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Ell Hall on Northeastern's Boston campus. The number of undergraduate applications received by Northeastern rose 63% this year from 2020.

Northeastern undergraduate applications soar over 100,000, breaking previous record

Val O’Neill, managing editor January 29, 2025

Northeastern’s total number of undergraduate applications surged once again for the 2025-26 academic year, totalling a record 105,092 applications, according to a Jan. 12 Northeastern Global News, or NGN, article.  The number of applications is up from 98,373 for the 2024-25...

Students on the Boston campus walk to and from classes. Northeastern's undergraduate enrollment increased 63.2% since 2013.

Northeastern’s Boston student population has increased 63.2% since 2013. Students struggle to navigate the ever-growing campus.

Madison Evangelist, news staff January 28, 2025

When Sherri Miller studied on Northeastern’s Boston campus in the 1970s, there were around 15,000 undergraduate students and around 5,000 graduate students, according to documents preserved in Northeastern Library’s Archives and Special Collections.   Miller said she...

A Northeastern emblem on the Boston campus. A faculty senate meeting Jan. 15 included the presentation of a policy that would increase the number of successive terms senators can serve.

Northeastern faculty senate rekindles discussion on freedom of expression, academic freedom policies

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor January 28, 2025

In the first faculty senate meeting of 2025, Northeastern faculty continued to criticize the university’s handling of its academic freedom policies, a topic that defined the majority of the senate’s sessions in the fall 2024 semester.  Louise Walker, a senator for the...

A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. In a Dec. 11 faculty senate meeting, Northeastern Chancellor and Senior Vice President for Learning Ken Henderson presented on a spike in early decision admits, among other topics.

Chancellor’s university update reports spike in early decision applications and growing programs

Madison Evangelist, news staff January 25, 2025

Northeastern Chancellor and Senior Vice President for Learning Ken Henderson presented an annual university update to Northeastern’s faculty senate Dec. 11, 2024, covering a wide range of topics from application metrics to expanding campus student spaces. Here’s what you...

Elite Heat members pose for a group photo at a Fenway Park Spartan Race in 2024. The club was established in 2017 and revived in 2021 after a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy Elite Heat.

Northeastern students build strength, community in Spartan race club

Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff January 25, 2025

From carrying sandbags to climbing ropes to sharing stories about their week, Elite Heat members do it all.  The student-run obstacle course racing club meets weekly to work out together and share their love for group exercise. In the winter, the club meets Thursday nights...

Ella Blackmore holds the Beanpot trophy over her head. The Huskies shutout Boston University 4-0 Jan. 21.

Northeastern women’s hockey crushes Boston University to win 20th overall, 3rd consecutive Beanpot championship

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor January 22, 2025

Northeastern women’s hockey (15-8-1, 10-6-1 HE) dominated the Boston University Terriers (14-8-1, 11-4-1 HE) in a resounding 4-0 victory at TD Garden Jan. 21 to take home their third consecutive Beanpot victory.  “[I am] so incredibly proud of this group. I mean, that...

Students participate in sorority rush week activities Sept. 12, 2024. Following high demand during the fall semester rush week, Northeastern Panhellenic announced Nov. 18 a Delta Gamma chapter would be coming to campus.

Delta Gamma begins first-ever recruitment at Northeastern amid record sorority engagement

Heidi Ho, news correspondent January 21, 2025

After a fall semester of record-high recruitment at sororities, Northeastern’s newest sorority, Delta Gamma, is set to begin its recruitment Jan. 22. Northeastern Panhellenic announced Nov. 18 a Delta Gamma chapter would be coming to campus in the spring. The new chapter...

Members of the Spiritual Ensemble from the Boston Arts Academy stand on stage. Students from the ensemble performed before and after the program.

‘It’s important to keep celebrating his legacy’: Northeastern community comes together to celebrate MLK

Emily Niedermeyer and Tanvi Saxena January 17, 2025

Northeastern hosted its annual celebration honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 16. The event, entitled “A Tribute to the Dream: ‘The Beloved Community,’” allowed speakers and attendees to take time to honor King and the impacts of his legacy —...

Sam Iannone speaks during convocation in September 2024. The mayor of Huntington Avenue tradition started in 1950.

Mayor of Huntington Avenue Sam Iannone emerges as a leader of school spirit

Lawrence Brown, news staff January 15, 2025

Sam Iannone, a second-year business administration major, holds many titles: president of Beta Theta Pi, Northeastern social media ambassador, Husky Ambassador and, most recently, Mayor of Huntington Avenue. “I love Northeastern so much, so it feels awesome to be a representative...

Children play with a toy set. The daycare provided children with toys, books and lessons.

‘Play-based learning’: How Northeastern’s daycare serves the smallest members of the community

Elli Einset and Samantha Balagot January 12, 2025

Tucked away inside Kerr Hall along The Fenway sits a space reserved for the smallest members of the university community: Northeastern’s daycare. The facility is decked out with children’s artwork plastered against the walls, colorful carpets trailing along the floors, personalized...

A firefighter sprays a burning building with water. Multiple wildfires had broken out in Los Angeles County, destroying thousands of buildings and resulting in thousands evacuating. Photo courtesy Caylo Seals.

As Southern California wildfires devastate millions, Northeastern students mourn from afar

Madison Evangelist, news staff January 10, 2025

When Sophie Szeder visited her friends in the Pacific Palisades Jan. 4, the friendly community was full of life and lush greenery. By Jan. 8, most of the neighborhood had burned to the ground, leaving thousands displaced and uncertain of the future.  “Now, it’s all black...

A headshot of Jacob Davis. The officer who struck and killed Davis last May pled guilty to second-degree death by auto. Photo courtesy LinkedIn.

New Jersey man who struck, killed Northeastern student pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

Lily Webber, news correspondent January 10, 2025

Gerald Veneziano, the 41-year-old man who struck and killed first-year Northeastern student Jacob Davis in a two-vehicle collision in New Jersey last May, admitted Jan. 6 to driving under the influence of alcohol and over the speed limit at the time of the crash.  Veneziano,...