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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Elsa O’Donnell

Elsa O’Donnell, News Staff

Elsa O’Donnell is a second-year journalism and international affairs combined major. This is her second semester as a member of The News’ staff. She has written about Northeastern’s voting culture and budget. You can follow her on X at @elsagodonnell.
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Boxes sit on the Marino Mail Center shelves. Northeastern opened an additional mail area in Speare Hall to accommodate the influx of packages.

Persistent Northeastern mailroom issues delay mail-in ballots, frustrate students

Katarina Schmeiszer and Elsa O’Donnell
November 4, 2024

In an email sent to students Sept. 13, University Mail Services said it was opening a temporary mailroom in Speare Hall to accommodate the high number of incoming packages and to compensate for the construction...

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Students spin a prize wheel at the Northeastern Votes table in Centennial Common. The organization gave out stickers, pens and candy to celebrate National Voter Registration Day.

Northeastern Votes celebrates National Voter Registration Day with campus-wide voter registration booths

Elsa O’Donnell, news staff
September 20, 2024

On a busy Tuesday afternoon that marked 49 days until the 2024 presidential election, students milled around a table set up in the lobby of Snell Library, complete with a multicolored prize wheel, handfuls...

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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 pay nearly $80,000 to go to Northeastern. Where is that money going?

Before Northeastern students begin classes each fall, thousands of families await the inevitable: The semesterly email notification that their bill is ready. As that bill continues to climb, students wonder...

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Students concerned after poll predicts low turnout among young voters for 2024 election

Students concerned after poll predicts low turnout among young voters for 2024 election

Elsa O’Donnell, news correspondent
April 14, 2024

Andrew Longo was studying abroad in Dublin last semester when he was first eligible to vote. He eagerly requested an absentee ballot from his home state of New York to vote in the April primaries. He then...

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Celebrating Boston’s love stories

Celebrating Boston’s love stories

In honor of Valentine's Day, The News' projects team set out to collect love stories around Boston. Nine couples shared the stories of how they met and what makes their love special. Check out each story...

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Heidi and Tom

Heidi and Tom

Elsa O’Donnell, news correspondent
February 14, 2024

Heidi Peterson met her fiance while gearing up to guide a group of incoming college freshmen on a backpacking trip.  While taking the required class for student guides, she thought she was randomly...

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Hannah and Josh

Hannah and Josh

Elsa O’Donnell, news correspondent
February 14, 2024

Wearing matching boots and wrestling with Summer, a 4-year-old golden retriever, Hannah Orujev and Josh Zak recounted their eight-year-long love story. Zak and Orujev both grew up in western Massachusetts...

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Brianna and Billy

Brianna and Billy

Elsa O’Donnell, news correspondent
February 14, 2024

Brianna and Billy Gurney’s first date was a Red Sox game at Fenway Park — a perfect choice for a high school couple who had lived in the Boston area their whole lives.  At just 16 and 18 years...

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