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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Mikayla Tsai

Mikayla Tsai, Columnist

Mikayla Tsai is a third-year behavioral neuroscience major and member of The News’ staff. She has written op-ed’s about her experiences moving around the world as a third-culture kid and more. You can follow her on Instagram at @mikaylatsai_.

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Op-ed: Anything you can do, AI can do better

Op-ed: Anything you can do, AI can do better

Mikayla Tsai, columnist
November 29, 2024

Back when my grandparents were in school, cheating on assignments actually took effort. In today’s day and age, simply feeding a request into ChatGPT outputs three separate essays on the same topic simultaneously,...

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The Warren Olney Hall at the Northeastern Oakland campus. Universities across the nation utilized the legacy policy, undermining many first generation or unknown college applicants. Photo courtesy Lauren Matthews.

Op-ed: Legacy admissions should cease to exist

Mikayla Tsai, columnist
November 25, 2024

As a third-year university student, I am very lucky to enjoy the luxury and benefits that a Northeastern education provides. In my first-year of college, I was admitted despite having no familial ties...

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Op-ed: Why being an underdog is actually your greatest strength

Op-ed: Why being an underdog is actually your greatest strength

Mikayla Tsai, contributor
October 19, 2024

It is human nature to strive to showcase our best attributes to the people around us while trying to conceal the flaws — big or small — we perceive about ourselves. Whereas most individuals tend to...

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Mount Kazbegi in Georgia June 16, 2019. The Caucasus Mountains surrounding Georgia contributed to a limitation of the country’s exposure to different ethnic groups.

Op-ed: The courage to be different brings us closer

Mikayla Tsai, contributor
September 13, 2024

Four years ago today, I walked down the airport terminal and eyed the foreign writing sprawled across the advertisements — the curlicues of each letter like vines that were reminiscent of the elvish...

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Bonifacio High Street in Manila July 15, 2014. In 2022, the top 1% of earners in the Philippines earned 17% of the nation’s total income.

Op-ed: Bursting the bubble: The impact of a single gesture

Mikayla Tsai, contributor
August 31, 2024

When driving down Fort Bonifacio, the car air conditioning does little amid the sweltering heat — a typical Filipino summer with steam columns rising up from the asphalt and the ever-present ruckus of...

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Review: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ is about an alien invasion — but all Sam wanted was pizza

Mikayla Tsai, news correspondent
July 15, 2024

Sam knew she was going to die. It wasn’t a matter of how, but when.  After attending a puppet show, Sam (Lupita Nyong’o) begrudgingly moves her feet aboard a dingy bus back to the Brooklyn hospice...

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Bikers walk and bike toward the check-in table at the Bike to Work Day Festival. Over 50 groups of about 40 bikers each biked from different municipalities in and around Boston to the festival.

Boston’s National Bike to Work Day gets people pedaling

Mikayla Tsai, news correspondent
May 26, 2024

Whether it’s because of the free bananas, fresh scenery or camaraderie between old friends, Boston's National Bike to Work Day Festival brought people of all ages together at City Hall Plaza May 17.  Enthusiasm...

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Peyton Anderson controls the puck in a matchup against Penn State. She tallied 11 goals and nine assists for the 2022-23 season.

Peyton Anderson: A bright light on and off the ice

Mikayla Tsai, news correspondent
January 16, 2024

“Devoted,” “spunky” and  “a light to our team” are all ways fellow teammates describe Peyton Anderson.   “Once I started playing hockey, it was over everything else,” said Anderson,...

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