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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

Lily Cooper

Lily Cooper, News Staff

Lily Cooper is a third-year biochemistry major with a journalism practice minor, and member of The News’ staff. She has reported on the university’s planned expansion in the town of Nahant, the potential presence of asbestos in Northeastern buildings and other campus-related news. 

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The exterior of Reinhardt Hall on Northeastern's Oakland campus. Northeastern told The News it will continue to consider legacy admissions for students admitted to its Oakland and Silicon Valley campuses despite a new California bill that banned legacy admissions. Photo courtesy Lauren Matthews.

California banned legacy admissions. Northeastern Oakland still plans to consider them.

Lily Cooper, news staff
November 11, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Sept. 30 prohibiting private institutions from giving preference toward legacy and donor students in the admissions process. The ruling aims to make college...

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Text on an exhibit wall reads "Power of the People: Art and Democracy." The exhibit contained pieces that explored the idea of democracy through three themes, the Promise, the Practice and the Preservation.

A timely exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors to explore democracy through art

Lily Cooper, news staff
November 4, 2024

As the 2024 election unfolds and political dialogue grows to a crescendo, the Museum of Fine Arts opened an apt new exhibit: “Power of the People, Art and Democracy.” The collection of 180 works, which...

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Column: From playing cards to ‘Pokémon Go,’ Nintendo thrives on its 135th anniversary

Column: From playing cards to ‘Pokémon Go,’ Nintendo thrives on its 135th anniversary

Lily Cooper, new staff
October 21, 2024

In 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi started designing playing cards in a small shop in Kyoto. Over the next 135 years, this business venture would grow, evolve and transform into one of the biggest gaming companies...

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Rally participants march down Huntington Avenue Oct. 9. The rally took place two days after the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest military industrial companies at Northeastern’s career fair

Dozens of people marched from the Christian Science Plaza to the Cabot Center Oct. 9 in protest of Northeastern’s all-day career fair, which featured several companies that manufacture military equipment...

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A view of the Nahant Bay. Northeastern was approved to expand its Marine Science Center in Nahant through an eminent domain lawsuit against the town. File photo by Elisa Figueras.

‘It’s taken the form of a crusade’: Court rules in favor of proposed Northeastern expansion in Nahant

Lily Cooper, news staff
September 26, 2024

A Massachusetts appeals court ruled in favor of Northeastern’s proposed expansion of its Marine Science Center in Nahant Sept. 16, delivering another win for the university after nearly six years of...

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NUCR students partake in viewing the ABC presidential debate candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Richards Hall room 300. Throughout the viewing, students chuckled at the candidates' statements and quipped among themselves.

Trump and Harris took to the debate stage for the first time Tuesday. Here’s what Northeastern students had to say.

Lily Cooper and Sarah Mesdijan
September 12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris faced each other on the presidential debate stage for the first time Sept. 10, engaging in a heated, contentious back-and-forth that drew...

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Lake Hall stands at 43 Leon St. Representatives of the facilities department said that Northeastern assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings such as Lake, Holmes, Nightingale and Meserve Halls unless proven otherwise.

Northeastern says it assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings, raising concerns from faculty

Lily Cooper, news correspondent
April 11, 2024

At a February faculty senate meeting, Northeastern facilities department representatives said they assume there is asbestos present in certain older buildings on campus until proven otherwise during construction...

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Op-ed: ‘You Need To Calm Down’: A look at Taylor Swift and the NFL

Op-ed: ‘You Need To Calm Down’: A look at Taylor Swift and the NFL

Lily Cooper, contributor
March 17, 2024

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just want an excuse to eat some wings, Americans everywhere watch the Super Bowl. The 2024 game, which took place Feb. 11 at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas,...

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WRBB News Episode 8: Reparations Research and a Louisa May Alcott Discovery

WRBB News Episode 8: Reparations Research and a Louisa May Alcott Discovery

Erin Fine, Lily Cooper, and Annika Sunkara
March 13, 2024

In the eighth episode of WRBB News, co-hosts Bela Omoeva and Grace Sawin speak with The News about two recent stories. Staff writer Erin Fine shares about the city of Boston's examination of the legacy...

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Max Chapnick poses for a headshot. Chapnick discovered approximately 20 previously undiscovered works that Louisa May Alcott may have written under pseudonyms.

Northeastern instructor uncovers dozens of possible Louisa May Alcott works, finds new pseudonym for first time in decades

Lily Cooper, news correspondent
February 23, 2024

While doing research for his doctorate in English and American Literature, Northeastern postdoctoral teaching associate Max Chapnick came across “The Phantom,” a story attributed to writer E.H. Gould....

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