Student Stories Archives

Northeastern student Elina Mariutsa was selected for the Institute for Economics and Peace ambassador program. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

She bought a one-way ticket out of Moscow and never looked back

Over the past six years, Northeastern student Elina Mariutsa has found a home in many different cities around the world. But while the people of every one of those places were welcoming to her, she has found that the governments have been generally hostile toward each other. This discord is what ultimately propelled her passion for diplomacy.

by Khalida Sarwari July 5, 2019

“People bond over food,”
says Northeastern student Rachel Eng, who co-founded Twotastebuddiez, a popular food Instagram account based in Boston. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

How two foodie friends became gurus on the ’gram

Three years ago, Northeastern student Rachel Eng and her friend from high school started an Instagram account where they could post photos of food to help each other decide where to eat next. Now their account, @twotastebuddiez, boasts more than 18,000 followers who use the page to navigate the food scene in Boston.

by Irvin Zhang July 3, 2019

Over the course of a three-month competition, students in Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences designed and implemented a prototype of a secure gaming console and hacked their competition. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

How to hack a video game console (and protect one)

A group of students from Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences successfully designed a prototype gaming console that stopped every attempted attack in a recent competition. The students also proved to be impressive hackers themselves, defeating the security measures in the systems designed by the other teams.

by Laura Castañón July 1, 2019

Go the West Village Quad at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, grab some ice cream, and spend time getting to know faculty, staff, and students in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences who will be on campus this summer. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Can’t-miss events on the Boston campus in July

Write poetry. Volunteer in the community. Enjoy some ice cream in the sun.

by Irvin Zhang June 28, 2019

Jordan Harris, who plays defense for the men’s hockey team at Northeastern, started 39 games in his first season for the Huskies, scored 13 points, and helped the red and black win a Hockey East championship. Photo by Jim Pierce/Northeastern Athletics

Rising hockey star to tryout for US National Junior Team

Jordan Harris, who plays defense for the men’s hockey team at Northeastern, has been selected to compete for a roster spot in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship, which will take place later this year in the Czech Republic.

by Irvin Zhang June 25, 2019

Two kids stand outside a crumbling doorway flanked by graffiti. Photo by Adee Peer

Discovering Cuba through the photographer’s lens

More than two dozen Northeastern students spent three weeks developing their photography skills in Cuba while forging “real connections with the people who lived there and worked there,” says Sam Barry, a journalism major who participated in the program.

by Irvin Zhang June 25, 2019

Damilola Adetunla plans to major in biology at Northeastern, with the intent to become a neuroscientist. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

His aunt almost died when he was a boy in Nigeria. He vowed then to become a doctor.

Damilola Adetunla, an incoming freshman at Northeastern, promised to improve healthcare in his home country of Nigeria after he heard the story of his aunt’s near-death experience during the birth of her child.

by Irvin Zhang June 21, 2019

Murder in Mobile tells the story of Rayfield Davis, a black man who was murdered in 1948 in Mobile, Alabama, by a white man who was never prosecuted.

Murder In Mobile hits the red carpets

The documentary by Northeastern Films will be shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Saturday as part of the Roxbury International Film Festival—one of many screenings for this story of reclaimed justice.

by Ian Thomsen June 18, 2019

Northeastern University’s student-run business accelerator, IDEA, connects students with the resources they need to get their businesses up and running. Dan Gregory, who was the founding faculty advisor of IDEA, had no idea how popular it would become. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

How an idea became IDEA

IDEA, Northeastern’s student-run business accelerator, connects members of the university community with the resources they need to get their businesses up and running. Dan Gregory, the founding faculty advisor of IDEA who retired in early June, drew upon his experience building businesses to help form a network of services created by students for students, faculty, and alumni.

by Molly Callahan June 17, 2019

Researchers in Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences recently demonstrated that they could interfere with the radio signals that help pilots find the runway. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Hacking an airplane’s landing instruments isn’t as hard as it should be

In low-visibility situations, pilots rely on radio signals to guide their approach to a runway. Using a relatively inexpensive setup, researchers in Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences recently demonstrated that they could hack these signals and direct a plane to land off target.

by Laura Castañón June 17, 2019