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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

Katie Burke competes at a national competition in 2023. Northeastern gymnastics finished seventh at the meet. Photo courtesy Emily Gringorten.

Northeastern club gymnastics reflects on regionals win and prepares for nationals

Bailey Reynolds, news correspondent April 14, 2024

Following a historic regionals win, Northeastern’s club gymnastics team hopes to continue its momentum as it heads to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs Nationals from April 10 to 13. The team looks to further its success...

Sharaé Moultrie sings. Girl from the North Country followed Moultire as she navigates being a unmarried, pregnant, Black teenager in a white family during the Great Depression. Photo courtesy Evan Zimmerman, Emerson Colonial Theatre.

‘Girl from the North Country’ sports Bob Dylan hits, societal commentary

Heidi Ho, news staff April 12, 2024

Broadway in Boston welcomed the Tony-award-winning musical “Girl from the North Country” from March 12 to 24 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre. Filled with musical numbers containing Bob Dylan songs, many attendees were fans excited to hear tracks like “I Want You” and...

A bed of purple flowers bloom on campus. March 19 marked the spring equinox and the end of the winter season.

Op-ed: Spring is arriving in Boston. But we shouldn’t expect the ‘season of change’ to change us

Samantha Denecour, contributor April 12, 2024

For desperate New Englanders severely lacking Vitamin D, March 19, the spring equinox, marked a much-needed seasonal turning point. Finally, the darkness that kept so many of us sluggish and demoralized in the winter months has been pushed back to where it rightfully belongs.  In...

After passing out cheese to all attending members, Maddie Engle, a second-year combined computer science and linguistics major and one of the newly named Cheese Club co-presidents, toasts a piece of cheese with her fellow editorial board members. Editorial board members taste-tested cheese together to build a sense of community.

‘Cheese transcends majors’: Cheese Club unites students on campus

Tristen Schilling, news correspondent April 12, 2024

An unlikely club on campus is uniting students of all years and majors over one thing: a love for cheese.  Northeastern’s Cheese Club does just what the name implies: You “just show up and eat cheese,” said club member Emily Aitken, a second-year philosophy major.  The...

Christopher Lenahan Jr. carries the ball down the field for Northeastern. Northeastern defeated South Carolina in overtime April 6. Photo courtesy Christian Gomez.

Northeastern men’s lacrosse comes back to upset South Carolina in overtime

Elli Einset, news staff April 11, 2024

The Northeastern Huskies (5-4) fought through the rain and cold to upset the South Carolina Gamecocks (9-3) in a 11-10 overtime victory Saturday afternoon at Carter Field.  With the Huskies and Gamecocks each leading their divisions, Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC)...

Lake Hall stands at 43 Leon St. Representatives of the facilities department said that Northeastern assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings such as Lake, Holmes, Nightingale and Meserve Halls unless proven otherwise.

Northeastern says it assumes asbestos is present in older campus buildings, raising concerns from faculty

Lily Cooper, news correspondent April 11, 2024

At a February faculty senate meeting, Northeastern facilities department representatives said they assume there is asbestos present in certain older buildings on campus until proven otherwise during construction or renovations.  Faculty at the meeting expressed concerns,...

Audience members sit in Bartos Theater and wait for a screening of Twice Colonized to begin March 15. The screening was part of the 13th annual Women Take The Reel Film Festival.

When ‘Women Take The Reel,’ stories are magnified, audiences are enlightened

Meghan Hirsch, news correspondent April 10, 2024

Dozens gathered at the Bartos Theater at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology March 15 to screen their films at the 13th annual Women Take The Reel Film Festival. Van Ma, a program assistant in MIT’s Women’s and Gender Studies Department, helped organize this year’s...

Olivia Rodrigo sings on stage. She dazzled the crowd with her vocals during songs like teenage dream, traitor and making the bed.

Review: Olivia Rodrigo played TD Garden and fans couldn’t be ‘happier’

Jake Guldin, lifestyle editor April 10, 2024

Ecstatic Livies, the title singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo’s most ardent fans proudly brandish, swarmed TD Garden April 1 with everything from jewel-encrusted cowgirl hats to flowy ribbons atop their heads for the “GUTS World Tour.” Rodrigo, the latest in a long lineage...

‘There’s a beauty in the resilience of being a woman in STEM’: How Northeastern women STEM majors persevere in a male-dominated field

‘There’s a beauty in the resilience of being a woman in STEM’: How Northeastern women STEM majors persevere in a male-dominated field

Jethro R. Lee, news staff April 9, 2024

Historically, the number of students who apply and are admitted to Northeastern University has been relatively equal across genders. In fact, women tend to be slightly overrepresented in the student body, as has been the case for the 2023-24 academic year.  Yet, science,...

A bagel with cream cheese from Render Coffee.

Spreading some schmear: Rating four bagel spots around campus

Kristina DaPonte and Christina McCabe April 9, 2024

With several different bagel shop options around Northeastern’s campus, sometimes it can be overwhelming trying to decide where to pop in. For students, especially those from New York and New Jersey who consider themselves bagel connoisseurs, finding the perfect one can be...

A student uses their solar eclipse glasses to look at the sun, watching as the moon overtakes its rays. Glasses were handed out at Krentzman Quad and the Egan Research Center.

Total solar eclipse draws crowds, captivates students

Margot Murphy, photo staff April 9, 2024

Students gathered across campus to witness the total solar eclipse Monday, and though 8% of the sun was visible to Bostonians, students clapped in delight at the near-total darkening of the sun. A total solar eclipse last occurred in the United States seven years ago in August...

The dance team presents its Team Performance routine at Northeastern’s annual NDA/NCA National Send-Off April 5. Last year, the Huskies finished third at nationals for their Team Performance routine.

Northeastern’s dance team sets the bar high for national stage

Sofia Garrett, deputy sports editor April 9, 2024

The Northeastern University Dance Team is a spectacle at every sports event it attends, most commonly basketball games — but in Daytona, Florida, the group hopes to prove itself as more than a halftime enjoyment. The Huskies are set to compete in the Team Performance and...