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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

Emily Spatz

Emily Spatz, Campus Editor

Emily Spatz is a journalism and political science combined major with a minor in english and campus editor of The News. She is currently a general assignment reporter co-op at Boston.com and has interned at her hometown newspaper covering business, city events and politics. She hopes to continue bringing pertinent, timely and thorough reporting to the Northeastern community. You can follow her @emilymspatz on X.

All content by Emily Spatz
A student holds up a sign during a NUSLSJP pro-Palestine demonstration in Cabot Quad Nov. 16. Many at the rally held handmade cardboard signs. Almost two dozen Northeastern faculty and staff members signed a letter announcing the formation of a NFSJP group.

Northeastern professors, staff form Faculty for Justice in Palestine chapter

Emily Spatz, campus editor
April 5, 2024

More than 20 Northeastern faculty and staff have formed a chapter of the nationwide Faculty for Justice in Palestine group and signed on to a letter expressing solidarity with Palestine.  The letter,...

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Lucian Grainge speaks at the Treasury Connect Creative Industries Conference May 3, 2023. Grainge was listed as a defendant in a sexual assault and trafficking case against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Photo courtesy Kirsty OConnor, HM Treasury, flickr.

Lawsuit alleges Northeastern Board of Trustees member aided, abetted sexual misconduct by Sean “Diddy” Combs

Emily Spatz, campus editor
March 31, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of sexual assault. A lawsuit filed last month lists a member of Northeastern’s Board of Trustees as a defendant in a sexual assault and trafficking case...

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The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. Beau Christopher Benson pleaded guilty to sharing and viewing child pornography through Zoom chat rooms Thursday and faces a minimum of five years in federal prison.

Former Northeastern admissions counselor pleads guilty to child pornography charges

Emily Spatz, campus editor
March 22, 2024

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography. A former Northeastern admissions counselor pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to sharing and viewing child...

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Students protest at a rally hosted by Huskies for a Free Palestine Jan. 10. Northeasterns refusal to divest was met with mixed reactions from students.

Students divided over Northeastern’s refusal to divest from companies that do business with Israel

Emily Spatz, campus editor
March 15, 2024

In the weeks following Northeastern’s statement indicating it would not divest from companies doing business with the Israeli military, students responded to the decision with a wide range of emotions...

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VIDEO: Behind the scenes of paper distribution at The News

VIDEO: Behind the scenes of paper distribution at The News

Jeta Perjuci and Emily Spatz
March 11, 2024

  Paper copies of The News can be found all around campus, from Snell Library to Curry Student Center to residence halls. But how do they get there? Follow campus editor Emily Spatz around...

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Kevin Dave, the police officer who struck Kandula in his cruiser in January 2023. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Labs.

Seattle police officer who struck, killed Northeastern graduate student issued traffic infraction

Emily Spatz, campus editor
March 6, 2024

The Seattle police officer who struck and killed Northeastern graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula last year has been issued a traffic infraction for second-degree negligent driving, according to legal documents...

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Ell Hall stands behind Krentzman Quadrangle. Northeasten University was ranked 53rd in U.S. News & World Reports 2024 best college rankings.

Northeastern indicates it will not divest endowment holdings, sever ties with companies that do business with Israeli military

Emily Spatz, campus editor
February 16, 2024

Northeastern indicated on Wednesday it is rejecting student demands to divest and sever ties with companies that do business with the Israeli military.  In an updated FAQ article on the school-run...

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A student dressed in a penguin costume blocks a midair snowball. Northeastern canceled classes scheduled for Feb. 13 in anticipation of a snow storm.

University cancels Tuesday classes in anticipation of nor’easter, Boston declares snow emergency

Emily Spatz, campus editor
February 12, 2024

Northeastern canceled all classes on its Massachusetts campuses scheduled for Tuesday after the National Weather Service predicted a snowstorm would impact New England Tuesday morning. The cancellation...

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Students marching with HFP walk up the ISEC Pedestrian Bridge stairs while holding a Palestinian flag. HFP organized a walkout Feb. 8 that started in Snell Quad and progressed to EXP, where students attempted to deliver a letter to President Joseph E. Aoun.

Developing: Northeastern community responds to Israel-Hamas War

Sonel Cutler, Eli Curwin, and Emily Spatz
February 9, 2024

On Oct. 7, Hamas — an Islamic, Palestinian nationalist militant group — carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel, reportedly killing over 1,200 people and taking 230 hostages. Since the attacks,...

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Students sit around a scroll at the Dec. 1 sit-in on the second floor of Curry Student Center. Three students charged with Code of Student Conduct violations after the sit in were found responsible last week.

3 students placed on deferred suspension following Dec. 1 Huskies for a Free Palestine sit-in

Emily Spatz and Laura Emde
January 31, 2024

All three students charged with violations of the Code of Student Conduct after a Huskies for a Free Palestine sit-in Dec. 1 were found responsible in their hearings with the Office of Student Conduct...

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Daniel Auderer, who was reassigned to a nonoperational role after being shown laughing at the death of a Northeastern graduate student. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Lab.

Investigation finds Seattle police officer laughing at Northeastern graduate student’s death broke department policies, undermined public trust

Emily Spatz, campus editor
January 28, 2024

Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer violated department policies and undermined public trust when he made remarks saying a deceased Northeastern graduate student had “limited value” last year, an...

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Students gather around a white scroll enumerating the names of hundreds of Palestinian children killed in the Israel-Hamas war at a Dec. 1 sit-in in Curry Student Center. The demonstration, organized by HFP, resulted in some participants facing disciplinary action from the university.

Sit-in condemning university’s ‘complicity’ in Israel-Hamas war garners national attention, triggers disciplinary charges against involved students

Emily Spatz, campus editor
December 21, 2023

Huskies for a Free Palestine held a sit-in Dec. 1 protesting the university’s research partnerships with companies sending military weapons to Israel and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people....

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WRBB News Episode 2: SGA Strife and Inaccessible Green Spaces

WRBB News Episode 2: SGA Strife and Inaccessible Green Spaces

Emily Spatz, Heidi Ho, and Annika Sunkara
December 7, 2023

In the second episode of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Liza Rosen speak with The News about two recent stories. Deputy campus editor Emily Spatz provides a look inside the struggling Student Government...

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VIDEO: Students reflect on 2023 music listening with Spotify Wrapped

VIDEO: Students reflect on 2023 music listening with Spotify Wrapped

Annika Sunkara and Emily Spatz
December 2, 2023

Spotify released the 2023 edition of "Spotify Wrapped," an annual review of users' music listening, Nov. 29. Deputy campus editor Emily Spatz spoke with Northeastern students about their results and...

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The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse sits at 1 Courthouse Way. Former Northeastern admissions counselor Beau Christopher Benson was arrested Nov. 21 for allegedly receiving and possessing child pornography.

Northeastern admissions counselor arrested on child pornography charges

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
November 22, 2023

Editor’s Note: This story contains details of sexual assault and child pornography. An admissions counselor at Northeastern was arrested Tuesday for allegedly receiving and possessing child pornography,...

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(Left to right, top to bottom) Gregory Katz, Owen Kasmin, Charlie Zhang and Giovanni Falco. Photos by Darin Zullo, courtesy Owen Kasmin, courtesy CLEAN slate and by Jessica Xing, respectively. Graphic by Jessica Xing.

SGA members express concerns about internal communication following EVP resignation

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
November 13, 2023

The Student Government Association, or SGA, spent the past several weeks reconciling with the resignation of former Executive Vice President Matty Coleman, a fourth-year psychology major who stepped down...

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Recent Northeastern graduate William Jennings poses for a photo in his cap and gown. Jennings was killed in a Nov. 4 plane crash in Australia while surveilling fires. Photo courtesy GoFundMe.

Northeastern graduate killed in firefighting surveillance plane crash in Australia

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
November 7, 2023

Recent Northeastern graduate William Jennings has been identified as one of the three people killed in a Saturday plane crash in Queensland, Australia, 9 News reported Sunday. The two other people aboard...

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On Oct. 30, SGA delayed discussion of legislation that would restructure the EVP role, postponing an emergency election to fill the vacated position.

‘I’d be wondering what the hell is going on’: SGA continues into second week without EVP, delays legislation that would restructure the role

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
November 1, 2023

At a Student Government Association, or SGA, meeting Monday, senators held a tense and contested debate on whether to introduce and discuss new legislation that would temporarily restructure the role of...

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Matty Coleman and Charlie Zhang (left to right), who ran for Executive Vice President and President of SGA in the spring 2023 semester. Coleman announced they were stepping down Monday due to personal reasons.

SGA’s executive vice president steps down

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
October 24, 2023

Executive Vice President of Northeastern’s Student Government Association, Matty Coleman, a fourth-year psychology major, announced Monday night they planned to resign from their role to prioritize their...

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Roughly a hundred Willis Hall residents were evacuated Tuesday night following a fire on the third floor.

BREAKING: Candle ‘explosion’ prompts evacuation of Willis Hall Tuesday night

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
October 10, 2023

Willis Hall was evacuated for around 20 minutes late Tuesday night due to smoke on the third floor, prompting a response from the Boston fire department and Northeastern police and temporarily displacing...

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Daniel Auderer, who was reassigned to a nonoperational role after being shown laughing at the death of a Northeastern graduate student. Photo courtesy Lucy Parsons Lab.

SPD officer laughing at Kandula’s death reassigned to non-operational position

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
October 5, 2023

Daniel Auderer, a Seattle Police Department officer who was seen on body camera footage last month laughing about the death of a Northeastern graduate student, has been taken off the streets. The Seattle...

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The front of the NUPD building at 716 Columbus Ave. An unarmed robbery occurred near campus Tuesday night.

NUPD sergeant and sergeant detectives vote to be represented by a union

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
September 22, 2023

Northeastern University Police Department sergeants, sergeant detectives and detectives voted in favor of unionizing earlier this month, according to documents from the National Labor Relations Board.  The...

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Northeastern calls SPD body cam footage ‘callous and insensitive;’ SGA, GSG release joint statement

Northeastern calls SPD body cam footage ‘callous and insensitive;’ SGA, GSG release joint statement

Marta Hill and Emily Spatz
September 14, 2023

In an email to all students, staff and faculty Thursday afternoon, Chancellor Kenneth Henderson called the remarks made in the recently released body camera footage by Seattle Police Department Officer...

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‘She had limited value:’ Body camera footage shows Seattle police officer laughing, joking about a Northeastern graduate student’s death

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
September 12, 2023

Recently released police body camera footage showed a Seattle Police Department, or SPD, officer, identified by the police department as Officer Daniel Auderer, laughing, joking and minimizing the death...

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The front of the NUPD building at 716 Columbus Ave. An unarmed robbery occurred near campus Tuesday night.

NLRB grants NUPD sergeants and sergeant detectives a union vote despite university opposition

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
August 31, 2023

After a quiet, little-known effort, sergeants, sergeant detectives and detectives with the Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, will decide whether to join a union in a September vote, which...

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The NUPDs headquarters, located in 716 Columbus Ave. Three NUPD officers are listed on a new state report as having sustained allegations of misconduct. File photo by Kelly Chan

Three Northeastern police officers receive misconduct complaints, new state data show

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
August 26, 2023

Three Northeastern University Police Department, or NUPD, officers were among 2,165 police officers in Massachusetts listed in a recently released database by the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards...

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The Visitor Center at Northeastern stands on Leon Street. The university accepted 5.6% of applicants from a record-breaking 96,327 applications for the incoming freshman class.

Northeastern acceptance rate drops to 5.6% after record number of applications

Emily Spatz, deputy campus editor
August 20, 2023

Skyrocketing application rates to Northeastern — which have risen almost 50% in four years — resulted in a record number of undergraduate applications to the university for fall 2023. Northeastern...

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The Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions in a ruling handed down Thursday, June 29. Photo by Claire Anderson via Unsplash.

Northeastern community responds to SCOTUS decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions

Emily Spatz and Sonel Cutler
June 29, 2023

After the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that race-based admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are unconstitutional, President Joseph E. Aoun assured...

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‘The university has to stop protecting itself and start protecting its students’: Sexual violence training lags at Northeastern, SpeakOut elevates allegations of sexual assault in Greek life

‘The university has to stop protecting itself and start protecting its students’: Sexual violence training lags at Northeastern, SpeakOut elevates allegations of sexual assault in Greek life

Emily Spatz and Kevin Gallagher
May 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This article discusses sexual assault. Northeastern offers the following sexual violence prevention resources for students. OPEN provides confidential sexual violence support services...

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First-year student Misha Ankudovych holds poses with a textbook. Ankudovych, along with Kathan Ramnath, launched a new website to allow students to exchange textbooks virtually. Photo courtesy Misha Ankudovych.

SGA launches new textbook exchange website

Emily Spatz, news staff
April 25, 2023

The Student Government Association, or SGA, has launched a new textbook exchange website to replace the physical exchange system used in the past, which allowed students to buy and sell their old textbooks...

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The entrance to Raytheon Amphitheater, located inside Egan Research Center on Northeastern’s campus. Raytheon has been the subject of controversy among Northeastern students, who argue accepting donations from private military companies contradicts the universitys social justice values.

SGA passes bill calling on Northeastern to sever ties with private military companies

Emily Spatz, news staff
April 11, 2023

After hours of intense debate, a resolution that would push Northeastern administration to halt the university’s collaboration with private military companies — including terminating research contracts,...

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Charlie Zhang (left) and Matty Coleman (right) will serve as student body president and executive vice president, respectively, for the 2023-24 academic year. CLEAN Slate was declared the winners of the SGA presidential election Monday night. Photo courtesy CLEAN slate.

CLEAN Slate wins SGA presidency

Emily Spatz, news staff
April 4, 2023

CLEAN Slate has been declared the winner of the 2023 SGA elections, making Charlie Zhang, a third-year sociology and international business combined major, and Matty Coleman, a third-year psychology major,...

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Kathan Ramnath and Giovanni Falco (left to right) are running for President and Executive Vice President of the student body, respectively. Elections opened March 20 and run until March 26. Photos courtesy Giovanni Falco and Ramnath-Falco campaign.

Q&A: Ramnath-Falco slate discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA presidential bid

Emily Spatz, news correspondent
March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the positions of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections, in which students will begin voting March 20 and continue...

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Matty Coleman and Charlie Zhang (left to right), who ran for Executive Vice President and President of SGA in the spring 2023 semester. Coleman announced they were stepping down Monday due to personal reasons.

Q&A: CLEAN slate campaign discusses major policy goals, reforms in SGA in presidential bid

Emily Spatz, news correspondent
March 20, 2023

Two slates are vying for the position of president and executive vice president in the upcoming Student Government Association, or SGA, elections, in which students will begin voting March 20 and continue...

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(left to right) Moderator Gretchen Heefner and panelists Oleh Kotsyuba, Maia Cross, Julie Garey and Stephen Flynn discuss the implications of global policy at a CSSH panel March 1. Ukrainian students at Northeastern said they remain vigilant about the war and hope others do as well.

‘These people would rather die than give up:’ Russian and Ukrainian students reflect one year into war

Emily Spatz, news correspondent
March 16, 2023

Maya Mele, a first-year Ukrainian student majoring in international relations and political science, remembers the day Russia invaded Ukraine as the day the world froze.   “Time stopped. I felt...

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Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland. During the Fall 2023 admissions cycle, Northeastern admitted many students to the Oakland campus, creating confusion among prospective students regarding where they would spend their undergraduate years. Photo by Ruby Wallau for Northeastern University

Northeastern begins accepting students to Oakland campus for entire undergraduate degree, sparking confusion and controversy

Emily Spatz, news correspondent
February 28, 2023

As prospective students began to receive their admission decisions from Northeastern, many Early Decision applicants were confused when they received an unexpected admission offer to the school’s newest...

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