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Students enter the Cabot Testing Center Feb. 18. Effective May 6, Northeastern will no longer offer PCR testing.

Northeastern to discontinue PCR testing at end of semester

Marta Hill, editor-in-chief April 4, 2022

Northeastern will announce Tuesday morning that it will no longer offer PCR COVID-19 testing on any campus, effective May 6.  In a message to the university community, that The News obtained a copy of, Provost David Madigan and Chancellor Ken Henderson explained that the...

In a debate March 10, the two SGA candidate slates were able to discuss their goals and policies in advance of the election. The candidates, from left to right, are Angelica Jorio (presidential candidate) and Sebastian Chávez (vice presidential candidate) of the Jorio-Chávez Ticket, and Abigail Sodergren (vice presidential candidate) and Rhea Tipnis (presidential candidate) of the New Horizons slate.

SGA candidate slates face off in public debate before election

Grace Comer, campus editor March 14, 2022

To help voters pick a new student body president and executive vice president in the first contested election in four years, the Student Government Association, or SGA, hosted a debate between the two slates March 10. Both the Jorio-Chávez ticket and the New Horizons slate were...

Northeastern announced March 1 that effective March 5 masks will not be required indoors in most settings on the Boston campus. The change came immediately after Mayor Michelle Wu announced Boston's mask mandate would also lift March 5.

Northeastern to remove indoor mask requirement for Boston campus

Marta Hill, editor-in-chief March 1, 2022

Effective this Saturday, face coverings will be “optional in all settings” on the Boston campus except University Health and Counseling Services, according to a News@Northeastern article. This change, announced online Tuesday night, marks another move toward Northeastern...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration announced Tuesday to lift the indoor masking mandate, effective Saturday, following improved COVID-19 conditions in the city.

Wu administration lifts indoor mask mandate

Jennifer Suryadjaja, city editor March 1, 2022

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Commissioner of Public Health and Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission Bisola Ojikutu announced Tuesday the city will lift its indoor mask mandate, effective March 5. The City’s Board of Health came to an unanimous decision...

Northeastern announced Feb. 18 that effective Feb. 28 community members will not be required to test weekly if they are asymptomatic. The COVID-19 data dashboard will also be retired at the end of the month.

Students react to end of mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing

Marta Hill, editor-in-chief February 19, 2022

The latest step in Northeastern’s plan to treat COVID-19 as an endemic came Friday morning. In an email to students, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs David Madigan and Chancellor and Senior Vice President for Learning Ken Henderson announced that mandatory...

A face covering requirement at Cabot Testing Center. Northeastern announced it is evaluating its mask mandate Friday.

Northeastern updates testing protocols, evaluates mask mandate

Clara McCourt, managing editor February 18, 2022

Northeastern adjusted some of its COVID-19 policies in an email Friday. Among the newly announced changes is making weekly testing optional for asymptomatic individuals and the discontinuation of the COVID-19 testing dashboard. These changes will take effect Feb. 28. The email,...

Northeastern students reflect on experiences, stigmas of dating apps

Northeastern students reflect on experiences, stigmas of dating apps

Cathy Ching, Haley Alphonse, and Avery Bleichfeld February 14, 2022
Dating apps are used by people of all backgrounds, but they’re commonly known to be a staple piece of the modern college culture. As first-time and veteran dating app users are coming together in the immersive world of dating, The News spoke with nine students about their experiences and thoughts on what it means to meet romantic partners through a phone screen when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all social scenes for almost three years.