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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

Crates of candles for sale sit inside of Sniff of Adventures store on Newbury Street. The brand was founded in 2020.

Sniff of Adventure brings candles from the kitchen to Newbury Street

Kathryn Naughton, news correspondent October 13, 2023

The vibrant orange hue and the sweet smell of vanilla greet your senses as you approach the door of Sniff of Adventure, a candle shop on Newbury Street.  The co-owners, Adam Shane and Christopher “Chris” Swank, started their candle venture in 2020 and are about to hit...

Julia Romero, a social media intern and student at Boston College, stands in front of a table full of books for sale. Hummingbird Books has sold and shipped many banned books to Families Against Books Bans and Lowcountry Pride, organizations that help provide students in Beaufort County with otherwise inaccessible books. Photo courtesy Hummingbird Books.

Hummingbird Books takes on book bans across state lines

Annie Cayer, news correspondent September 19, 2023

In the quiet nooks of libraries and behind closed school doors lives a battle that's significance is often hidden from the public eye. It's a battle over words and the fundamental elements of intellectual liberty.  This is the new reality of book bans: where stories are silenced...

Quontay Turner and Danita Mends pose for a picture at the Northeastern Valentine’s Day Marketplace Feb. 11. 
Turner and Mends cofounded the Emerald City Plant Shop, one of the local small businesses at the Valentines Day Marketplace.

Northeastern Valentine’s Day Marketplace supports Mutual Aid, small businesses

Gray Timberlake, news staff February 24, 2021

Students lined up outside of the tents on Robinson Quad Feb. 11 to buy gifts at the Valentine’s Day Marketplace for loved ones while also supporting small businesses and benefiting Northeastern Mutual Aid.  The tents housed four booths selling items like handmade crocheted...