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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

Maya Homan, Staff Reporter

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“At the end of the day, what I want to make sure that all students know is that the protections havent changed,” said OUEC Deputy Coordinator and Investigator Brigid Hart-Molloy.

NU’s Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment policy fills gaps left by federal Title IX overhaul

Maya Homan, news staff
September 30, 2020

Northeastern University has updated its Title IX policy in accordance with changes mandated by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education. In response, Northeastern’s...

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Column: Consent matters, even if you’re a doctor

Column: Consent matters, even if you’re a doctor

Maya Homan, opinion editor
February 27, 2020

Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article from researcher Emma Goldberg, who had uncovered a startling medical practice: Doctors in certain hospitals across the U.S. routinely perform...

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Just Between Us: Health and human rights amid the spread of the Coronavirus

Maya Homan and Amaya Williams
February 27, 2020
Welcome to Just Between Us, The Huntington News' two-way interview podcast. Northeastern law professor Wendy sits down with Maya Homan to discuss the legality of public health policy and how to balance disease prevention with human rights.
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Column: Deportation of NU Student Undermines American Integrity

Column: Deportation of NU Student Undermines American Integrity

Maya Homan, Opinion Editor
January 30, 2020

On Sunday, Jan. 19, Northeastern economics student Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein Abadi arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston to begin his spring semester. He was greeted instead by agents...

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Gov. Charlie Baker proposed a bill that forces providers to invest more money into primary care and behavioral health.

Baker’s proposed healthcare bill highlights primary care, mental health

Maya Homan, news correspondent
October 30, 2019

A proposed bill seeks to reform the healthcare system in Massachusetts by forcing providers to invest more money into primary care and behavioral health and regulating healthcare companies to ensure their...

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Students can donate some of their meal swipes to help fight food insecurity on campus.

Swipe2Care falls short of addressing student hunger

Maya Homan, news correspondent
October 9, 2019

Every fall, students flock to the 29 colleges and universities in Boston alone. For most of the year, undergraduate and graduate students make up 20 percent of the city’s population, totaling over 138,000....

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Op-ed: To cultivate diversity in journalism, pay interns a living wage

Op-ed: To cultivate diversity in journalism, pay interns a living wage

Maya Homan, contributor
October 9, 2019

Every fall, news organizations large and small open applications for summer internships. The programs are, for the most part, relatively similar. They want students who are inquisitive, creative, gritty...

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Giving Day is advertised as a day-long philanthropic initiative in which the Northeastern community is asked to support the university through donations.

Op-ed: Giving Day agenda reveals Northeastern’s real priorities

Maya Homan
April 2, 2019
It is unreasonable for Northeastern to target parents of current students and ask them to give more money on Giving Day. This is not a gift. It’s a tax, and students should not be expected to pay it.
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Many Massachusetts sheriff departments, including the one in Suffolk County, have contracts with ICE allowing them to house undocumented immigrants in local jails during the deportation process, even if no crimes have been committed.

ICE detainees in Suffolk County protest living conditions

Maya Homan, news correspondent
March 13, 2019

As many as 70 people detained by immigration officers refused food to protest the conditions inside the Suffolk County House of Corrections, according to a Feb. 17 statement from the Rhode Island-based...

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