Some who spoke to The News think Mills has not been forthcoming in providing information that they feel should be readily available to the public, with current students and alumni alike having difficulty obtaining information about the closure and the merger. In fact, this lawsuit...
The lawsuit was filed by Bryan Schwartz Law and Nichols Kaster on behalf of two plaintiffs whose majors were eliminated in the merger — Jenny Varner, a student who withdrew from Mills College after the Fall 2021 semester, and Willa Cordrey, who would have to take up to 50 additional...
HOWL originally began in 2012 to help dining hall workers form a union under UNITE HERE Local 26, and resurfaced in 2017 to demand $35,000 a year for full-time workers and affordable health care. Both of the HOWL campaigns resulted in favorable contract negotiations.
HOWL...
Madaras, along with several other HOWL members, organized a rally April 16 at 11 a.m. at Centennial Common. Several dining hall workers, student activists and community members spoke at the rally.
“It’s very hard to live in Boston with my paycheck. Everything is...
Members of HOWL organized a march the following week to drive home their goals for the new contract. Students, dining workers and community members flooded Centennial Common at 6 p.m. on April 22 and prepared to march to Krentzman Quad to call for action.
Speakers at the start...
Boston Calling, Boston’s annual Memorial Day weekend music festival, is set to return May 27 - 29 for the first time since 2019.
Boston Calling is a three-day-long music festival featuring rock, indie and alternative artists, as well as comedians and celebrity hosts, such...
The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China, officially came to an end Feb. 20.
Although the Games went smoothly, the appropriateness of Beijing as the host city was controversial among Western countries due to accusations regarding the Chinese government’s “atrocities...
From February until April, the Lexington Historical Society, a nonprofit organization working to preserve and share the town’s history, will host a celebration called “A Taste of Chocolate.” The ongoing event includes tastings, exhibitions and lectures about the history...
Northeastern psychology students working in the Social Emotions Lab seek to understand how greater prosocial behavior can be elicited, using pragmatic studies centered around emotional response. Prosocial behavior, which refers to making decisions and actions that consider the...
DeSteno’s book, “How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion,” looks at the science behind religious practices and explores how they can be utilized by all individuals, regardless of religious affiliation, to lead their best lives.
“The book is my attempt...
A one-man show that recently made its world premiere at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston is challenging audiences to re-examine the Massachusetts education system. “Mr. Parent” tells the true story of teacher-by-day, actor-by-night Maurice Emmanuel Parent. Playing himself,...
Lia McDonald Meteer, a third-year criminal justice major and a transfer student from the University of Albany, noticed that Northeastern did not offer as many criminal justice resources as SUNY, and wrote a petition demanding increased diversity of learning opportunities in the...
