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Data Journalism and Data Visualization at The Huntington News

Data visualizations produced for published articles at The Huntington News, Northeastern University's independent student newspaper.

Tools: Python, Pandas, Flourish, Datawrapper


Boston Marathon, Spring 2026

Eight visualizations across three articles covering Northeastern alumni competing in the 130th Boston Marathon. Data sourced from athletes' Strava accounts.

From sideline to start line: Ruby Nisenbaum runs with purpose for Mass General

  • Uniform circular distribution of Ruby Nisenbaum's running and walking mileage since May 2025, where each dot represents one mile of activity
  • Fibonacci lattice of Ruby Nisenbaum's top four activities since May 2025 (run, walk, weight training, workout), where each dot represents one instance
  • Scatter plot of Ruby Nisenbaum's average heart rate against average speed across all runs, showing a positive correlation

It's a historic race: three Northeastern track and field alumni take on 130th Boston Marathon

  • Line chart of Sarah Petersen's weekly running mileage across twelve weeks (Jan 26–Apr 19, 2026)
  • Scatter plot of Malav Mehta's average run cadence against average heart rate, showing a positive correlation
  • Bar chart of Malav Mehta's monthly running mileage

This Boston Marathon, Alex Advani is running for the museum that raised him

  • Line chart of Alex Advani's weekly mileage leading up to the Florence Marathon (Sept 22–Nov 30, 2025)
  • Line chart of Alex Advani's weekly mileage leading up to the Boston Marathon (Feb 23–Apr 19, 2026)

Campus Enrollment, Spring 2026

Two visualizations examining enrollment trends at Boston universities. Data sourced from the Boston Student Housing Report.

Overcrowding

  • Grouped bar chart comparing total enrollment at Northeastern, Boston University, Harvard, and MIT from 2022–2024, showing Northeastern with the largest growth
  • Line chart tracking undergraduate against graduate enrollment across Boston universities from 2013–2024, showing graduate programs as the primary driver of growth since 2020

Campus Safety Survey, Spring 2026

Data sourced from a student survey on on-campus safety.

Survey suggests Northeastern students feel safe but are unaware of university's active shooter protocol

  • Word cloud of frequently used survey terms, highlighting police presence, active shooter protocol, and building access

Valentine's Survey, Spring 2026

Data sourced from a student survey on where students met their partners.

Where did you meet your partner?

  • Interactive map of where Northeastern students met their partners, with most respondents meeting near campus

Campus Study Spots Survey, Fall 2025

Data sourced from a student survey on preferred study spots on and around campus.

Tell the news: what's your favorite study spot?

  • Pie chart of preferred study spots
  • Map of preferred study spots on and around campus

Housing Vacancy, Fall 2025

Data sourced from Boston Pads.

Several Boston neighborhoods report sudden uptick in apartment vacancies

  • Bar chart of the percent increase in housing vacancy rates across Greater Boston neighborhoods since 2024

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