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Op-ed: Reaching out to professors matters more than you think
Op-ed: Reaching out to professors matters more than you think
Kriish Hate, contributor • August 14, 2025

Stepping into college marks not just a change of classroom, but a whole new world of independence, exploration and uncertainty. Starting my...

A pile of jeans. Invented in the 1870s, denim became a staple of American style and was worn for protests, factory work and trendy outfits.
Op-ed: American Eagle is wrong. Jeans come in more colors than blue.
Mora Peusner Dacharry, contributor • August 12, 2025

A few months ago, I found myself walking back and forth in a denim store, six pairs of jeans draped across my arm. Picking between an array of...

The “Tea Dating Advice” app page appears on a mobile screen, framed by two tea cups in the background. A recent data breach left more than 13,000 women at risk after user photos were leaked and circulated online.
Op-ed: The Tea app isn’t the ‘sisterhood’ women need
Nora Harr, contributor • August 8, 2025

An app recently had a huge data breach — so why have more than 900,000 women joined it in the past few days? The Tea app is advertised as...

A collage of Andrew Cuomo (left) and Zohran Mamdani with a design of the Democratic Party donkey. Mamdani used social media campaigns to help secure his New York mayoral victory. Photo of Cuomo courtesy of Delta News Hub, Flickr, photo of Mamdani courtesy Bingjiefu He, Wikimedia Commons. Graphic by Margot Murphy.
Op-ed: The New York City mayoral race shows the Democratic party’s future
Robby Wolff, contributor • August 7, 2025

Since their 2024 election loss, Democrats have been reeling — and people are beginning to look for answers outside of the party establishment. This...


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Fallen trees and debris from flooding surround an American flag July 7. The National Weather Service sent an emergency flood warning to Kerrville residents hours after the rain began. Photo courtesy wckitchen, Wikimedia Commons.
Op-ed: After deadly floods, Texans want accountability. You should, too.
Annie Jones, contributor • July 23, 2025

This week, I went to the funeral of a little girl I never met. She was one of 135 confirmed victims of the July 4 floods that swept through her...

Protestors in Tehran, Iran burn the national flags of Israel, United States and Saudi Arabia Nov. 11, 2015. Younger Americans expressed more skepticism toward U.S. involvement abroad than any generation before them. Photo courtesy Mohamad Sadegh Heydary, Wikimedia Commons
Op-ed: It was never about nuclear disarmament
Phil Warren, contributor • July 23, 2025

College students across America are refreshing news feeds and checking Selective Service websites, not out of a so-called "incredible spirit"...

Sports journalist Erin Andrews (left) jots down North Carolina Tar Heels Offensive Coordinator Freddie Kitchens' strategy opinions during a game Nov. 14, 2019. According to a 2022 Pew Research Center study, only 15% of sports journalists identified as women. Photo courtesy Eric Drost, Flickr.
Op-ed: We must encourage more women to enter sports media
Elli Einset, sports editor • July 16, 2025

I’ve been watching sports with my dad since I could sit up. Once I could actually kick a soccer ball, pass a basketball and understand the...

Students work in lab write-up areas behind ISEC’s multi-level glass wall. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students at Northeastern are involved in research.
Op-ed: The fight over research isn’t just Harvard’s
Shreya Pillamari, contributor • July 5, 2025

A wave of federal threats and funding freezes has put elite universities under pressure — not for misconduct or inefficiency, but for refusing...

A student navigates OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, where the homepage reads “What can I help with?” Feb. 23. Northeastern acknowledged faculty concerns around AI and issued a curriculum guide to help address its academic application and potential misuse.
Op-ed: AI does not belong in academia
Ronald Zullo, contributor • July 1, 2025

The views expressed in this piece are the personal views of the author, a faculty member at Northeastern, and do not reflect those of his department...

Attendees wave pride flags at Boston’s Pride For The People festival and parade June 14. Pride demonstrations first began as a response to the widespread harassment and discrimination of LGBTQ+ communities across North America.
Op-ed: As Pride loses sponsors, it gains meaning
Taylor Zinnie, contributor • June 27, 2025

This year, Pride celebration organizers across the country faced a new challenge: the loss of longtime corporate sponsors. Under mounting political...

The entrance to the Disability Access Services office in Dodge Hall May 16. Students noted a lack of support and understanding as a root cause of frustrations with the DAS.
Op-ed: Northeastern’s Disability Access Services is another obstacle for disabled students
Antaine Anhalt and Gianna DeMonico June 7, 2025

Every Northeastern student is familiar with the stress of housing selection: With your housing lottery number in hand, you eagerly wait for your...

A visibly stressed man works on his laptop in a study booth. Videos dismissing procrastination and a lack of motivation highlighted the allure of hustle culture. Photo courtesy Tim Gouw Unsplash
Op-ed: Hustle culture is procrastination in disguise
Honor Seares, contributor • June 6, 2025

There I was — at 11:01 p.m. — with 59 minutes on the clock left to write a five-page essay due at midnight. Was I hunched over my keyboard,...

A collage featuring Hannah Arendt, her letters and Northeastern University Ell Hall. Photo by Nia Calais. Photo courtesy Barbara Niggl Radloff, Wikimedia Commons. Letters courtesy Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Hannah Arendt Papers. Collage by Margot Murphy.
Op-ed: I am one of your philosophy professors. Ethical thinking is needed now more than ever.
Serena Parekh, contributor • June 3, 2025

The views expressed in this piece are the personal views of the author, a professor at Northeastern, and do not reflect those of her department...

A student places a petri dish in a lab incubator March 27. Northeastern’s College of Engineering created a series of interactive lab modules to counteract for lost hands-on experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Op-ed: Northeastern lab courses must prioritize in-depth learning
Mikayla Tsai, columnist • May 31, 2025

As a behavioral neuroscience major, I have a bone to pick with Northeastern’s lab courses — and I know I’m not the only one.  Whether...


Due to international student visa revocations under the Trump administration, The Huntington News has taken down 6 op-eds at the request of student writers.
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