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Jack Masliah

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Samantha Denecour

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Mikayla Tsai

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Ava Vitiello

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Tanvi Saxena

Ka Yat Michelle Lau and other volunteers at LBFE help teach senior citizens how to use various technological programs. A rise in online platforms made for keeping track of healthcare services increased the digital divide for many elderly people. Photo courtesy Chisom Nnajiofor.
Op-ed: How we can bridge the digital divide in healthcare for the elderly
Ka Yat Michelle Lau, contributor • December 18, 2024

In a world where almost everything is now available online, imagine being unable to access healthcare services simply because you can’t navigate...

Op-ed: Are we banning books or empathy?
Op-ed: Are we banning books or empathy?
Ava Vitiello, columnist • December 12, 2024

Required readings in high school were always a drag. “The Odyssey,” “Romeo and Juliet” and “Of Mice and Men” were my sole enemies...

Students sit along a line of benches in the Centennial Common greenery. Many who voted in the November election did not consider climate to be their top priority, despite the increase of weather disasters such as Hurricane Milton.
Op-ed: We cannot put off saving our planet anymore
Ava Vitiello, columnist • December 9, 2024

In early October, Hurricane Milton decimated the Florida coast. The damning impact of this natural disaster only showed that we as a country...

Op-ed: How TikTok is reshaping the news landscape
Op-ed: How TikTok is reshaping the news landscape
Shreya Pillamari, contributor • December 5, 2024

TikTok has become a household name that millions recognize. Whether you love the app, hate it or refuse to download it and get sucked into its...


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Kamala Harris looks at the crowd during a campaign rally in Arizona Aug. 9. Harris lost Nov. 5 and many were adverse to voting for Harris because of her gender, race and campaigns. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, flickr.
Op-ed: Being a woman may not have cost Kamala Harris the election — but it certainly didn’t help
Samantha Denecour, columnist • December 4, 2024

Throughout the 2024 election, I would often hear friends and family make the claim that they “just don’t like” Kamala Harris. Regardless...

Op-ed: The transition from high school to college is important, but expectations feel too high
Op-ed: The transition from high school to college is important, but expectations feel too high
Antaine Anhalt, contributor • December 2, 2024

Life comes with plenty of transitions, some unavoidable and many harder than others. Going from kindergarten to first grade feels minor now,...

Op-ed: Anything you can do, AI can do better
Op-ed: Anything you can do, AI can do better
Mikayla Tsai, columnist • November 29, 2024

Back when my grandparents were in school, cheating on assignments actually took effort. In today’s day and age, simply feeding a request into...

The Warren Olney Hall at the Northeastern Oakland campus. Universities across the nation utilized the legacy policy, undermining many first generation or unknown college applicants. Photo courtesy Lauren Matthews.
Op-ed: Legacy admissions should cease to exist
Mikayla Tsai, columnist • November 25, 2024

As a third-year university student, I am very lucky to enjoy the luxury and benefits that a Northeastern education provides. In my first-year...

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Arizona Aug. 23. Trump was elected for a second term as president Nov. 5. Photo courtesy Gage Skimore, flickr.
Op-ed: Donald Trump: the United States’ president, the world’s headache
Lily Cooper, contributor • November 23, 2024

On Nov. 5, former President Donald Trump won the keys to the White House yet again. His first term in office was characterized by welfare cuts,...

Op-ed: Why Democrats are losing votes to the third party
Op-ed: Why Democrats are losing votes to the third party
Ava Vitiello, columnist • November 23, 2024

With the 2024 election now decided and Donald Trump taking his place as the next president of the United States, many Democrats and those opposed...

The ChatGPT website on a student’s laptop. It was released two years ago by OpenAI.
Op-ed: The lost art of learning
Kara Orsini, columnist • November 19, 2024

Google, in all its glory, is a verb just as much as it is a search engine. When trying to find information, very rarely do I hear people say...

Op-ed: The dissonance of co-op and curiosity
Op-ed: The dissonance of co-op and curiosity
Gigi Barucci, contributor • November 16, 2024

As I enter my fourth year at Northeastern, I have found genuine intellectual curiosity to be quite rare. The culture of co-op fosters a transactional...

Op-ed: Donald Trump’s reelection is horrific, but we can’t let the world stop
Op-ed: Donald Trump’s reelection is horrific, but we can’t let the world stop
Antaine Anhalt, contributor • November 13, 2024

On the night of the 2024 presidential election, Nov. 5, millions of Americans watched as the election map turned redder by the hour and as hope...

Op-ed: Trump’s election is a heartbreaking decision, yet a choice made by the American people
Op-ed: Trump’s election is a heartbreaking decision, yet a choice made by the American people
Tanvi Saxena, contributor • November 11, 2024

After a whirlwind of an election night, Donald Trump officially became the 47th president-elect of the United States Nov. 6. As we awaited results...


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