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Demonstrators gather at the steps of the Massachusetts State House to voice their disapproval of Trump and Musk. The protest was one of 50 similar protests held across all 50 states on the same day to oppose the administration.

Hundreds denounce Trump, Musk at Massachusetts State House amid nationwide wave of protests

Chloe Craft, news staff February 7, 2025

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the Massachusetts State House, holding signs and joining in chants, Feb. 5 to voice their disapproval of President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and recent executive orders. The protest was one of a nationwide wave of demonstrations advertised...

Elon Musk speaks at SpaceX Headquarters Oct. 10, 2019. Edward Coristine was reported by WIRED to be an engineer for DOGE Feb. 2. Photo courtesy Aubrey Gemignani, NASA.

Northeastern student identified as engineer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor February 4, 2025

A friend of Edward Coristine, a first-year student at Northeastern, said tech billionaire Elon Musk is an "idol" to Coristine. “Through high school, his goal was never really to go to college,” the friend said. “He really just wanted to build his own thing, like Mark...

An ICE officer looks over documents in a Virginia field office in May 2019. Northeastern's department of sociology and anthropology provided guidance on potential ICE encounters on campus through an internal email Jan. 31. Photo courtesy flickr.

Northeastern acknowledges, prepares faculty and staff for potential ICE encounters on campus

Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief February 1, 2025

As immigration raids ramp up across the country as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and policies targeting undocumented immigrants, at least one Northeastern academic department on the Boston campus has issued guidance “about responding to possible activity...

Photos of the month: January 2025

Photos of the month: January 2025

Photo Staff January 31, 2025

January welcomed Northeastern students back onto campus for snow days and a Women's Beanpot win. Around the city, Bostonians rallied for ends to international wars and against Donald Trump's return to the White House. We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here’s...

‘It’s a generalized stigma’: N.U.in students report difficulty adapting to Boston campus

‘It’s a generalized stigma’: N.U.in students report difficulty adapting to Boston campus

Siera Qosaj, news correspondent January 31, 2025

As Northeastern students returned to the campus for the spring semester, first-year students who spent the fall semester around the world as part of the university’s N.U.in program arrived in Boston for the first time. Northeastern’s N.U.in program, originally introduced...

‘What we need now is leadership’: Northeastern faculty voice alarm over Trump administration DEI restrictions, threats to funding

‘What we need now is leadership’: Northeastern faculty voice alarm over Trump administration DEI restrictions, threats to funding

Zoe MacDiarmid and Chloe Craft January 30, 2025

More than 430 faculty members sat in on a Jan. 29 faculty senate meeting, expressing confusion and concern following a series of federal executive orders that threaten research and diversity initiatives at Northeastern and colleges and universities across the country. Faculty...

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...