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Inside Northeastern’s powerful 32-person governing board

Inside Northeastern’s powerful 32-person governing board

Sonel Cutler and Kate Armanini February 20, 2025

In December 2024, an eclectic group of more than 30 powerful CEOs, billionaires and business leaders from across the globe joined Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun at Northeastern’s Boston campus to outline the university’s top priorities, shaping its framework and future.  The...

Julian Herzing-Burkard (left) and Dylan Lee pose for a photo. The duo said they hope to foster more interconnectivity between students.

Julian Herzing-Burkard announces student body presidential campaign

Bowen Rivera, news staff February 19, 2025

Julian Herzing-Burkard, a third-year international business major, officially confirmed his candidacy for student body president Feb. 17 alongside his executive vice president, or EVP, candidate Dylan Lee, a second-year data science and economics combined major. The campaign...

Jacob Davis stands for a photo in Ell Hall. Davis was a behavioral neuroscience major at Northeastern when he was struck and killed by Gerald Veneziano in May 2024. Photo courtesy Deborah Davis.

New Jersey man sentenced to 6 years in prison for drunken crash that killed Northeastern student

Lily Webber, news correspondent February 19, 2025

A New Jersey Superior Court judge sentenced Gerald Veneziano, the 41-year-old man who struck and killed first-year Northeastern student Jacob Davis in a two-vehicle collision last May, to six years in prison Feb. 14. Along with the six years in prison, in accordance with the...

How do toxic friend groups impact young people? These Northeastern students know.

How do toxic friend groups impact young people? These Northeastern students know.

Harrison Zuritsky, news correspondent February 16, 2025

Angelina Rifai and her two friends were trying on outfits before a night out. When the first-year biochemistry and bioengineering combined major showed the other women one option, one of them insisted she change because the clothing made her look “fat” and told Rifai, “If...

Members pose for a photo at the first Science Club for Girls meeting of the semester. Northeastern's chapter started in the spring 2023 semester. Photo courtesy Science Club for Girls.

Northeastern’s Science Club for Girls spreads the love of science throughout Boston and beyond

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff February 16, 2025

At Science Club for Girls, members have one mission: get as many young girls involved in STEM as possible. Science Club for Girls, or SCFG, is a national nonprofit organization that works with elementary, middle and high school students and has chapters at colleges across...

Students and faculty work in labs in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. A recent audit by NSF questioned $1,049,082 in Northeastern spending.

Northeastern refunds over $600,000 to National Science Foundation following financial audit

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff February 14, 2025

A federal audit published by the National Science Foundation’s Office of the Inspector General Feb. 6 revealed significant financial mismanagement within several of Northeastern’s federally funded research projects. As a result, the university agreed to reimburse the National...

The entrance to Mills College. Northeastern recently proposed the creation of a private police force for the campus.

Push for Northeastern Oakland private police force sparks legal questions, student concerns

Gitana Savage and Auden Oakes February 13, 2025

Northeastern’s flagship Boston campus has had its own private campus police for more than half a century, which has grown in size and jurisdiction along with the rapidly expanding university. Now, as the university establishes satellite campuses across the globe, efforts to...

The exterior of Boston City Hall. The building was constructed in 1968 and designated a historical landmark Jan. 24.

Boston City Hall earns landmark status, but not everyone is a fan

Isabella Bregante Kennedy and Jacob Williams February 12, 2025

Boston City Hall was designated as a historical landmark by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Jan. 24, ensuring the iconic and infamous building’s preservation. The Boston Landmarks Commission voted on the building’s architectural, cultural and civic significance in early December...

Jack Williams scores a goal Feb. 10. Northeastern men’s hockey failed to claim third place in the Beanpot tournament, losing to Harvard 4-3.

First to fourth: Northeastern places last in the Beanpot tournament after chance to three-peat

Elli Einset, sports editor February 10, 2025

Northeastern men’s hockey (9-14-3, 4-9-3 HE) sank from its 2024 champion title to claim last place in the 2025 Beanpot tournament, losing to Harvard University (8-13-2, 6-8-2 ECAC) 4-3 Feb. 10 after a penalty-ridden game.  “I thought five-on-five, we played pretty good...

Two miniature snowmen sit on the Centennial Common ledge Jan. 11. One snowman was fashioned to have its stick-hands raised to the sky, as if it were enjoying the snow itself.

‘It just kept getting worse’: Northeastern first-years acclimate to their first Boston winter

Auden Oakes, news correspondent February 8, 2025

The fall 2024 semester greeted Northeastern first-years with warm temperatures and long stretches of daylight. For those originally from the South and the West Coasts, the change of scenery promised a familiarly comfortable weather experience, but as the leaves began to change...

A Cold Stone Creamery employee prepares an order of ice cream. The employee threw and caught scoops of ice cream with two spatulas.

Ice cream, you scream: 4 spots for the best frozen treats near campus

Caroline Baker Dimock, news staff February 6, 2025

We all scream for ice cream. Everyone’s favorite sweet treat is available all over Boston, so if you’re tired of the chocolate and vanilla soft serve and limited topping options at the dining hall, there are plenty of sweet spots off campus. Ben & Jerry’s – Taste:...

Artists and athletes, such as the band Paper Trails (left), the Eon Dance Troupe (right) and Northeastern’s Taekwondo club team , who perform at the ASU and CSU's Lunar New Year Gala. Students enjoyed the array of performances that paid homage to their varying cultures.

‘I’ll always have a community no matter where I am’: Northeastern students celebrate Lunar New Year in style

Samantha Balagot, news correspondent February 5, 2025

Dressed up in their most formal attire, not an empty seat was in sight when over 200 people gathered in the Fenway Center Feb. 1 for a Lunar New Year gala to wish the community good fortune as the world rings in the Year of the Snake. The banquet-style event was a result of...