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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher, Social Media Editor

Kevin Gallagher is a second-year studying journalism. After being a member of the social media team for the city section in the spring of 2023, he has become one of the social media editors for the fall of 2023.

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Students are detained by police inside Shillman 101. Students said that after detainment, they were heavily searched and photographed against a blackboard by police. after: Then, police took pictures of the protesters against a blackboard.

[Photo] Campus Turned Processing Area

Annika Sunkara, Eli Curwin, and Emily Spatz
June 11, 2024

Students are detained by police inside Shillman 101. Students said that after detainment, they were heavily searched and photographed against a blackboard by police. after: "Then, police took pictures...

One week later: scenes from the Centennial Common encampment

One week later: scenes from the Centennial Common encampment

On the morning of April 25, about 30 student protesters set up on tarps in Centennial Common, linked arms and began chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. What started as a small group of demonstrators quickly...

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State police officers line up in Ruggles Station in preparation to arrest protesters. Around 7 a.m., they deployed from Ruggles and surrounded the encampment.

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State police officers line up in Ruggles Station in preparation to arrest protesters. Around 7 a.m., they deployed from Ruggles and surrounded the encampment.

Protesters sit around the perimeter of Centennial as police officers clear the encampment early Saturday morning. Demonstrators had their arms zip-tied behind their backs before being detained.

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Protesters sit around the perimeter of Centennial as police officers clear the encampment early Saturday morning. Demonstrators had their arms zip-tied behind their backs before being detained.

Arrested protesters are walked through Shillman Hall by police. Protesters were then led out the back entrance of the building.

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Arrested protesters are walked through Shillman Hall by police. Protesters were then led out the back entrance of the building.

Protesters remain at the encampment with their arms linked while police start to intervene. Demonstrators did not appear to be resisting arrest.

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Protesters remain at the encampment with their arms linked while police start to intervene. Demonstrators did not appear to be resisting arrest.

BPD officers line up in Ruggles Station in preparation to arrest protesters. They headed towards the encampment to make arrests at around 7:00 a.m.

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BPD officers line up in Ruggles Station in preparation to arrest protesters. They headed towards the encampment to make arrests at around 7:00 a.m.

A WCVB reporter interviews a protester. The Centennial Common encampment attracted national press attention.

Northeastern pro-Palestine solidarity encampments attract national press attention

Alexis Algazy and Kevin Gallagher
April 26, 2024

Across Boston campuses, students, faculty and staff have set up encampments in support of Palestine. Protests have garnered attention from many Boston-based and national news outlets amid a nationwide...

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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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Club Café, located in the South End, is a nightclub marketed towards gay and bisexual men. Students like Alex
Cordova have found a refuge in LGBTQ+ gathering spaces like this.

Despite challenges, gay men find hope, refuge in Boston

Kevin Gallagher, news correspondent
December 2, 2022

For Aleks Hatzigeorgiou, a first-year international business major, Boston’s accepting environment was a dramatic change from his hometown of Augusta, Georgia. There is a small LGBTQ+ community in...

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