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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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All content by Alexis Zacharakos
Rogers Hall is one of two dorms on Wentworths campus that has been rented for Northeastern students this year. Some students in these dorms have expressed disappointment that they are not on Northeasterns campus.

Northeastern students living in Wentworth residence halls encounter challenges

Alexis Zacharakos, news correspondent
October 10, 2022

Since the start of the 2021 Fall Semester, Northeastern has rented housing on Wentworth Institute of Technology’s campus to provide enough living space for students living in university housing.  Students...

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The fast paced spread of information on social media platforms should not be a replacement for traditional news outlets.

Op-ed: Content on social media is no alternative to professional news outlets

Alexis Zacharakos, contributor
April 15, 2022

We cannot go online without a reminder of the current war in Ukraine. Not only on news outlets is the event thoroughly covered but on social media platforms as well. The credibility of information spread...

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Northeasterns Ukrainian Culture Club hosted a vigil April 7 to commemorate the lives lost in the war. At the opening of the vigil, candles were arranged at the Krentzman Quad in the form of the tryzub, Ukraines coat of arms. Photo courtesy of Terenia Hankewycz.

Ukrainian students ask Northeastern for support during the war at home

Alexis Zacharakos, news correspondent
April 12, 2022

On March 4, 13 students affiliated with the Ukrainian Cultural Club and Russian Speaking Club at Northeastern University signed an email to administrators across the university, asking for help and support...

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Members of the Criminology Forensic Science and Neuropsychology of Criminal Minds, or FaN, club started a petition last semester to request more forensics-focused classes at Northeastern. From top left clockwise: Anouk Bauknecht, social media head; Lia McDonald Meteer, president; Kevin Roebelen, PR representative; Sage Shumate, club coordinator; and Sofia Giamartino, club treasurer. 
Photo courtesy of Lia McDonald Meteer.

Criminal justice students advocate for more forensic classes

Alexis Zacharakos, news correspondent
February 14, 2022

Lia McDonald Meteer, a third-year criminal justice major and a transfer student from the University of Albany, noticed that Northeastern did not offer as many criminal justice resources as SUNY, and wrote...

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Melinda Lopez said she hopes her extensive research will help her show uplift underrepresented aspiring scientists. Photo courtesy Adam De Tour.

“Young Nerds of Color” amplifies underrepresented voices in science on stage

Alexis Zacharakos, news correspondent
December 11, 2021

“Young Nerds of Color” is a visually dynamic theatrical production that sheds light on racial inequalities in STEM. As a show years in the making, playwright and Northeastern theatre professor Melinda...

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