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The Northeastern women's hockey team gathers for a photo after winning its 18th Beanpot. The Huskies defeated Boston College 2-1 on Valentine's Day to claim the title.

A Valentine’s Day date with victory: Northeastern women’s hockey completes Beanpot sweep

Amelia Ballingall, deputy sports editor February 15, 2023

On Tuesday night, Northeastern (28-2-1, 22-2-1 HE) got the best Valentine it could’ve asked for — a Beanpot trophy. After easily defeating the Boston University Terriers (11-17-3, 9-13-3 HE) last week in the semifinal, the Huskies returned to Boston College’s Conte Forum...

Captain and senior forward Aidan McDonough hoists the trophy above the Husky celebration. Thanks to a shootout goal from McDonough, Northeastern men's hockey secured its eighth Beanpot title Monday night.

Northeastern reclaims keys to Beantown in historic Beanpot shootout win over Harvard

Julia Yohe and Amelia Ballingall February 14, 2023

A sea of red and black shook TD Garden Monday night at the 70th Beanpot championship game, with thousands of fans flooding the stands to watch Northeastern and Harvard battle for the trophy for the first time in history.  In Monday’s long-awaited matchup, the Huskies found...

The Huskies pile on junior goalie Devon Levi after Monday night's game. With the win, Northeastern will head to the title game against Harvard Monday, Feb. 13.

Huskies prove revenge is best served in a pot, bea(n)ting BU 3-1

Julia Yohe and Eli Curwin February 8, 2023

The odds were not in their favor. The Huskies (14-10-3, 11-5-2 HE), ranked 20th nationally, started the season slowly, to put it lightly. From Nov. 15 to Jan. 1, Northeastern went 1-6, with supposed star goalie Devon Levi letting in a woeful 29 goals over eight games — he...

Donte Lewis, Clara Barsoum and Cynthia Barrera (pictured left to right) pose for a portrait. They spoke with The News about the challenges they face as first-generation low-income students attending Northeastern, such as balancing their part-time jobs with classes.

First-gen low-income Northeastern students experience unseen struggles

Rachel Umansky-Castro, news staff February 2, 2023

Cynthia Barrera, a second-year criminal justice and political science combined major, has a packed schedule for a Northeastern University student: she’s balancing four classes while working 10-15 hours a week as a peer mentor, a teaching assistant and a receptionist at an office...

President Joseph E. Aoun speaks at Convocation Sept. 6 in Matthews Arena. In an interview with The News, Aoun said what attracts him to the Northeastern community is how engaged and innovative it is.

Q&A: President Aoun discusses global student experience, new Miami campus

Marta Hill and Rachel Erwin January 3, 2023

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun spoke with The News in a conversation Dec. 14 about the university’s global expansion and experiential learning programs, after the announcement of the new Miami campus.  Below is a transcript of the full conversation. This transcript...

Boston women of color are becoming key players in the small business industry, looking to expand

Boston women of color are becoming key players in the small business industry, looking to expand

Rachel Erwin, editor-in-chief December 20, 2022

Boston is home to an ever-growing network of small businesses, whose consumership often picks up during the holiday season. Three women of color, Imani McFarlane, Zeena Brown and Angela Hofmann, lead a variety of small businesses in the city. In a world often dominated by...

Students at Northeastern are assigned a mailbox in August. Some students ordered their mail-in ballots months before the midterm election in November, but did not receive them in time to vote.

Issues with ResMail and mail delays prevent students from voting in 2022 midterm election

Sonel Cutler, campus editor December 13, 2022

The 2022 midterms were seen as a long-anticipated “referendum on the party in power” — a bellwether in which Republicans could gauge support for the looming 2024 presidential race and potentially flip seats across the nation.  National turnout was high — almost half...

Northeastern students rush through Ruggles Station on a Sunday afternoon. Those who venture downstairs to the Orange Line will hear Frank Oglesby announcing each stop.

As the MBTA shifts to text-to-speech announcements, it’s the end of an era for Frank Oglesby’s voice

Kate Armanini, city editor December 6, 2022

Across Boston, there’s one voice echoing throughout public transportation. As it announces each stop, it’s deep, resonant — even comforting, to some  —  and it belongs to Frank Oglesby. Oglesby, long hailed as “the voice of the T,” has done voice-over work for...

Snell Library will undergo top-to-bottom renovations beginning in Spring 2023. The library plans to reinstate high-used and archived books in person for student use, as well as create additional study spaces.

Snell to remodel interior, reintroduce books to library in two-year renovation

Catherine Tepper, news correspondent November 30, 2022

Although Snell Library is one of the most popular study spots on campus, one thing sets it apart from many other university libraries — its lack of books.  Dan Cohen, the dean of the library, said the last time Snell had a large collection of books was in early 2020, right...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive club team member Cody Ye, a second-year business administration and economics combined major, boots up the game at a team practice Nov. 1. Counter-Strike is one of 11 games represented in Northeastern's club esports teams; the university has five varsity teams.

Ask The News: Will Counter-Strike ever be a varsity esport?

Avery Bleichfeld, projects editor November 28, 2022

This article was produced as part of an initiative we’re calling Ask the News in which Northeastern University community members can submit questions to us and, if it seems like we can put together a story based on it, we look into the answers. This article was written in response...

Northeastern announced a collaboration with the mental health advocacy group JED in an Oct. 31 email. The four-year partnership will bring advisors on campus to help improve Northeastern's mental health resources.

JED partnership seeks to upgrade on-campus mental health support

Katherine Mailly, news staff November 16, 2022

Northeastern announced in an email Oct. 31 that it will begin the process of becoming a JED campus in an effort to improve on-campus mental health support for students. JED is a non-profit foundation committed to destigmatizing the conversation around mental health and preventing...

Maura Healey supporters gather outside of a polling place at Cathedral High School. Election Day drew  out thousands of Bostonians across the city to vote.

Forty interviews with 40 voters: Here’s what Bostonians said on election day

Eli Curwin, news staff November 9, 2022

Nov. 8 was Election Day, and with several important matters on the ballot, Massachusetts residents made their way to the polls with issues including abortion, democracy and the economy at the tops of their minds. The News traveled to seven different polling sites, spanning 30...