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First year Katie Burke performs a backflip on a balance beam at a national competition in Memphis, Tennessee, March 29. GymNUstics placed seventh at the meet.

GymNUstics ends their season placing in the top 10 teams at nationals

Emily Chung, news staff April 25, 2023

Northeastern’s club gymnastics team had their hands full this year, with a busy season that culminated at nationals in Memphis, Tennessee.  The team had a monumental season, planning and hosting its first ever home meet in addition to competing at the regional and national...

In the foreground, one sculpture holds another, as lifelike in its anguish as the figure in its arms is lifeless. Behind them, the two figures in "The Kiss" embraced under happier circumstances.

Boston exhibition showcases grand sculptures made of Lego

Colette Pollauf and Yaakov Aldrich April 18, 2023

Despite having been built with Lego, the sculptures in a new Boston exhibition are not child’s play. They are the work of Nathan Sawaya, a renowned Lego sculpture artist who builds custom 3D sculptures and whose work is currently on tour around the world in an exhibit called...

Op-ed: Study abroad is an overlooked privilege

Op-ed: Study abroad is an overlooked privilege

Rachel Mahoney, contributor  March 14, 2023

One of the most sought-after experiences at Northeastern is studying abroad. The university has programs like N.U.in and Global Scholars that give students a unique opportunity to start their college experience in another country. However, how “unique” really is this experience? These...

Massachusetts elections: A visualization of who is running

Massachusetts elections: A visualization of who is running

Eli Curwin, staff writer November 7, 2022

On Nov. 8, Massachusetts will host a series of important elections. Here are those elections visualized. Statewide Elections There are five statewide positions up for election: governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor. The Democrats hold...

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech at Roxbury Community College Nov. 2.

Shattering glass ceilings, Massachusetts candidates seek to make history

Eli Curwin, news staff November 7, 2022

Massachusetts is likely to break records at the ballot box Nov. 8.  If elected, gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Kim Driscoll would be the first female team elected to the governor and lieutenant governor positions in the history...

Op-ed: Don’t be ashamed of needing some “me time”

Op-ed: Don’t be ashamed of needing some “me time”

Jethro R. Lee, contributor November 1, 2022

One of students’ many initial quests at the beginning of a new school year, especially for first-years, is to find friends. Whether it be for ensuring you are acquainted with a math genius who can help you get through hours of Calculus 3 or someone to go with on a boba run...

What was the Northeastern News’ role 50 years ago?

October 28, 2022

The Northeastern News, as it was known then, was radically different from today’s Huntington News. It was still school supported, published in print every week and worked out of the student center. While Northeastern as a whole was largely conservative, the staff of the...

What did Northeastern students think about birth control and abortion 50 years ago?

October 28, 2022

Birth control first came on the scene in 1960, when it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It wasn’t until 1965 that a Supreme Court case made the distribution of birth control and birth control information legal in all 50 states.  For some, like Margie Peters...

NU students back Baird with rally at State House

October 27, 2022

More than 100 Northeastern students, all but a handful of them freshman, showed up at the State House Sept. 10 to support Bill Baird’s challenge of Massachusetts birth control laws. Baird has spoken at Northeastern’s Alumni Auditorium Tuesday evening and had asked for...

Baird appeals to 1200 frosh

October 27, 2022

“Who belongs in your bedroom? The state?” asked birth control advocate William R. Baird of approximately 1200 freshmen who gave him a standing ovation Sept. 9 in Alumni Auditorium. Stating that people in Massachusetts are liable for a three-month prison term for violation...

Baird fights for your freedom

October 27, 2022

Sometime within the next two weeks, birth control crusader Bill Baird will appear for sentencing before the State Supreme Court in what may be the final act of his dramatic struggle against Massachusetts archaic birth control laws. He was arrested April 8, 1967 at Boston...

Multilevel marketing recruiters have cranked up the heat beneath college campuses. Growing economic uncertainty and competitive pressure make students more vulnerable than ever to less-than-orthodox work opportunities.

College students are the new recruits in multilevel marketing schemes

Karissa Korman, lifestyle editor September 7, 2022

Whether it comes as a suspicious direct message on Instagram or as a text from a distant high school acquaintance, the script rarely wavers: “Hey, boss babe! I have an opportunity for you.”  Messages like this make enticing promises of financial security and entrepreneurial...