protest started in Boston Common before marching to City Hall Plaza.

Tens of thousands demand Trump take ‘hands off’ Boston amid nationwide day of protests

Chloe Craft, Devyn Rudnick, and Carson Lyle April 6, 2025

Over 50,000 people gathered in Boston Common April 5 for a “Hands Off Massachusetts” rally and march protesting the policies of President Donald Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and their political allies, according to 50501 Press Representative Rebecca Winter. The Boston...

The "Rooted" art installation on Krentzman Quad. The SGA announced to students April 3 that the art will be removed in mid-April, about a year after they were originally installed.

Northeastern to remove ‘Rooted’ art installation by mid-April, SGA says

Bowen Rivera, news staff April 3, 2025

The “Rooted” art installation on Krentzman Quad will be removed mid-April, the Student Government Association announced in an email to undergraduate students April 3.  The announcement comes after the Student Government Association, or SGA, voted to remove the art in...

Protesters gather in Centennial Common. The walkout was organized by the Student Mobilization Committee.

Demonstrators walk out of class, picket down Huntington Avenue: ‘Students are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the Northeastern promise’

Madison Evangelist and Chloe Craft April 1, 2025

Over 50 pro-Palestinian protesters walked out of class at 1 p.m. March 31, meeting first for a rally at Centennial Common, then picketing on Huntington Avenue, holding signs and chanting slogans before marching to the steps of Symphony Hall.  The walkout called for “immigration...

Photos of the month: March 2025

Photos of the month: March 2025

Photo Staff April 1, 2025

Days of democratic protests, lively concerts and stunning feats of human athleticism filled the month of March with excitement and action. Needless to say, March’s array of events gave the spring season a strong start. We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here’s...

A Northeastern emblem appears on a campus building. Students' fundamental right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression do not change with the times, the Editorial Board writes.

Editorial Board: Our First Amendment rights are under assault

The president of the United States fired the opening shot against our freedom of expression with a sweeping declaration: Students engaged in “anti-American activity” will be “apprehended and deported.”  When the president personally determines what types of speech...

The progress flag at the 2024 Boston Pride Parade. Students and other members of the LGBTQ+ community expressed the need to continue advocating and supporting each other following the Trump administration's threats to the transgender community.

Amid Trump’s threats, Northeastern LGBTQ+ community remains defiant: ‘This is the time to fly that trans flag’

Frances Klemm, news staff March 29, 2025

Megan Moffat, a fifth-year behavioral neuroscience major, watched the Jan. 20 inauguration live. When President Donald Trump announced in his speech that he would only recognize two genders, they collapsed.  “My partner just covered me as I sat there in silence and mourned,”...

The U.S. flag flies above Ell Hall. Over two hundred Northeastern community members signed a letter condemning the university on its lack of response to actions taken by the Trump administration.

Over 200 people sign letter to Northeastern leadership urging action against Trump

Chloe Craft, news staff March 27, 2025

Over 200 Northeastern faculty, staff, trainees, students and alumni signed a letter addressed to Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun and senior leadership March 25, urging university leaders to release a public statement condemning the onslaught of executive orders targeting...

A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. At a faculty senate meeting March 12, attendees were informed that Northeastern has slowed down hiring.

Provost reports hiring slowdown at Northeastern, denies hiring freeze

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor March 25, 2025

Amid nationwide hiring freezes and slowdowns spurred by the Trump administration’s efforts to slash federal spending, Northeastern has "considerably" slowed its hiring, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan said at a March 12 faculty senate meeting.  Since...