2024 had its fair share of year-defining social media trends, live events and highly anticipated releases. Through all the highs and lows, contributors to The Huntington News’ Lifestyle section were...

Students sit along a line of benches in the Centennial Common greenery. Many who voted in the November election did not consider climate to be their top priority, despite the increase of weather disasters...

Students chat and eat meals in The Eatery at Stetson East. Many students with food allergies and dietary restrictions described having trouble finding safe food in the university's dining halls.

Ryder receives pets from students while dressed in a Spider-Man Halloween costume. Students enjoyed the opportunity to meet him and other community resource dogs at a Halloween event Oct. 31.

Audience members sit and watch the debate. A crowd of about 25 students attended.

Counter-protesters hold up an Israeli flag across the street from the pro-Palestine protesters. The protest lasted about two hours.

Harpoon Brewery hosted its annual Dogtoberfest, a festival raising community spirits and money for animal-related nonprofits, Oct. 6. Pups and their owners donned Halloween costumes and enjoyed several...

Oct. 25 to 27 is Family and Friends Weekend — a time when family and friends flock to Northeastern to explore the Boston campus and reunite with their student.  There will be lots to do on campus,...

Chairs and protest signs surround the Centennial Common encampment April 26. The demonstration remained peaceful despite a heavy police presence.

Students do work on the rooftop of EXP. Northeastern's full-year tuition for students living on-campus reached a record high of more than $90,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.

Screens on dryers in a residence hall laundry room read "Free." All university residence hall laundry machines, except for those in the Midtown Hotel and 60 Belvidere St., were changed to have no fee.

Students pick out flags for the upcoming parade in the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute. The route started near Centennial Common and ended at Krentzmen Quad.

Errol Johnson sits in the City Hall on the Go truck, ready to assist Boston residents. The truck has offered services such as absentee ballot requests, parking ticket appeals, health insurance applications...

The exterior of the MFA. Free admission was offered to Northeastern students who showed their Husky Cards.

A flyer explains what each book in the demonstration represents. This was the first major pro-Palestine action taken on the Boston campus this semester.

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.

Students walk toward EXP on the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Pedestrian Bridge. The total cost of attendance for Northeastern undergraduates during the 2023-24 academic year was $86,000.

Students grab beverages from the International Village dining hall. Some students shared their concerns over the high cost of Northeastern's meal plans.

Protesters sit in chairs around the encampment. HFP announced in a May 16 Instagram post that 30 students in total received disciplinary action charges from OSCCR.

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...

A sink faucet in a Shillman Hall restroom. The faucet was one of three in the restroom.

On the morning of April 25, about 30 student protesters set up on tarps in Centennial Common, linked arms and began chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. What started as a small group of demonstrators quickly...

Protesters gather in the center of Centennial for an informational meeting held by HFP. Organizers reminded protesters to wear masks for COVID-19 safety and privacy purposes and to avoid speaking to police,...

Students join hands and practice steps to the dabke dance around the encampment. College students from Boston Dabke Troupe announced instructions on how to perform a few steps of the traditional Arab dance.

Chairs with handmade protest signs surround the outside of the pro-Palestine encampment on Centennial Common April 26. JAG expressed gratefulness to university leadership and the NUPD for ending the encampment...

Pro-Palestine protesters dance around the encampment in Centennial Common April 26. Read more here.

Students link hands and move toward the right during the group dabke dance.

Students hold hands and practice the dabke dance steps around Centennial Common.

Signs call for an end to funding for Israel and for a ceasefire.

Signs line the perimeter of Centennial Common.

Protesters wave a Palestinian flag as they run through "link-up drills." Demonstrators moved closer together around this time.

Protesters huddle in a tent around 3:30 p.m. Friday.

NUPD officers talk among each other next to the encampment.

The crowd starts to thin out as protesters quiet down. Protesters settled down after BPD left.

HFP reminds protesters about the encampment's goals of Northeastern divesting and cutting ties with Israeli companies and institutions.

Protesters listen during the HFP meeting at 5:45 p.m.

Protesters gather next to an encampment tent for an informational meeting from HFP. The meeting included announcements of a catered dinner and a Passover Seder later that night.

Apartments in Mission Hill. Margaret “Maggie” Van Scoy was chosen to be a liaison for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services in July 2022 for the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission...

Several rooms reserved for SSI on the second floor of Stearns Center. Northeastern sent an email to SSI employees April 1 informing them that the program would be shut down May 3.

Jacqueline Chow poses with her bib number in front of a Boston Marathon prop at the marathon expo.

“Usual Girls” is by no means a typical feel-good, light-hearted play about womanhood. At times, it’s a comedy, but with every laugh it delivers, a harsh reality follows.  Playwright Ming Peiffer...

Cosplayers, influencers and indie developers alike came from all across the East Coast to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for PAX East 2024. Spanning from March 21 to March 24, each day overflowed...

Students gather in Curry Student Center during the Springfest carnival in 2023. CUP recently released a complete schedule of Springfest events for 2024.

“Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight” subverts expectations at every turn. The play doesn’t rely on conventions; it rejects them. It’s as tragic as it is comedic, and it’s this level of nuance...

Laughing Monk Cafe stands at 737 Huntington Ave. The restaurant incorporated a combination of Thai and Japanese cuisine.

A collection of maps and artifacts is laid out for visitors to view. Artifacts were collected from the Leventhal Map Center's collection and Beaucher's personal collection.

A chalkboard at the end of the exhibit. Emily Yurkus said the chalkboard served as a resource for visitors to share their thoughts.

Students socialize and eat in the International Village dining hall. Many students with allergies and dietary restrictions have had trouble finding suitable meals at Northeastern's dining halls.

Northeastern's EXP building stands above Columbus Avenue. Construction on the building was completed in October 2023.

James Burke plays the electric guitar while singing during a music event dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. at The Square Root in Roslindale Jan. 14. Read morehere.

Sounds of funk, soul, R&B and indie rock filled The Square Root in Roslindale Sunday night for Love Illumination, an evening of music dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and the justice he advocated...

Olivier, the lead vocalist of Indescribable Pleasure, hits a high note. As a queer Palestinian American, Olivier took a moment to address the hardships of the transgender and Palestinian communities before...

Indescribable Pleasure performs the first song of its set. The band described themselves as having soul, funk and nu metal influences.

Indescribable Pleasure and audience members listen to an excerpt of one of King’s speeches in silence. The excerpt was played before the band began their set.

Nilles and Indescribable Pleasure cover “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” by Tracy Chapman. The cover tied the performance back to the night’s themes of love and justice.

Nilles sings and plays the keyboard while Sergio Romero, the lead guitarist of Ruby Grove, accompanies her on guitar. Sunday’s performance at The Square Root was Romero’s first show with the band.

Nilles shouts out Romero after his solo during a cover of “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley. Nilles cited the soul duo as one of the band’s primary influences.

Lamour plays bass while occasionally adding backup vocals. Nilles dedicated a love song to him later in Ruby Grove’s set.

The audience waits for Ruby Grove’s performance to begin. Ruby Grove and Indescribable Pleasure both began their sets with short introductions celebrating King.

Burke sings while adjusting the settings on his sequencer. Most of Burke’s music was heavily influenced by the electronica genre, using rhythm performers and sequencer keyboards.

Burke plays electric guitar and sings. Burke performed songs from his 2023 album “Here, Right Now.”

Woods Hill Pier 4 stands at 300 Pier 4 Blvd.

On Nov. 2, the most iconic band of the 1960s released its final single. If any band can top the Billboard charts in both 1964 and 2023, it’s the Beatles. The impact of its seemingly endless list of hits...

Greg Katz poses for a photo. Katz, the chair of the board, said the meal plan should adapt as Northeastern continues to grow and change.

The entrance to Ruggles Station from Northeastern's campus. The $80 million improvement project for the station began in 2017.

Students sit and do work on Centennial Common. Many students have not been able to access green spaces such as Centennial and West Village Quad due to a lack of disability accommodations.

Chilacates is more popular among students living in Mission Hill. Though lacking in ambience and accessibility, Chilacates received the highest marks for taste.

Lettuce club meeting winner Evan Eyler stomps on a bag of lettuce while other contestants chow down. Eyler used an unconventional strategy to finish the head of lettuce in three minutes and 52 seconds.

Paws watches as streamers fly around student performers on Krentzman Quadrangle. Before the student performances, President Joseph E. Aoun spoke, celebrating the legacy of Northeastern.

The Northeastern Dance Team performs on Krentzman Quadrangle to celebrate the anniversary. They were one of several performance groups in attendance.

A hand sanitizer dispenser which includes instructions on how to clean your hands with it. Dispensers were rarely refilled after the pandemic, a small example of Northeastern's choice to overlook sanitation...

The statistically significant presence of college students is difficult to overlook in nearby areas like Huntington Avenue. While local businesses noted that the students bring benefits for them, residents...