The following is a series of excerpts from President Richard Freeland's testimony that he is giving today before the Committee on Education and the Workforce. "Northeastern was founded over a century ago as a place of opportunity for people in Boston who did not have the financial...

By Mohammed Abdulla Underage drinking and parties are quite common throughout many colleges within the United States. Even Northeastern students have been known to go out, get drunk and party. Now, a new organization formed by students dares to say, 'Get Hammered'. However,...

Information provided from Northeastern's Media Relations office at [email protected]. This summer's teen employment rate hit a 37-year low, according to a report from the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families that was prepared by the Center...

By Adam McDermott Continuing The News' two-part series about the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 47,000 college students lost their federal financial aid during the 2001

By Alee Hoffman and Gerry Tuoti Hundreds of janitors, students and other members of the community gathered at the Northeastern T stop Monday afternoon and evening to protest the treatment of Boston janitors, many of whom make $39 a day and receive no medical benefits. "These...

By Brendan Reilly A Northeastern professor said he was harassed and "blacklisted" because of his views about the political unrest in the Middle East. Now, the question has been raised: does anti-Semitism plague Northeastern's campus? The discussion about anti-Semitism began...

By Brad Rosenburg No one wants to have a a jiggly belly. I mean sure, Buddha-gut can be rather amusing when a portly fellow pushes his flab together to simulate a talking belly button, but besides that, fat is generally frowned upon by the American population. Unfortunately,...

Studies of common domestic areas have proven them to be veritable strongholds for bacterial growth and contamination. Noted microbiologist Charles Gerba, Ph.D. (University of Arizona) has found that even on appliances designed for cleansing, the residual presence of bacteria...

We are supposedly living in the age of technology. Soon the phrase "clothes make the man" will apply to how we live our lives as well. The Levi Strauss company will be introducing pants with an "anti-radiation" cell phone pocket to the European market, according to Carrie...

By Chirag Rabari An estimated nine million people aged 12 and over used prescription drugs nonmedically in 1999, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. About four million of those could be considered current users, meaning they had used prescription drugs for nonmedical...

By Ari Strait The defending America East champion Northeastern volleyball team continued its preseason struggles over the weekend, dropping all three matches the team played during the Valparaiso Invitational in Valparaiso, Indiana. The string of losses against Valparaiso...

BROOKLINE - Although the football game this last weekend wasn't the official homecoming game, it was indeed a return of sorts. For the first time since resigning as NU's Athletic Director and taking over the same position at UMass-Amherst, Ian McCaw returned to NU. While...