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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

All content by Julianne Panaro
A wipe dispenser encourages students and staff to take a wipe. The pandemic sparked a greater effort to take public health seriously, one that ultimately died out.

Op-ed: COVID-19 burnout is not an excuse for neglecting public health

Julianne Panaro, contributor
September 22, 2023

Nowadays, the mere words “COVID-19” elicit a sigh of exhaustion from anyone within a five-mile radius — in fact, just writing it made me roll my eyes internally. The coronavirus pandemic, once the...

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Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in HOCUS POCUS 2, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Review: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ doesn’t quite capture the magic of its predecessor

Julianne Panaro, news correspondent
October 24, 2022

Almost 30 years after the Black Flame Candle was last lit in “Hocus Pocus,” the Sanderson sisters have returned to the big screen — and yet, this sequel fails to hold a candle to the original film. Bette...

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Identity-building becomes less an exploration of individuality and more a measure of one’s socioeconomic status as self-expression begins to focus solely on the means of material possession.

Column: When the consumer goes commercial, ‘that girl’ becomes toxic

Julianne Panaro, news correspondent
October 3, 2022

At a time when social isolation runs rampant, there is a certain comfort in thinking that you can buy your way into a sense of belonging for the low, low price of a $599 Dyson Airwrap or a $119 button...

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