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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

Matt Yan

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The University Health and Counseling Services building is one location students can seek medical care.

Students echo communication issues with NU health plan

Matt Yan, news staff
November 18, 2020
“You want to be able to make sure that all steps of the process [and] all stakeholders in the university, who [help] students are educated in this,” said Rajon Mitchell, a fourth-year sociology and political science combined major. “You want to make sure that those representatives are able to speak to the students and provide them the best answers possible ... so that they’re making an informed choice, and they’re not just being locked into this [$2,099] bill.” 
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“I know that the chances of students dying are low, but is that what it’s going to take?” said Abbie Levesque, a doctoral candidate in English and instructor of first-year writing.

Faculty members describe confusion, pressure to return to campus

Matt Yan, news staff
October 12, 2020
“Later, when I saw the school touting, ‘Oh, look at how many professors chose to come back,’ it was a bit of a slap in the face because I know a lot of [professors] didn’t feel like they had a choice,” said an anonymous teaching faculty member in the College of Science, who requested anonymity in fear of professional retaliation.
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TJ and Hadley Douglas pictured in front of a wine rack at The Urban Grape

The Urban Grape launches new wine studies award for students of color

Matt Yan, news staff
August 4, 2020
At The Urban Grape, a wine, beer and spirits store in the South End, wine instills a sense of community. In co-owners TJ and Hadley Douglas’ latest endeavor, The Urban Grape Wine Studies Award for Students of Color, they seek to diversify their community and amplify the voices of people of color both at their store and in the wine industry.
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