Miniard Culpepper became District 7’s city councilor last November, working for constituents from Roxbury to the South End.  Since the election, Culpepper moderated a hearing March 23 regarding academic institutions’ lack of transparency in Boston, including Northeastern....

Boston police fatally shot a suspect who attacked officers inside a Hemenway Street apartment building Saturday morning, officials said.  Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said the suspect was likely suffering a mental health crisis and attempted to attack officers with...

Last fall, Northeastern University and the City of Boston announced they would enter two new agreements, increasing Northeastern’s annual payments to the city by 36.8% — a commitment experts say requires long-term accountability and community engagement by the university.  The...

It’s time to look beyond race in the admissions process. Yes, having a racially diverse student body is important, but colleges and universities can and should have both diversity in race and class. Affirmative action is dead, but ways to embrace diversity are alive and well. The...

Ahead of the union certification election for Northeastern’s graduate student union scheduled for Sept. 19, the city of Cambridge expressed its support to the union-hopefuls.  During the Cambridge City Council’s Aug. 7 meeting, councilors expressed support for the Northeastern...

Days after Northeastern graduate students filed federal charges alleging Northeastern intimidated union organizers, Boston City Council unanimously passed a resolution last Wednesday condemning the university’s alleged anti-union practices. The resolution admonishes Northeastern...

For the first time in the 2021-22 season, Northeastern University (2-1-0) traveled to Walter Brown Arena to play Boston University (3-0-0).   The last time the two teams faced off in Walter Brown Arena was Feb. 11, 2020 for the Beanpot title, which resulted in a 3-3...

In a school year unlike any other in Northeastern history, an in-person college graduation ceremony seemed out of the question. However, on Saturday, May 8, Northeastern’s class of 2021 got just that: an outdoor commencement at Fenway Park.  Though the commencement was...