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Samantha Denecour

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Mikayla Tsai

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Ava Vitiello

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Antaine Anhalt

A Northeastern emblem appears on a campus building. Students' fundamental right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression do not change with the times, the Editorial Board writes.
Editorial Board: Our First Amendment rights are under assault
The Huntington News Editorial Board March 31, 2025

The president of the United States fired the opening shot against our freedom of expression with a sweeping declaration: Students engaged in...

Letter from the Editor: The Huntington News announces formation of Editorial Board
Letter from the Editor: The Huntington News announces formation of Editorial Board
Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief • March 31, 2025

For nearly 100 years, The Huntington News has delivered vigorous, relevant and high-quality student journalism to Northeastern students, faculty,...

Zelenskyy and Trump discuss and argue over foreign policy Feb. 28. The world leaders' outburst sparked political "toxic masculinity" and irrational executive action concerns. Photo courtesy The White House, Flickr.
Op-ed: ‘It’s a man’s world’ to U.S. foreign policy leaders
Samantha Denecour, columnist • March 31, 2025

As International Women's History month comes to a close, the realm of U.S. foreign policy still feels increasingly like a man’s world. I’m...

A student wears a graduation cap at Northeastern's 2021 undergraduate commencement ceremony. A study found that 42.6% of first-year medical students experienced burnout.
Op-ed: Dear Pre-meds: a gap year will help, not hurt you
Mikayla Tsai, columnist • March 26, 2025

For most of my time in college, I believed that taking gap years as a pre-med student would break my career. I thought they were for individuals...


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Hunter Biden embraces recently sworn-in President Joe Biden and Jill Biden after the 59th inaugural ceremony Jan. 20, 2021. Past presidents pardoned many people, ranging from close family to billionaires. Photo courtesy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, Flickr.
Op-ed: Presidential pardons are deeply rooted in a lack of fairness
Alanna Hagen, contributor • March 26, 2025

Presidential pardons are an executive power that have always confused me. Dating back to George Washington’s presidency, pardons have been...

Op-ed: Life is too noisy. Should we quiet it down?
Op-ed: Life is too noisy. Should we quiet it down?
Alexis Algazy, contributor • March 24, 2025

“Oh my gosh, I’m so overstimulated.” This buzzword, which has popped up more frequently on social media and in daily conversations,...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk stand in front of a Tesla Cybertruck at the White House Mar. 11. While part of DOGE, Musk fired thousands of federal employees and published wrong data under Trump's Administration. Photo courtesy The White House, flickr .
Op-ed: I didn’t elect Elon Musk as president, and neither did you
Antaine Anhalt, columnist • March 23, 2025

If you’ve seen any photos of Elon Musk lately, chances are, you’ll see him right at President Donald Trump’s side — so much so that it...

Microscopes in a lab in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex. An executive order from the Trump administration Jan. 29 called for a freeze of all federal funds and loans.
Op-ed: Trump’s research funding freeze isn’t something we can just ignore
Mikayla Tsai, columnist • March 20, 2025

Amid the reign of executive orders and depressing news coming from the White House, overhearing the words “federal funding freeze” and “meet...

The Student Government Association insignia. SGA was established in 1921 as a council intending to help mitigate student life with administration guidelines.
Op-ed: The Student Government Association needs to start governing
Ava Vitiello, columnist • March 19, 2025

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a government as a “body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization.”...

Op-ed: Raise questions and red flags in class
Op-ed: Raise questions and red flags in class
Antaine Anhalt, columnist • March 18, 2025

Imagine — it’s the first day of class. You walk into the room, sit down and wait tensely for the professor to show up. They show up ten minutes...

Op-ed: Department of Education gutted, our university disrupted
Op-ed: Department of Education gutted, our university disrupted
Jack Masliah, contributor • March 15, 2025

There are serious problems with the educational system in this country.  Plummeting math scores is one example; being described as “the...

Students animatedly chat with each other on a sunny afternoon on Centennial Common Oct. 22, 2024. Many students applied to Northeastern for its academics, but also for its array of clubs and atmosphere.
Op-ed: Dear prospective NU students: Here’s why I chose to be a Husky
Antaine Anhalt, columnist • March 14, 2025

“What’s your major?”  This is the ever-so-classic unavoidable question most college students face. Typically, it’s one of the first...

‘Slouching Towards’ Reluctance: How Northeastern College Republicans justify Trump’s actions
‘Slouching Towards’ Reluctance: How Northeastern College Republicans justify Trump’s actions
Jack Masliah, contributor • March 11, 2025

In W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming,” the 20th-century poet describes a world “slouching towards Bethlehem,” symbolizing a descent into...

‘Slouching Towards’ Havoc: How Northeastern College Democrats see the party’s future
‘Slouching Towards’ Havoc: How Northeastern College Democrats see the party’s future
Jack Masliah, contributor • March 11, 2025

In W.B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming,” the 20th-century poet describes a world “slouching towards Bethlehem,” symbolizing a descent into...


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