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Students participate in coloring during NU SHARE's third annual pleasure party. The event was meant to celebrate all kinds of pleasure, including those outside of sex itself.

What is Northeastern’s ‘sex club’ and why does it host annual pleasure parties?

Z Weber, news correspondent September 23, 2023

NU SHARE, or Northeastern Sexual Health Advocacy, Resources, and Education, is a student organization focused on advocacy for reproductive justice, sexual education and access to safe sex supplies for students of all backgrounds and identities. SHARE hosted their third annual...

Students hold signs promoting the union vote. Graduate students were seeking increased wage and benefits in response to Boston's rising cost of living.

Northeastern graduate student workers overwhelmingly win union certification after 8-year delay

Zoe MacDiarmid and Joseph Brant September 21, 2023

On Thursday, Sept. 21, graduate student workers at Northeastern officially became a certified union in a vote that has been awaited since 2015. After a surge of organizing in 2022 and 2023, Graduate Employees of Northeastern University, or GENU-UAW, held an election from Tuesday,...

Sagar Rajpal plays chimes from a singing bowl. The chimes were played to give a moment of peace and remembrance in honor of Jaahnavi Kandula.

‘More than just a tragedy’: NU community gathers to celebrate the life of graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula

Lily Webber, news staff September 20, 2023

On Tuesday, members of the Northeastern community gathered on the Boston campus to pay tribute to the memory of Jaahnavi Kandula. Kandula, who was pursuing a master’s degree in information systems at Northeastern’s Seattle campus, was killed in January when Seattle Police...

Mission Hill frequently leases to student residents from the large cluster of nearby colleges. The push for off-campus housing left long-term residents of the neighborhood frustrated with the noise levels and disregard for others shown by some students.

Mission Hill residents grapple with college students moving to the neighborhood

Juliette Piovoso, news staff September 17, 2023

In recent years, more and more Northeastern students have flocked to Mission Hill for off-campus housing. As appealing as the idea of affordable rent and a more spacious living style is for college students in Boston, surrounding Mission Hill neighbors have had to bear the brunt...

Protesters march at a Seattle event last month urging justice for Jaahnavi Kandula. Daniel Auderer, a Seattle Police Department officer who was seen on body camera footage last month laughing about the death of Kandula, has been taken off the streets. Photo courtesy Seattle Alliance Against Racial & Political Repression.

Seattle activists rally to demand justice for Northeastern student Jaahnavi Kandula

Val O'Neill, deputy campus editor September 15, 2023

On Thursday, Seattle locals and students gathered in protest at the corner of Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street, near the intersection where 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student on Northeastern’s Seattle campus, was fatally struck by Seattle Police Department,...

Northeastern University owns a graduate campus in Seattle. Photo courtesy Phototainment.

‘She had limited value:’ Body camera footage shows Seattle police officer laughing, joking about a Northeastern graduate student’s death

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor September 12, 2023

Recently released police body camera footage showed a Seattle Police Department, or SPD, officer, identified by the police department as Officer Daniel Auderer, laughing, joking and minimizing the death of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old graduate student studying information...

President Joseph E. Aoun speaks to the class of 2027. This year's convocation was held at the MGM Music Hall for the first time.

Northeastern celebrates 125th incoming class with first-ever convocation at MGM Music Hall

Lily Webber, news correspondent September 9, 2023

Northeastern’s 2023-24 academic year officially began Wednesday, Sept. 6, as the university’s 125th class was welcomed to the school’s flagship Boston campus at the President's Convocation at MGM Music Hall. President Joseph E. Aoun, along with university and student...

The Visitor Center at Northeastern stands on Leon Street. The university accepted 5.6% of applicants from a record-breaking 96,327 applications for the incoming freshman class.

Northeastern acceptance rate drops to 5.6% after record number of applications

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor August 20, 2023

Skyrocketing application rates to Northeastern — which have risen almost 50% in four years — resulted in a record number of undergraduate applications to the university for fall 2023. Northeastern accepted 5.6% of applicants from a record-breaking 96,327 applications for...

Students and community members gather for a rally on Centennial Common in July organized by GENU-UAW  following the announcement of the union election. The NLRB issued its decision July 14 allowing the union to hold an election after an eight-year effort from labor organizers.  Photo courtesy GENU-UAW.

Graduate workers to hold September union election after years-long effort

Sonel Cutler, campus editor August 10, 2023

After an multi-year effort to unionize while facing sustained university opposition, Northeastern graduate student workers received authorization from the National Labor Relations Board July 14 to hold a vote in September deciding whether a union should represent graduate workers...

A wall on campus with chalk messaging promoting graduate students right to unionize. The union representing grad students has filed charges against Northeastern after university officials allegedly illegally retaliated against students for chalking.

Northeastern graduate students file federal charges against Northeastern as intimidation efforts to interfere with graduate union continue

Alexa Coultoff, news staff May 13, 2023

Northeastern graduate students on May 5 filed an unfair labor practice charge, or ULP, against Northeastern after university police allegedly retaliated against two union organizers, visiting their workplaces to question their participation in union action. The federal charges,...

‘The university has to stop protecting itself and start protecting its students’: Sexual violence training lags at Northeastern, SpeakOut elevates allegations of sexual assault in Greek life

‘The university has to stop protecting itself and start protecting its students’: Sexual violence training lags at Northeastern, SpeakOut elevates allegations of sexual assault in Greek life

Emily Spatz and Kevin Gallagher May 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article discusses sexual assault. Northeastern offers the following sexual violence prevention resources for students. OPEN provides confidential sexual violence support services to Northeastern students. OPEN’s Sexual Violence Resource Center provides...

Marino Recreation Center on Huntington Avenue. Marino will close during Summer 1 for renovations. a school-wide email announced Wednesday.

Marino set to close for Summer 1 semester; students granted free access to YMCA

Val O’Neill, deputy campus editor May 3, 2023

The Marino Recreation Center will close for renovations starting May 8 until the end of Summer 1, with a plan to fully reopen at the beginning of the Fall 2023 semester, according to an email sent to students Wednesday.  Jim Madigan, director of athletics and recreation at...