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Op-ed: Equality in childrearing doesn’t end with Women’s History Month
Op-ed: Equality in childrearing doesn’t end with Women’s History Month
Anne Zhu, contributor • April 24, 2024

The phrase "working mother" was once considered an oxymoron, reflecting a societal paradigm where women's roles were confined primarily to the...

Op-ed: The best way to save SGA is to leave it
Op-ed: The best way to save SGA is to leave it
Angelica Jorio, contributor • April 22, 2024

For the past four years, I have had the distinct and weird experience of having served on both The News’ editorial board as design editor and...

Op-ed: Students should stay away from LinkedIn, focus on real life
Op-ed: Students should stay away from LinkedIn, focus on real life
Kara Orsini, columnist • April 18, 2024

A few weeks ago, a friend of a friend at a university told me that they connect on LinkedIn with every person they meet at every party they go...

A bed of purple flowers bloom on campus. March 19 marked the spring equinox and the end of the winter season.
Op-ed: Spring is arriving in Boston. But we shouldn’t expect the ‘season of change’ to change us
Samantha Denecour, contributor • April 12, 2024

For desperate New Englanders severely lacking Vitamin D, March 19, the spring equinox, marked a much-needed seasonal turning point. Finally,...


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The John Martinson Honors Program office. Requirements for Honors students admitted in fall 2023 or later were restructured following John Martinsons $5 million donation to Northeasterns Honors Program in February.
Op-ed: Northeastern’s Honors Program didn’t need saving
Kristina DaPonte, contributor • April 7, 2024

John Martinson, a venture capitalist and philanthropist, donated $5 million to Northeastern’s Honors Program in February. The sizable donation...

A ballot drop box in front of Boston City Hall. Many young voters expressed plans for opting out of voting in the 2024 presidential election.
Op-ed: Gen Z must commit to voting in the 2024 election
Kara Orsini, columnist • April 5, 2024

The United States is anxiously anticipating the 2024 presidential election, which is shaping up to be even more tumultuous than the previous...

Op-ed: Don’t judge me for being a night owl
Op-ed: Don’t judge me for being a night owl
Jethro R. Lee, contributor • March 25, 2024

Yes, I’m writing this at 4 a.m. I know I shouldn’t keep ruining my sleep schedule. I know I shouldn’t keep dozing off during my afternoon...

The entrance to the club offices for NUTV, Tastemakers and NU Sci. Along with these clubs, three other clubs were told they would be forced out of their offices on the second floor of Curry Student Center
Op-ed: The stories of our displaced clubs offer a lesson for how to move forward
Noah Haggerty, contributor • March 24, 2024

When I first got the text Jan. 22 that NU Sci, Northeastern’s only student-run science magazine, would lose the office space in Curry Student...

The countryside in Northern Ireland. Belfast was added as an N.U.in location in 2023. Photo courtesy Sencha Kreymerman.
Op-ed: What’s the Craic on N.U.in Belfast?
Sencha Kreymerman, contributor • March 24, 2024

As far as Northeastern’s N.U.in locations go, Belfast is quite possibly the most random. Located in Northern Ireland, Belfast is the program’s...

A variety of tea packets sit on a table. Northeastern started its Wellness Days pilot program in July 2022.
Op-ed: Wellness Days should become a permanent part of Northeastern semesters
Kara Orsini, columnist • March 22, 2024

In July 2022, Northeastern University piloted its Wellness Days program, allowing undergraduate students two days per semester to receive excused...

SPD officer Kevin Dave in a police cruiser. Dave struck former Northeastern student Jaahnavi Kandula with his cruiser in January 2023. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Labs.
Op-ed: Police and motorist impunity failed Jaahnavi Kandula
Noah Colbert, contributor • March 17, 2024

Seven thousand five hundred pedestrians were killed by drivers in the United States in 2022, the highest the mortality rate has been in 41 years....

Op-ed: ‘You Need To Calm Down’: A look at Taylor Swift and the NFL
Op-ed: ‘You Need To Calm Down’: A look at Taylor Swift and the NFL
Lily Cooper, contributor • March 17, 2024

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just want an excuse to eat some wings, Americans everywhere watch the Super Bowl. The 2024 game,...

Op-ed: Lessons from an international student in regulatory affairs
Op-ed: Lessons from an international student in regulatory affairs
Attrayee “Atty” Chakraborty, contributor • March 10, 2024

Navigating a career as an international student going into a completely new field has been exciting, to say the least. After graduating college...

 A ballot dropbox located outside City Hall in 2020. Members of the American public have expressed concern over the ages of presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, who are 81 years old and 77 years old, respectively.
Op-ed: My grandfather’s peers shouldn’t be president
Alexis Algazy, contributor • March 7, 2024

My grandfather might be the healthiest 81-year-old I’ve ever met, but that does not mean he is fit to hold any political office in this country....


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