The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Olivia Becraft

Olivia Becraft, Managing Editor

Olivia Becraft is a third-year year criminal justice and journalism combined major and managing editor of The News. She has previously held roles in The News as social media editor and news correspondent. She is passionate about storytelling and the legal aspects of entertainment with aspirations to attend law school on completion of her undergrad.

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Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia and Kenzie Bok have proposed a home rule petition that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all Boston mayoral and municipal elections. Photo credit Avery Bleichfeld.

Law that lowers voting age to 16 in Boston stalls in committee

Olivia Becraft, news correspondent
April 9, 2022

Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia and Kenzie Bok have proposed a home rule petition that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all Boston mayoral and municipal elections.  The special law was...

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Labor and aviation union members joined the picket line outside Boston Marriott Copley Place Friday to protest the corporations hiring of out-of-state contractors and workers instead of Boston labor union workers. Photo credit Olivia Becraft.

Local unions join picket line to protest Boston Marriott Hotel

Olivia Becraft, news correspondent
March 5, 2022

Labor and aviation union members, along with elected leaders, joined the picket line formed by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, or AFA-CWA, outside Boston Marriott Copley Place Friday to protest...

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Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced the statewide mask mandate for K-12 schools will be lifted Feb. 28. Photo credit Harriet Rovniak.

Boston’s leaders struggle to find unity on mask mandates in schools

Olivia Becraft, news correspondent
February 24, 2022

Mask mandates face conflicting enforcement in Boston public and Catholic schools after Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration declared that masks will no longer be mandated in public schools in Massachusetts,...

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