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Artists and athletes, such as the band Paper Trails (left), the Eon Dance Troupe (right) and Northeastern’s Taekwondo club team , who perform at the ASU and CSU's Lunar New Year Gala. Students enjoyed the array of performances that paid homage to their varying cultures.

‘I’ll always have a community no matter where I am’: Northeastern students celebrate Lunar New Year in style

Samantha Balagot, news correspondent
February 5, 2025

Dressed up in their most formal attire, not an empty seat was in sight when over 200 people gathered in the Fenway Center Feb. 1 for a Lunar New Year gala to wish the community good fortune as the world...

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Children play with a toy set. The daycare provided children with toys, books and lessons.

‘Play-based learning’: How Northeastern’s daycare serves the smallest members of the community

Elli Einset and Samantha Balagot
January 12, 2025

Tucked away inside Kerr Hall along The Fenway sits a space reserved for the smallest members of the university community: Northeastern’s daycare. The facility is decked out with children’s artwork...

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Column: Fall into autumn with these media picks

Column: Fall into autumn with these media picks

Samantha Balagot, news correspondent
November 15, 2024

‘Tis the season where red, orange and yellow leaves cover the sidewalks, cozy sweaters and boots are retrieved from closets and hot drinks are back in style. Fall is here, and there is no better way...

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A MBTA fare machine at Ruggles station. Above the interactive screen, the ticket price infographic showed the price for bus and subway rides.

MBTA reduced-fare program brings half-off rides to low-income passengers

Eli Curwin, Samantha Balagot, and Lawrence Brown
October 18, 2024

Since July 2019, a one-way fare for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s bus system and subway have cost $1.70 and $2.40, respectively, for nearly all riders.  Certain passengers, like...

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