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Frances Klemm

Frances Klemm, Deputy Sports Editor

Frances Klemm is a second-year international affairs and cultural anthropology major with a minor in journalism practice. She is so excited to be deputy sports editor, to cover the women’s hockey beat and to continue to explore Northeastern’s campus through live reporting and interview profiles. You can follow her on Instagram @francesmklemm and X @frances_klemm.

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Graduate student forward Jaden Bogden skates down the ice with the puck. The Huskies were coming off a season high Jan. 18 after taking Boston College down in Matthews Arena for the Beanpot semifinals 4-2 Jan. 14.

‘Effort wasn’t there, execution wasn’t there’: Northeastern women’s hockey falls in Beanpot intermission play against Providence

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
January 19, 2025

The Northeastern women’s hockey team (14-8-1, 10-6-1 HE) took on the Providence College Friars (13-8-3, 9-6-2 HE) Jan. 18 and faced its first consecutive defeats all season. The Huskies were coming off...

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Taze Thompson celebrates after scoring the second goal of the night. The game was Northeastern’s by the end of the second period; Eagles fans dissipated while the Doghouse roared.

Northeastern women’s hockey grabs 4-2 Beanpot semifinal victory against No.12 Boston College with record-breaking crowd

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
January 15, 2025

The No.15 Northeastern women’s hockey team (14-6-1, 10-4-1 HE) took to the ice with ferocity Jan. 14 for its final Beanpot tournament game in historic Matthews Arena, achieving a 4-2 win to advance to...

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Junior forward Lily Brazis skates ahead of Boston University. The Huskies met their rival at Matthews Arena Oct. 11, 2024, clinching a 4-0 shutout only to be given the same score backwards the next day when the tables turned in BU’s home rink.

Northeastern to face crosstown rival BC in 46th Women’s Beanpot semifinals. Here’s what to expect.

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
January 10, 2025

No.15 Northeastern women’s hockey (13-6-1, 10-4-1 HE) might be entering the Beanpot tournament as a two-time consecutive returning champion — but this year will be different. A championship win is...

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Senior defender Tory Mariano charges down the ice. Northeastern scored 11 points in the last three games with goals scattered across the lines, proving a depth in offense to be its new winning factor.

Huskies outplay Bulldogs in close win by Northeastern women’s hockey

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
January 8, 2025

Coming off a weekend sweep and looking to its first Beanpot game in just one week, a Jan. 7 matchup against the Yale University Bulldogs (9-7-2, 5-6-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference) was a necessary...

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Sophomore forward Ella Blackmore lifts her hands in celebration Jan. 4. Northeastern came out strong in the first period against the warriors, the team shooting off 19 shots and dominating puck time.

Northeastern women’s hockey team rings in new year with weekend sweep

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
January 5, 2025

The No.15 Northeastern women’s hockey team (12-6-1, 10-4-1 HE) started the new year with the perfect weekend, facing off against the Merrimack College Warriors (6-14-1, 3-10-1 HE) and the Holy Cross...

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Students study at the first floor lounge of the London campus. Northeastern bought the campus to add a London location for students who wanted to study abroad. Photo courtesy Ahana Sinha.

Six years after Northeastern’s acquisition, NU London tries to reconcile humanities roots with STEM landscape

Frances Klemm, news staff
December 24, 2024

When it was first established in 2011,  the New College of the Humanities — now Northeastern University London — operated out of a small townhouse in the heart of Bloomsbury, London.  The New...

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Abigail Hassman (left) and Benjamin Godish participate in cross country races. Hassman earned the 2024 title CAA Cross Country Runner of the Year while Godish became one of only 10 male runners in the program’s history to become an individual CAA cross country champion. Photos courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics.

Northeastern’s champion runners Hassman and Godish are breaking records and charging into history

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
December 23, 2024

Graduate student Abigail Hassman and senior Benjamin Godish wouldn’t have known they were going to become CAA champions in high school, but the pair have taken the Northeastern running program by storm. The...

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Abby Hassman runs in her last cross-country CAA championship race as a graduate student. She broke the school record for the 5,000 meter in indoor track, and also holds the record for the 6,000 meter race in cross-country. Photo courtesy Jim Pierce, Northeastern Athletics.

Abigail Hassman achieves new school record in indoor track

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
December 11, 2024

Graduate student distance runner Abigail Hassman finished with a time of 15:47.59 in the 5,000 meter Dec. 7, breaking her own indoor track CAA record by 10 seconds.  The Northeastern indoor track team...

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The Northeastern Club Figure Skating team poses for a group photo after their Holiday Show Dec. 4. The team was riding high after finishing sixth place out of 24 teams at the Nov. 10 Violet Ice Classic, gathering a team record of 186 total points. Photo courtesy Sydney Ciardi, Red and Black.

[Video] Northeastern figure skating hosts a talent-full holiday showcase to end the semester

Frances Klemm, deputy sports editor
December 9, 2024

The Northeastern Figure Skating Club held their fifth annual Holiday Show Dec. 4 at Matthews Arena, with 46 skaters showing off individual and group routines in the end of the year celebration and fundraiser.  The...

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Junior forward Lily Shannon dribbles the puck against University of Maine Nov. 15. The Huskies tallied 23 shots compared to Boston College's 25 in a 3-0 loss Nov. 30.

Northeastern women’s hockey fails to capitalize against Boston College

Frances Klemm, news staff
December 3, 2024

No.15 Northeastern Women’s Hockey (9-6-1, 7-4-1 HE) faced off against the No.11 Boston College Eagles (11-5-0, 8-3-0 HE) Nov. 30. It was their first and only meeting before the two will face off in the...

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FEC data show disparity in Northeastern employee, Board of Trustees political donations

FEC data show disparity in Northeastern employee, Board of Trustees political donations

Frances Klemm, Lily Webber, and Olivia Mintz
November 20, 2024

Since the start of 2023, Northeastern staff and faculty donated a total of $1.6 million toward various political action committees and candidates, 99% of which went to Democratic campaigns. In the same...

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The Huskies celebrate after notching a 2-0 shutout over the University of Maine Nov. 16. Northeastern secured the weekend sweep, tallying a 2-1 win Nov. 15.

Huskies remain on top after second consecutive weekend sweep against University of Maine

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 18, 2024

The Northeastern women’s hockey team (9-5-1, 7-3-1 HE) hosted the University of Maine Black Bears (2-12-0, 2-8-0 HE) Nov. 15 and Nov. 16. The Huskies notched their second consecutive weekend sweep, earning...

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Tory Mariano dribbles the puck against Boston University Oct. 11. The Huskies recorded back-to-back shutouts against UConn Nov. 8 and 9.

A nailbiter win vs. UConn ends in a double shutout sweep for Northeastern women’s hockey

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 12, 2024

On Nov. 9, the Northeastern women’s hockey team (7-5-1, 5-3-1 HE) was coming off the high of winning a close game against the No.10 ranked University of Connecticut Huskies (6-6-0, 5-2-0 HE) for the...

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Valentina Moghaddam, Eve O’Sullivan and Luke McLoughlin (left to right) pose for a headshot. Students and faculty across campus expressed a wide range emotions in response to the results of the 2024 presidential election.

Northeastern community stunned after Trump reelection

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 8, 2024

The atmosphere on campus shifted early Nov. 6 as news of Donald Trump’s return to the White House reached Americans. “I feel like sh**,” said Valentina Moghaddam, a third-year criminal justice...

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Skylar Irving battles for the puck against UNH Oct. 9. The Huskies tallied just three shots compared to the Wildcats's five in the 2-0 loss.

Huskies put it all on the ice and get nothing back in 2-0 loss to New Hampshire

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 5, 2024

Despite notching a 4-1 win Nov. 1, the Northeastern women’s hockey team (5-5-1, 3-3-1 HE) fell to the New Hampshire Wildcats (5-4-1, 2-4-0 HE), 2-0, Nov. 2, continuing the Huskies’ inconsistent start...

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The exterior of One Portsoken. Northeastern recently added nine new classrooms to the fifth floor after acquiring four floors of the building. Courtesy of Emma Mazintas

Northeastern’s London campus opens new space, doubling previous size

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 4, 2024

The Northeastern University London campus has effectively doubled in size after the university acquired four floors of One Portsoken, a high-rise building bordering London’s financial district. Northeastern...

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Taze Thompson skates for the puck against Merrimack Jan. 27. The captain was named Hockey East Player of the Week following a five point performance Oct. 18 and 19.

Vicious on the ice, beloved everywhere else, Taze Thompson is one to watch

Frances Klemm, news staff
November 1, 2024

It’s impossible to do it all — but Taze Thompson comes pretty close. In her final year on the ice at Mathews Arena, the women’s ice hockey senior forward and captain has melded her strength in academics...

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Pro-Palestine demonstrators chant and hold up signs outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street. The protest was meant to disrupt the visit of two IDF soldiers who came to speak at an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest pro-Israel club inviting IDF soldiers on campus

Emily Spatz and Frances Klemm
November 1, 2024

About 15 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street Oct. 30 in opposition to an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu, which invited two Israel Defense Forces,...

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Colby Hegarty interacts with spectators at Northeastern's match against Harvard Sept. 17. The Husky helped shut out the Crimson, keeping the game to a 0-0 draw.

Colby Hegarty takes a victory lap for his sixth and final season

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 23, 2024

Northeastern's men’s soccer starting goalie, sixth-year mechanical engineering major Colby Hegarty earned his spot as one of the most decorated players on Parsons Field, and his final season is a perfect...

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Jaden Bogden battles for possession of the puck against Boston University Oct. 11. The Husky notched the fourth and final goal over Holy Cross Oct. 19.

Huskies come out victorious after chippy 4-2 win against Holy Cross

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 22, 2024

The Northeastern women’s ice hockey team (4-3-1, 2-1-1) secured a 4-2 win against the Holy Cross Crusaders (4-3-1, 1-2-1) Oct 19. A physical game, the matchup concluded with three Crusaders being escorted...

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Austin Omala (left) and Kobena Idun pose for a photo. The duo started an AI designed to analyze investments for novices.

Two Northeastern students aim to make financial investing accessible with Fineas.Ai

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 18, 2024

Austin Omala and Kobena Idun clicked immediately when they met by chance in the Curry Student Center their first year at Northeastern.  Now fourth-years, Omala and Idun — a business administration...

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Northeastern embraces after adding another goal over BU in the 4-0 shutout Oct. 11. Rookie Éloïse Caron tallied two of Northeastern's goals.

Huskies clinch 4-0 shutout victory over crosstown rival Boston University

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 14, 2024

Friday evening was the game to watch as Northeastern women’s ice hockey (3-3-0, 1-1-0 HE) and Boston University (2-3-0, 2-1-0 HE) went head to head at Matthews Arena for the Huskies’ first Hockey East...

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The CRRJ office in Dockser Hall. The project was founded in 2007.

‘We now have the facts’: The Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project tells victims’ stories, decades later

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 11, 2024

In 2008, Northeastern law professor Margaret Burnham was an attorney representing the families of the victims of a crime more than four decades old. The case, which involved two Black men who were brutally...

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Students partake in a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. The vigil was hosted by Northeastern Hillel.

Northeastern Hillel, community gathers for vigil one year after Oct. 7 attacks

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 9, 2024

Hundreds of students gathered on Krentzman Quad Oct. 7 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel that left approximately 1,200 people dead and more than 250 held hostage by...

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Paige Taborski prepares to protect the net Oct. 5. The Husky tallied 56 saves total in the weekend series against Quinnipiac.

Following triumphant 4-2 opener, women’s hockey suffers 0-3 loss against Quinnipiac to finish first weekend at home

Frances Klemm, news staff
October 8, 2024

Northeastern women’s ice hockey (2-2-0 HE) started its first weekend back in Matthews Arena for the 2024-25 season with a 4-2 win Oct. 4 against No. 9 Quinnipiac University (3-1-0). But the Huskies could...

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Students line up for sorority rush activities. Over 1,000 people participated in rush this semester.

Record number of students rush sororities in fall 2024

Frances Klemm, news correspondent
October 6, 2024

Northeastern isn’t typically considered a university that’s big on Greek Life, but that reputation may be changing. This fall, a record number of women-identifying students rushed sororities, citing...

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Members of the men's club soccer team run laps around Carter Field during a practice Sept. 28. The team's season started Sept. 4.

Northeastern’s men’s club soccer sets sights on nationals

Frances Klemm, news correspondent
October 2, 2024

Northeastern’s men’s club soccer team (5-0) is hitting the ground running this season, entering the preseason rankings at 18th nationwide by College Club Sports. The team is coming back from a group...

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John Cervantes goes over YDSA's goals for each of its three groups involved in the "Free the T" campaign. The campaign was created to urge Northeastern to enroll in the MBTA University Pass Program.

Northeastern’s Young Democratic Socialists of America pushes for free MBTA fares with new ‘Free the T’ campaign

Frances Klemm, news correspondent
September 24, 2024

On Sept. 18, the Young Democratic Socialists of America of Northeastern launched a new campaign to push Northeastern to cover all Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, fares for students,...

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