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The entrance to Mills College in Oakland, California. Northeastern recently announced a full-ride scholarship program for high school seniors from Oakland Unified School District high schools.

Northeastern launches full-ride scholarship program for Oakland public school students

Chloe Craft, news correspondent December 13, 2024

This year, for the first time, a group of select high school seniors who graduated from Oakland Unified School District high schools and Pell Grant-eligible residents of Oakland, California were awarded the Northeastern Oakland Opportunity Scholarship, which covers the full costs...

Michael Creasey, Andrea Gayle-Bennett, Robert Santiago and Crystal Schaefer, commander of the USS Constitution, toss a ceremonial wreath into the harbor. The ceremony honored the men and women who lost their lives during the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Boston honors Pearl Harbor heroes at remembrance day ceremony

Sarah Mesdjian, news staff December 10, 2024

The annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Program was held at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Dec. 7 for a crowd of several dozen, commemorating the Imperial Japanese Navy’s surprise military attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawai 83 years ago. In total, over 2,400...

Michelle Wu stands by as Santa Claus lights the Mission Hill Christmas tree. The event was the Enchanted Trolley Tour and Tree Lightings’ 28th year.

Mayor Michelle Wu lights up Mission Hill with Christmas cheer

Alexis Algazy, city editor December 8, 2024

To ring in the holiday season, Mayor Michelle Wu visited neighborhoods around Boston to light up the city’s Christmas trees, bringing cheer, treats and visits from Christmas characters to all of the city’s communities.  Beginning Dec. 7, The Enchanted Trolley Tour and...

‘Math is an incredibly creative thing’: Northeastern’s new math bot ‘Ada’ provides support to calculus students

‘Math is an incredibly creative thing’: Northeastern’s new math bot ‘Ada’ provides support to calculus students

Lawrence Brown, news staff December 8, 2024

Previously, students struggling with their calculus homework would have to rely on class notes, scour the internet for solutions or wait until the next office hours. However, with the advent of “Ada,” this drawn-out confusion may become a thing of the past at Northeastern.  Artificial...

Chase Strangio speaks at a Pride rally in June 2022. The Northeastern School of Law alumnus made history Dec. 4 as the first openly transgender lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Photo courtesy  Wikimedia Commons.

Northeastern School of Law alum becomes first openly transgender lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court

Paloma Welch, news staff December 4, 2024

On Dec. 4, Chase Strangio, a Northeastern School of Law class of 2010 alum, became the first openly transgender lawyer to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Strangio, who grew up in Newton and came out as transgender while a student at Northeastern School of Law, is representing...

A protester holds a Palestinian flag up. NUSLSJP accused the Deans of the Law School of censorship via a letter shared on Instagram Dec. 3.

Pro-Palestine law students condemn university for censorship, demand town hall in open letter

Lily Cooper, news staff December 4, 2024

In an open letter posted on Instagram Dec. 3, Northeastern University School of Law Students for Justice in Palestine condemned what they called the university’s “recent pro-Palestine censorship” and demanded a town hall with School of Law deans.  The letter follows...

Lenika Vazquez speaks to her team during a timeout Sept. 8. She coached Northeastern’s volleyball team from 2019 to the 2024 season.

Northeastern volleyball announces Lenika Vazquez will not return as head coach

Cassandra Joyce, news staff December 4, 2024

Northeastern head volleyball coach Lenika Vazquez will not be returning as head coach for the 2025 season, according to an Instagram post shared by the volleyball team Dec. 4. “I would like to thank Lenika for her five years of service to Northeastern University and the...

A pastry chef prepares to cut the top of a pie. The proceeds from each pie sold provided a week of hot meals for someone in need. Photo courtesy Community Servings.

Holiday pies help feed a neighbor in need at annual Boston fundraiser

Cassandra Kromer, news correspondent December 2, 2024

On the evening of Nov. 25, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was alive with holiday cheer as 30 volunteers and program coordinators formed a well-oiled pie-prepping machine for the annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser. Held each Thanksgiving season by Community Servings,...

Students float down the Hoi An Cha River in coconut boats. They learned about fishing and casting from locals alongside marketing entrepreneurship. Photo Courtesy Leila Rooney.

From Saigon to Da Nang: Students embrace Vietnamese business and culture on Emerging Markets dialogue

Elise Peffer, news correspondent November 29, 2024

Over Summer 2, a group of 19 students and three professors made their way from the most dense parts of Vietnam to the most remote areas, learning about business strategies of marketing surrounding consumer preferences and industry changes in the country on a Dialogue of Civilizations. The...

The "Rooted" art installation on Krentzman Quad. The piece was installed in April and has since received many negative comments from students.

SGA votes to remove art installation ‘Rooted’ from Krentzman Quad

Paloma Welch and Sara Sajjad November 25, 2024

On Oct. 28, the Student Government Association overwhelmingly voted to remove Cicely Carew’s “Rooted” art piece from Krentzman Quad after more than 1,870 students signed a petition arguing for its removal. The art piece, often compared to the truffula trees from Dr....

Northeastern celebrates in a 4-2 win over Boston College Nov. 23. The Huskies tallied 29 shots compared to the Eagles' 32.

The Huskies’ first Hockey East win comes in a statement upset over No. 3 Boston College

Esha Minhas, deputy sports editor November 25, 2024

The Northeastern men's hockey team (2-6-3, 1-4-3 HE) surprised a sold-out Matthews Arena with a 4-2 upset victory over No. 3 Boston College (9-3-0, 4-2-0 HE) Nov. 23. After losing 3-0 the night before to the Eagles and still yet to notch their first Hockey East win, no one expected...

Hazel Sive speaks at Northeastern's Boston convocation ceremony Sept. 3. Sive started as dean of Northeastern’s College of Science five years ago, and will be resigning June 30, 2025.

Northeastern College of Science Dean Hazel Sive announces resignation after five years leading college

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff November 21, 2024

Hazel Sive, the dean of the College of Science, will resign from her position effective June 30, 2025, according to a Nov. 15 email to the college’s students and staff from the Office of the Provost.  Sive came to Northeastern in June 2020 as the dean of the College of...