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Mount Kazbegi in Georgia June 16, 2019. The Caucasus Mountains surrounding Georgia contributed to a limitation of the country’s exposure to different ethnic groups.
Op-ed: The courage to be different brings us closer
Mikayla Tsai, contributor • September 13, 2024

Four years ago today, I walked down the airport terminal and eyed the foreign writing sprawled across the advertisements — the curlicues of...

Kamala Harris smiles during a campaign rally in Arizona Aug. 9. Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 elections. Photo courtesy Gage Skidmore, flickr.
Op-ed: Why Kamala Harris is the candidate we need now more than ever
Shreya Pillamari, contributor • September 12, 2024

After President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election in July, his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris garnered widespread...

Bonifacio High Street in Manila July 15, 2014. In 2022, the top 1% of earners in the Philippines earned 17% of the nation’s total income.
Op-ed: Bursting the bubble: The impact of a single gesture
Mikayla Tsai, contributor • August 31, 2024

When driving down Fort Bonifacio, the car air conditioning does little amid the sweltering heat — a typical Filipino summer with steam columns...

A coffee cup sits under a Nespresso machine. A survey of more than 1,300 Americans found that 36% of people drank three to five cups of coffee a day.
Op-ed: You’re not addicted to caffeine. You just think you are.
Anna Palfy, contributor • August 11, 2024

Scientists estimate that 75% to 80% of the world’s population regularly consumes some form of caffeine, and nearly 3 in 4 Americans drink coffee...


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Op-ed: Constant self-labeling is hurting us
Op-ed: Constant self-labeling is hurting us
Samantha Denecour, contributor • August 4, 2024

Growing up, just about every coming-of-age movie and school assembly skit featured the same key message: Labels don’t define a person. Although...

A computer sits on a table in a Shillman Hall classroom. Online learning was found to diminish attention spans and have a negative impact on students' mental health.
Op-ed: What online education tells us about in-person learning
Ana Veliche, contributor • July 18, 2024

Zoom open, camera on, microphone muted, snack in hand, brain off. We went through this mental checklist every highschool weekday of 2020-21 as...

The Krentzman stairs covered with a decal of Paws. The stairs were previously covered with decals of popular book titles with various Northeastern puns.
Op-ed: Shelving the book stairs: a representation of Northeastern’s underlying problem
Sencha Kreymerman, contributor • July 8, 2024

Is it dramatic to declare a university in danger of bleak soullessness because it replaced the whimsical book stair design with a picture of...

Claudia Sheinbaum smiles for a photo. Sheinbaum was elected Mexico's first female president June 2.  Photo courtesy Rodrigo Jardón, Wikimedia Commons.
Op-ed: Why I remain hopeful for Mexico’s first female president
Galiah Abbud, deputy opinion editor • June 18, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum was recently elected president of Mexico June 2, becoming the first woman to hold this coveted position. Considering the country’s...

Menstrual products for sale in the CVS on Massachusetts Avenue. Menstrual products from popular brands such as Playtex, Always and Tampax were found to contain harmful chemicals that are damaging to one's reproductive health.
Op-ed: Awareness of toxic chemicals in menstrual products is needed now more than ever
Prachi Patel, contributor • June 8, 2024

16.9 million menstruators live in poverty in the United States. One-third of this low-income population are left to choose between menstrual...

A statement released by Northeastern Oct. 10, 2023 about the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Northeastern's stated positions on the sensitive topic faced dissatisfaction from many members of the student body.
Op-ed: The case for neutrality in university statements
Jack Masliah, contributor • June 6, 2024

Over the years, it has become a rare sight for students to approve of Northeastern’s administration. Such is the burdensome reality of leadership...

The “Rooted” exhibition on Krentzman Quad. The installation provoked an outcry from the student body, with a petition to remove it recieving more than 1,700 signatures.
Op-ed: “Rooted,” Krentzman’s newest art installation, should stay up
Samantha Denecour, contributor • June 5, 2024

Minus the orange fur and giant mustache, the Lorax has been resonating a lot with me lately.  While I don’t speak in defense of Dr. Seuss’...

Apartments for lease in Mission Hill. Governor Maura Healey's Affordable Homes Act was presented to the Legislature late last year and, if enacted, would fund the renewal of tens of thousands of homes throughout the state and loosen many land-use restrictions.
Op-ed: Massachusetts’ Legislature must pass a housing bond bill — then go further
Vinesh Khemlani, contributor • May 23, 2024

Students travel from across the country and around the world to Boston with promises of a great education and a bustling city to enjoy their...

The NU Banner homepage. During registration, time tickets were allocated based on students' credit hours.
Op-ed: Class registration is broken: Here’s how we can fix it
Tochi Chukwuemeka, contributor • May 7, 2024

Class registration season at Northeastern has to be one of the most stressful periods of my life. My heart doesn’t seem to beat from the time...

A sink faucet in a Shillman Hall restroom. The faucet was one of three in the restroom.
Op-ed: Rinse and repeat, an abomination we can fix
Jack Masliah, contributor • May 6, 2024

Whether you’ve been hyper-focusing on securing a co-op or tricking your friends into burning their eyeballs by looking directly into the sun...


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