Since the start of 2023, Northeastern staff and faculty donated a total of $1.6 million toward various political action committees and candidates, 99% of which went to Democratic campaigns. In the same timeframe, five members of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees collectively...
Northeastern Dining says it offers a “wide assortment” of healthy and sustainable meal options, including accommodations for those with vegan, vegetarian, halal and kosher diets and foods free from the top nine allergens. But many students say a lack of assurance of allergen-free...
Lily Webber, deputy campus editor
• November 13, 2024
When Student Body President Matthew Coughlin and Executive Vice President Cassidy Donoghue decided to join the Northeastern Student Government Association and later run for leadership roles in its executive office, they had two things in mind: a love for the university, but also...
Dozens of veterans, families, students and faculty gathered at Northeastern’s Veterans Memorial on Neal F. Finnegan Plaza Nov. 11 to celebrate the contributions of alumni veterans and honor those who lost their lives.
Retired Brig. Gen. John J. Driscoll of the Massachusetts...
Senior Northeastern officials said during an Oct. 30 faculty senate meeting that the university could allow faculty representation in the institution’s policy-making process. A senior vice president also said the external affairs department revised its FAQ page about protest...
Despite the glaringly contentious presidential race at stake during the 2024 election cycle, Boston voters at multiple polling locations Nov. 5 said they feel optimistic after casting their votes on Election Day.
Boston hosted dozens of in-person voting locations across the...
In an email sent to students Sept. 13, University Mail Services said it was opening a temporary mailroom in Speare Hall to accommodate the high number of incoming packages and to compensate for the construction at the mailroom at 716 Columbus Ave. But students are still experiencing...
Northeastern’s undergraduate student body has a strong preference for Kamala Harris, a poll by The Huntington News found. The survey, which was conducted over two weeks and gathered responses from 264 undergraduate students, found that 85.6% of randomly polled students said...
About 15 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street Oct. 30 in opposition to an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu, which invited two Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, soldiers to campus.
Demonstrators, who declined to identify...
October was much more than spooky this year. Even as the weather cooled off, a spark could still be felt across campus and the city as people united for competitions, vigils, rallies and festivals. We sent our photographers out to capture it all, and here’s the best of what...
Head coaches of Northeastern’s men’s sports teams made, on average, $109,000 more than head coaches of women’s sports teams during the 2024 fiscal year, or FY 2024, according to an annual survey and report published by the university’s athletic department.
In FY...
In a tense faculty senate meeting Oct. 16, several Northeastern professors expressed deep concern and frustration with recently adopted university freedom of expression and academic freedom policies. After the meeting, the university quietly removed the policy that drew the most...
