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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Auden Oakes

Auden Oakes, News Staff

Auden Oakes is a first-year journalism and political science combined major and member of The News’ staff. He is committed to providing readers with relevant and engaging news, primarily writing for the campus section. You can follow him on Instagram @auden_oakes.

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A sign in the Stetson East dining hall tells students about a national egg shortage. Egg prices across the country increased 60% from last year due to a spike in bird flu.

[Photo] Northeastern dining halls may limit eggs amid nationwide shortage

Devyn Rudnick, news staff
March 13, 2025

A sign in the Stetson East dining hall tells students about a national egg shortage. Egg prices across the country increased 60% from last year due to a spike in bird flu.

Dylan Mitchell poses for a photo with his bike. He started cycling in the roundabout outside Ruggles in 2022, when he moved up to Boston for work.

Who’s the man biking around Ruggles? Uncovering the identity of the ‘Centennial Cyclist.’

Auden Oakes, news staff
February 23, 2025

Dylan Mitchell is not a campus celebrity. Instead, he is a campus enigma. While his name may not immediately ring a bell, for Northeastern students and Ruggles commuters, his peculiar hobby might. For...

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The entrance to Mills College. Northeastern recently proposed the creation of a private police force for the campus.

Push for Northeastern Oakland private police force sparks legal questions, student concerns

Gitana Savage and Auden Oakes
February 13, 2025

Northeastern’s flagship Boston campus has had its own private campus police for more than half a century, which has grown in size and jurisdiction along with the rapidly expanding university. Now, as...

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Two miniature snowmen sit on the Centennial Common ledge Jan. 11. One snowman was fashioned to have its stick-hands raised to the sky, as if it were enjoying the snow itself.

‘It just kept getting worse’: Northeastern first-years acclimate to their first Boston winter

Auden Oakes, news correspondent
February 8, 2025

The fall 2024 semester greeted Northeastern first-years with warm temperatures and long stretches of daylight. For those originally from the South and the West Coasts, the change of scenery promised a...

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A Bluebikes station on Massachusetts Avenue. The city announced in fall 2023 that it plans to add 100 new Bluebikes stations around Boston.

South Boston residents voice complaints over new Bluebikes expansion plan

Auden Oakes, news correspondent
November 15, 2024

A presentation on a new Bluebikes expansion plan, held Nov. 7 at Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School in South Boston, was cut short due to continual audience interruptions. “When are you going to start...

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A drum set in the Ryder 364 practice room. Students expressed frustrations with the limited number of music and performing arts practice spaces available on campus.

Lack of practice space on campus holds back performing art groups and musicians, students say

Auden Oakes, news correspondent
November 7, 2024

Donovan Collins, a fourth-year behavioral neuroscience major, has been a drummer since he was 10. Once he got to Northeastern, he joined the pep band not only to continue working on his craft, but also...

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