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The Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The fall 2024 N.U.in program sent students to 10 different locations abroad.

As N.U.in expands, students say program becomes increasingly inconsistent across locations

Estēe Esses, news correspondent April 8, 2025

Berlin. Glasgow. Madrid. Paris. Prague. Thessaloniki.  These were just some of the cities where students in Northeastern’s N.U.in program studied abroad in 2024. But even though they are in the same program, the wide range of locations mean students sometimes have widely-differing...

Connor Martin leads the first Bee School meeting March 27. Martin taught attendees about the anatomy of a bee, job distribution in the hive and more.

Have you heard the buzz? Northeastern Bee Society launches ‘Bee School’

Paloma Welch, news staff April 7, 2025

Bee club wants more people to join the swarm of students flying to Ryder Hall for Bee School, where students are vying to earn “a Bee. S. in beekeeping!” The Bee Society hosted its grand opening of “Northbeestern” Bee School March 27, led by Bee Society President and...

A speaker presents during the TEDxNortheastern event. The event consisted of six talks ranging from neuroscience to environmental conservation.

How do you set up a TED Talk series? The students behind TEDxNortheastern know.

Jenny Tran, news staff April 6, 2025

To audience members, TEDxNortheastern’s annual speaker series lasted five hours. But to TEDxNortheastern organizers, the event was a product of 10 months of planning, coordinating and dedication to innovation.  On Feb. 22, TEDxNortheastern presented this year’s series...

Krentzman Quad on Northeastern's Boston campus. Recent federal funding cuts and freezes by the Trump administration impacted Northeastern's research on various topics.

Op-ed: We, your professors, believe our universities are worth fighting for

Professors, students, Bostonians — we all benefit from our universities in the realm of higher education today, but our institutions are doomed to fall unless we fight for them.  You may be healthy today because of treatment at a Boston hospital relying on research funded...

Alison Bechdel poses for a photo. Bechdel spoke to a large audience at Northeastern March 19 as part of the Hanson Lecture series.

In Hanson Lecture, Alison Bechdel shows she is hilarious, honest: ‘Sorry for telling you this, but I’m woke’

Jenny Tran, news staff April 5, 2025

Throughout her literary career, Alison Bechdel has used her creativity, real-life experiences and the current cultural climate to tell honest stories of queerness and identity. Today, in our contemporary political hurricane, her work is more important than ever.  This...

Two Northeastern first-years make their game design dreams a reality

Two Northeastern first-years make their game design dreams a reality

Charlotte Geaghan, news correspondent April 5, 2025

Most card games have the typical setup of human players crowded around a table and laughing among friends. But what if one of the players wasn’t human at all? Two Northeastern first-years, Jacob Ohlson and Will Wennik, a game design major and game art and animation major,...

The River Spree in Berlin. Students accepted into the N.U.in program in 2024 were sent to one of nine European locations. Photo courtesy Rishika Goteti.

You got into N.U.in. What’s next?

Carson Lyle, news staff April 4, 2025

In 2024, 1,537 students were accepted into Northeastern University through the N.U.in Program. This meant instead of looking forward to a Mike’s Pastry, students could fantasize about authentic Italian pastries, flaky French croissants, or even Germany’s famous bratwursts. Northeastern...

An audience listens to a panel discussing maintaining career longevity. The WISE summit hosted an array of workshops and speaker events.

‘Built to last’: Fifth annual WISE Summit empowers entrepreneurs, connects community

Hir Panchal, news correspondent April 4, 2025

Northeastern’s Women’s Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship, or WISE, transformed the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, or ISEC, lobby into an elegant venue for its fifth annual summit March 29. Centered on the theme “Built to Last,” the nine-hour...

Kickoff party attendees stand for a group photo. The attendees included program alumni, prospective applicants, mentors and local investors.

Cleantech Open Northeast’s Portland kickoff fosters entrepreneurial community building

Shivi Sharma, news correspondent April 3, 2025

When Nick Planson and Chad Strater joined the Cleantech Open Northeast program in 2023, they planned to electrify the off-road vehicle industry. Their company, Shred Electric, was born out of a shared love for backcountry skiing and the realization that snowmobiles and similar...

Inside Sidechat: Northeastern student life, unfiltered

Inside Sidechat: Northeastern student life, unfiltered

Emily Chung, news staff April 1, 2025

  Slow walkers. Greek life. The International Village wind tunnel. Finals week. Campus dogs. Why are all the frat men short? Is anyone else sick right now? Why are people barefoot in Snell Library? All these topics and more flood the endless stream of posts...

A sign reading "The People's Iftar for [Palestine]." Students held a gathering for iftar and marched down Forsyth Street March 25.

Huskies for a Free Palestine gather in ‘disruptive’ iftar on Centennial Common

Aiden Stein and Zoe MacDiarmid April 1, 2025

As the sun set on Centennial Common March 25 and the month of Ramadan wound down, demonstrators with Huskies for a Free Palestine, or HFP, held an iftar to break their fast and gather in solidarity for Palestine.  Speakers addressed dozens of attendees at the event about...

Letter from the Editor: The Huntington News announces formation of Editorial Board

Letter from the Editor: The Huntington News announces formation of Editorial Board

Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief March 31, 2025

For nearly 100 years, The Huntington News has delivered vigorous, relevant and high-quality student journalism to Northeastern students, faculty, alumni, families and community members. A critical part of that journalism, operating independently of the university since 2008,...