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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Runners wait to start their course. Two Northeastern female track athletes were disqualified at the CAA Championships for wearing illegal shoes Feb. 26. Photo courtesy Pexels.
Two Northeastern track athletes disqualified for illegal shoes at CAA Championships
Aoife Jeffries, news staff • March 7, 2025

Two athletes from the Northeastern track and field team were disqualified from the women’s 5000-meter for illegal shoes at the CAA Indoor Track Championships...

The new model for the multi-purpose facility to replace Matthews Arena. In May 2024, Northeastern sent a letter of intent to the BPDA to construct a 290,000-gross-square-foot multi-purpose athletic facility. Rendering courtesy Perkins&Will.
Northeastern to release plans for multi-purpose facility set to replace historic Matthews Arena
Amelia Ballingall and Zoe MacDiarmid • March 5, 2025

Northeastern will unveil updated plans for a new multi-purpose athletic facility to replace the historic Matthews Arena March 6, according to information...

Major production companies are threatening independent filmmakers. These students are fighting back.
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • March 4, 2025
Provost Search Committee hosts undergraduate open forum amid hunt for Madigan’s successor
Madison Evangelist, news staff • February 28, 2025
An American flag waves above Ell Hall. Since 2015, the number of early decision applicants to Northeastern grew by 660%.
As Northeastern’s acceptance rate plummets, students report turning to early decision for higher chance at entry
Caroline Baker Dimock and Zoe MacDiarmid • March 5, 2025
Yirsy Quèliz takes on her opponent. Quèliz collected 15 points and three steals against Elon March 6.
Northeastern women’s basketball upsets Elon for Senior Day win
Cassandra Joyce, news staff • March 9, 2025
Wu's placard sits facing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The mayor faced questions about Boston's law enforcement policies and immigrant population.
Mayor Michelle Wu defends city’s immigration policies at sanctuary city congressional hearing
Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief • March 8, 2025
The Huskies celebrate a goal. The team secured its entry to nationals by with a 3-2 overtime win against Boston University Feb. 22 and a 2-0 win over the University of New Hampshire Feb. 23. Photo courtesy Mika Podila.
The road to nationals: How Northeastern men’s club hockey is preparing for its 4th consecutive appearance
Bailey Reynolds, news staff • March 8, 2025
Dylan Hyrckowian fights for the puck Jan. 25. Hyrckowian earned his 14th goal of the season against Merrimack March. 6.
Northeastern men’s hockey bounces back in win against Merrimack
Bailey Reynolds, news staff • March 7, 2025

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The new model for the multi-purpose facility to replace Matthews Arena. In May 2024, Northeastern sent a letter of intent to the BPDA to construct a 290,000-gross-square-foot multi-purpose athletic facility. Rendering courtesy Perkins&Will.

Northeastern to release plans for multi-purpose facility set to replace historic Matthews Arena

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Brynne Norquist (left) and Tyler Knohl pose for a photo together. The two run Hiike, a platform that uses data to provide film festival recommendations to independent filmmakers. Photo courtesy Kira Briggs.

Major production companies are threatening independent filmmakers. These students are fighting back.




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The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education building. The OCR recently released an FAQ regarding its previous “Dear Colleague" letter. Photo courtesy U.S. Department of State, flickr.
Department of Education issues FAQ increasing pressure on schools to axe race-related programs
Zoe MacDiarmid, campus editor • March 2, 2025
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. Beau Benson was sentenced to five years in prison Feb 27, with five years of supervised release.
Former Northeastern admissions counselor sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography
Emily Spatz, news staff • February 27, 2025

Content warning: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography. The former Northeastern admissions counselor who pleaded...

The exterior of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington. A letter sent by the department to all educational institutions in the country that receive federal funding Feb. 14 demanded the elimination of all race-based programs. Photo courtesy Anne Meadows, flickr.
Trump gave schools a Feb. 28 deadline to cut ‘race-based’ programs. Here’s what programs consider race at Northeastern.
Chloe Craft and Grace Cargill • February 26, 2025

Under the directive of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a “Dear Colleague” letter...

A Northeastern sign on the Boston campus. At a Feb. 12 faculty senate meeting, members voted to change who holds the role of the Chair of the Faculty Senate.
Faculty senate passes motion changing provost’s role on senate despite concerns
Zoe MacDiarmid, Chloe Craft, and Madison Evangelist • February 26, 2025

Northeastern’s faculty senate — the university governing body that represents the faculty — will no longer be chaired by the provost, but...

A woman on rollerblades dressed as a festive snowflake stands next to an ice sculpture with the “Winter Wonderland” logo. Performers dressed as Anna and Elsa from “Frozen” arrived later and served as entertainment for the younger attendees.
Revere Beach finds warmth in a community Winter Wonderland
Nia Calais, photo staff • March 4, 2025
Members of the Service Employees International Union, or SEIU, protest Maura Healey's budget cuts. While the announcement of the budget focused on boosting transportation, cuts to healthcare came with mass layoffs and closures of facilities across the state.
Healthcare workers demand ‘care not cuts’ at State House rally
Chloe Craft, news staff • March 2, 2025

More than 100 healthcare workers, labor union members, advocates and patients and their families gathered at the steps of the Massachusetts State...

Attendees wait in line for free coffee from Coffee Trike. The event was a welcome midday break for employees in nearby hospitals.
Winter Wednesday brews warmth, community in Longwood
Leona Gagalac, news correspondent • February 28, 2025

Despite February’s signature high-speed winds and snow, the Longwood Collective’s seasonal Winter Wednesdays offered a preview of spring....

Thousands of protesters gather in Boston Common. The protest was part of 50501.
‘No kings on Presidents Day’ Crowds march through Boston to protest Trump, Musk
Chloe Craft, news staff • February 28, 2025

Over 1,000 protesters amassed at Boston Common Feb. 17, enduring high winds and freezing temperatures to voice their dismay with President Donald...

Abby Carchio coaches from the sideline at Robert Williams Athletics. Carchio was recently hired as an assistant coach for the women's soccer team. Photo courtesy Roger Williams Athletics.
Northeastern women’s soccer welcomes Abby Carchio as new assistant coach
Aoife Jeffries, news staff • March 2, 2025

Northeastern women’s soccer has hired Abby Carchio as a new assistant coach, the team announced on social media and the Northeastern Athletics...

Parquet Report: It’s reasonable to be concerned for the Celtics after back-to-back frustrating losses
Parquet Report: It’s reasonable to be concerned for the Celtics after back-to-back frustrating losses
Aiden Barker, news staff • March 2, 2025

It’s been a tale of halves for the Celtics lately. One 24-minute stretch has been significantly better than the other in the last two games.  The...

Lisa Jönsson dives for the puck Jan. 18. Jönsson had 36 saves against UConn March 5.
Northeastern women’s hockey heads to Hockey East Championship after victory over No.11 UConn
Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor • March 6, 2025

Northeastern women’s hockey (22-13-1, 15-11-1 HE) beat the University of Connecticut Huskies (22-12-2, 19-6-2 HE) 3-1 March 5 to finish its...

The Huskies celebrate their teammate March 29, 2024. Northeastern won one of their four games against Hawaii Feb. 29 to March 3.
Huskies drop three of four in a hard-fought series against University of Hawaii
Valentina Swan, news correspondent • March 6, 2025

The Northeastern baseball team (4-5, 0-0 NCAA) took one of the four games against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (10-2, 0-0 Big West) this past...

Yirsy Quéliz signals her team at a Feb. 16 game. The Huskies lost against William & Mary College Feb. 28 and Hampton University March 2.
Northeastern women’s basketball takes a double loss in Virginia
Cassandra Joyce, news staff • March 4, 2025

The Northeastern women’s basketball team (2-23,1-15 CAA) took two losses against the William & Mary Tribe (11-16, 8-8 CAA) Feb 28. and...

Stonebwoy dances with NASO executive board members on stage. NASO hosted its annual Africa Night Feb. 8. Photo courtesy Badmus Photography, NASO.
African Student Organization embraces excellence on Africa Night
Maureen Mukasa, news correspondent • March 7, 2025
The cast of "The Grove" perform on stage. The play followed a Nigerian immigrant family living in Worcester, focusing on the eldest daughter’s journey. Photo courtesy Marc J. Franklin, The Huntington Theatre.
‘The Grove’ delivers an emotionally charged story on identity, ancestry
Hir Panchal, news correspondent • March 7, 2025
"Mr. Pink 6" by Philippe Katerine hands above Winter Street. The inflatable pink sculpture was part of a series of six similar sculptures placed around Downtown Boston.
Mikey Day as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mike Myers as Elon Musk, James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump and Bowen Yang as JD Vance (left to right) in an "SNL" skit March 1. Andrew Dismukes portrayed Northeastern DOGE engineer Edward Coristine later on in the skit. Photo courtesy Will Heath, NBC.
Anthony Mackie stars as Sam Wilson in "Captain America: Brave New World." The film was set after the Disney+ miniseries “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier." Photo courtesy Disney.
Column: From Best Picture to Best Documentary Short Film, here’s what will and should win at the 97th Academy Awards
A U.S. Border Patrol officer holds a pair of handcuffs as illegal immigrants are deported Jan. 23. Trump issued an executive order Jan. 20 to end birthright citizenship for certain children of immigrants. Photo courtesy Robert Cano, U.S. Custom's and Border Protection.
Op-ed: Trump’s economy and immigration policies are competing for American support
Ava Vitiello, columnist • February 28, 2025

Dear United States of America, why are we so angry at immigrants?  Since his first day in office, President Donald Trump has signed 50 executive...

Op-ed: All dating apps are meant to be deleted
Op-ed: All dating apps are meant to be deleted
Devyn Rudnick, contributor • February 25, 2025

College life is full of quintessential moments — living in residence halls, eating at dining halls — and, eventually, admitting defeat in...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands for a portrait. He was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services at the White House Feb. 13. Photo courtesy Joyce Boghosian, Wikimedia Commons.
Op-ed: We can’t leave everything up to the ‘experts’ anymore
Antaine Anhalt, columnist • February 21, 2025

As kids, we were usually told to leave the “important stuff” to the adults and the experts. We listened to Bill Nye, trusted our teachers...

The gender neutral bathroom on the third floor of Ryder Hall. Only one gender neutral bathroom was included in the building.
Op-ed: Northeastern’s ‘queer’ bathroom problem
Blakely Cummings, contributor • February 20, 2025

As a student fascinated by the arts, I spend a lot of time in Ryder Hall. I go to the Ryder Theatre Lab to see shows my friends are in. My friends...

Rioters overtake the Capitol stairs, taking photos and waving flags in support of Donald Trump Jan. 6, 2021. One of Trump's first acts after being reelected president was pardoning over 1,000 participants in the riot. Photo courtesy Tyler Merbler, Wikimedia Commons.
Op-ed: President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons did the opposite of make America great
Ava Vitiello, columnist • February 18, 2025

Let’s take a trip back in time. The date is Jan. 6, 2021, and the Senate hearing to count the Electoral College votes is taking place in the...

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A speaker at an anti-Vietnam war rally in Krentzman Quad Dec. 3, 1965. Throughout Northeastern's history, various presidents commented on pivotal world events. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Crisis management from Northeastern’s war room: How Northeastern presidents have addressed international conflicts
Aiden Stein, deputy campus editor • February 17, 2025
A Northeastern University seal in 1965. During the late 1950s Northeastern began solidifying the role of its PR department. Photo courtesy Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.
Behind the creation of Northeastern’s brand: The emergence of the public relations department
Anya Hill, news correspondent • February 3, 2025
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