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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

Pro-Palestine demonstrators chant and hold up signs outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street. The protest was meant to disrupt the visit of two IDF soldiers who came to speak at an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest pro-Israel club inviting IDF soldiers on campus

Emily Spatz and Frances Klemm November 1, 2024

About 15 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested outside an apartment building on Hemenway Street Oct. 30 in opposition to an event hosted by Northeastern Mishelanu, which invited two Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, soldiers to campus.  Demonstrators, who declined to identify...

Demonstrators march directly outside the Boch Center as the last of Clinton’s audience members enter the theater for her show. The group marched in a circle on the street in front of the theater.

Hillary Clinton’s appearance ignites pro-Palestinian demonstration in Boston’s Theater District

Sofia Sawchuk, photo staff October 12, 2024

The weather was clear and cool and all was calm in Boston’s Theater District Sept. 27 — except for the beeping, bumper-to-bumper traffic that started at Boylston Street and snaked down Tremont Street toward Boston’s Theater District. Boston police stood in the middle of...

Rally participants march down Huntington Avenue Oct. 9. The rally took place two days after the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel.

Pro-Palestine demonstrators protest military industrial companies at Northeastern’s career fair

Alexis Algazy, Sarah Mesdjian, Elli Einset, and Lily Cooper October 10, 2024

Dozens of people marched from the Christian Science Plaza to the Cabot Center Oct. 9 in protest of Northeastern’s all-day career fair, which featured several companies that manufacture military equipment and supply it to Israel.  The rally, organized by unofficial student...

Two Israeli flags and one Palestinian flag hang from the Centennial Common ledge. Numerous protests calling for a ceasefire of the Israel-Palestine war were held on campus in the past year following Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.

Northeastern community reflects on Israel-Hamas war, campus climate one year after Oct. 7 attacks

Emily Spatz, campus editor October 7, 2024

On Oct. 7, 2023, Mady Most was in the middle of giving a campus tour when her family and friends began calling her repeatedly. “I had to stop the tour early because I thought there was an emergency,” said Most, a fourth-year health science major and Husky Ambassador. “My...

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Northeastern’s Code of Student Conduct, demonstration policies updated with stricter measures following year of pro-Palestine protests

Eli Curwin and Salma Sheikh October 5, 2024

Following a year of tense campus protests and demonstrations, Northeastern has implemented several additional demonstration and student conduct guidelines, which impose more strict regulations on on-campus protests and more severe sanctions for students found in violation of...

A pile of textbooks sit in the middle of Dockser Commons. The books were left as part of a "book-in" demonstration by NUSLSJP to protest the ongoing “scholasticide” and “genocide” in Gaza.

Pro-Palestine students give up textbooks in demonstration against Northeastern’s ties to Israeli companies, marking first protest of the semester

Emily Spatz, campus editor September 13, 2024

Dozens of textbooks sat abandoned in the middle of Dockser Commons Sept. 12 in a demonstration against what protesters called an ongoing “scholasticide” and “genocide” in Gaza, marking the first major pro-Palestine protest on the Boston campus since nearly 100 students...

A WCVB reporter interviews a protester. The Centennial Common encampment attracted national press attention.

Northeastern pro-Palestine solidarity encampments attract national press attention

Alexis Algazy and Kevin Gallagher April 26, 2024

Across Boston campuses, students, faculty and staff have set up encampments in support of Palestine. Protests have garnered attention from many Boston-based and national news outlets amid a nationwide wave of pro-Palestine campus activism.  Protesters with Huskies for a Free...

Event organizers lead protest chants such as, “Gaza, Gaza don’t you cry, we will end this genocide” for the growing crowd. Hundreds became thousands as people gathered to hear the impassioned speakers.

University students gather in Boston Common to demand ceasefire in Gaza

Aiden Stein, news correspondent November 30, 2023

Around the world, protesters are raising flags and voices in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, calling for a lasting ceasefire of Israeli bombardment of the densely-populated area and an end to Israel’s decades-long occupation.  A student-led protest by the Boston branch...

Protesters hold up cardboard signs and rally in support of Palestine. They chanted phrases such as “Kamala Harris you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide.”

Protesters rally against Vice President Kamala Harris outside Ritz-Carlton hotel

Tanisha Gaikwad, photo correspondent November 11, 2023

Hundreds gathered downtown Thursday for an emergency rally in support of Palestine in response to the announcement of Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Boston. The protest, organized by the Boston Democratic Socialists of America, began at noon outside the entrance...

A group of clowns walks parallel to participants of the Boston Men's March. The clowns played music during their counterprotest to the anti-abortion organization's march.

Boston clowns march against anti-abortion demonstration

Eleanor Goudie, news correspondent November 11, 2023

Over 40 clowns marched down Commonwealth Avenue Nov. 4 as a counterprotest to the Boston Men’s March, an anti-abortion protest. The clowns, donning colorful costumes, makeup and red noses, paraded a marching band alongside the Men’s March, playing music to drown it out and...

Demonstrators from the Party for Socialism and Liberation carry a banner with the words “The people united will stop racist police brutality” as they lead a march through Boston Common Saturday, Jan. 28. Protests continued through the weekend after videos of Tyre Nichols’ killing were made public.

Hundreds gather to protest police brutality after Tyre Nichols killing

Boston’s Party for Socialism and Liberation led protests against police brutality Friday, Jan. 27 and Saturday, Jan. 28 after videos of Tyre Nichols’ deadly encounter with Memphis police were publicly released. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was beaten and tased by...