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Jack Masliah

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Kara Orsini

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Samantha Denecour

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Mikayla Tsai

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Ava Vitiello

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Tanvi Saxena

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...


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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...

Op-ed: Rediscovering harmony in a ‘polarized nation’
Op-ed: Rediscovering harmony in a ‘polarized nation’
Shivani Tripurani, contributor • November 11, 2024

I have always been more book-smart than street-smart. While this skill has indeed earned me coveted job interviews, I have come to realize that...

Protesters at the Nov. 2. Boston Women’s March rally and hold up signs. Demonstrators protested the reelection of Donald Trump and the threats he would pose to women's rights.
Op-ed: The 2024 election revealed just how deeply our country hates women
Kara Orsini, columnist • November 7, 2024

The tumultuous and historic 2024 presidential election has now ended with former President Donald Trump winning the race for the White House...

People wait in line to vote at the Copley Square branch of the Boston Public Library Nov. 5. Echo chambers became a more popular term used in social media, especially in regards to information people encounter about politics.
Op-ed: Let’s avoid this in the future. It’s time to discuss politics at the next family gathering
Ava Vitiello, contributor • November 7, 2024

Political echo chambers have begun to run rampant in American political discourse.  By definition, an echo chamber is an environment where...

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona Aug. 23. Trump officially won the 2024 presidential race Nov. 6. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, Flickr.
Op-ed: The reelection of Donald Trump and the shattering of our last bit of hope
Rachana Madhav, opinion editor • November 6, 2024

It is hard to imagine a time when the United States was not so divided. It is hard to imagine a time when Donald Trump was not the sole talking...

Voting booth dividers in City Hall. The Massachusetts polls remained open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Op-ed: Do we actually need to worry about voter fraud?
Samantha Denecour, columnist • November 5, 2024

Whether we learn the results of the 2024 presidential election tonight or in the upcoming days, numerous factors will determine whether Donald...

Signs direct voters toward an early voting station at the Museum of Fine Arts. A heightened sense of anxiety was said to be experienced by many this election season.
Op-ed: The 2024 election anxiety crisis and why it feels worse than ever before
Hannah Little, contributor • November 5, 2024

It feels like today’s presidential election has garnered more political anxiety from the voting population than any past election. As a 19-year-old...


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