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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

Corinna Parrish sings into the mic while playing the guitar. She performed songs expressing her concern about the state of the world.

Northeastern students sing for climate justice, divestment from fossil fuels

Galiah Abbud, news correspondent October 17, 2023

Northeastern’s Council of University Programs, or CUP, and Sunrise Northeastern, a campus group dedicated to environmental activism, hosted the first Climate Justice Jam in over 10 years Oct. 6 in AfterHours. The event featured 10 performances from student musicians and...

Students march through campus during the No Hungry Huskies rally. Citing Northeastern's high meal plan rates, protestors demanded more affordable dining options. Photo courtesy YDSA.

YDSA orchestrates third No Hungry Huskies rally to fight against food insecurity

Christina McCabe, news staff October 2, 2023

In the middle of Centennial Common, about three dozen students gathered Sept. 21 with posters and a megaphone, ready to rally for the No Hungry Huskies campaign. As the common grew busy in the late afternoon, students began chanting into the megaphone: “What do we want? Three...

Protestors from Extinction Rebellion pose for a group photo in the Massachusetts State House. Activists hoped that their protest would help stop Governor Maura Healy from committing to building new fossil fuel infrastructure in the state.

Eight arrested in Extinction Rebellion anti-fossil fuel protest at Massachusetts State House

Eleanor Goudie, news corespondent October 2, 2023

Over 30 environmental activists gathered at the Massachusetts State House Sept. 18 for an Extinction Rebellion protest pressuring Governor Maura Healey to publicly commit to building no new fossil fuel infrastructure, with eight demonstrators being arrested, according to Extinction...