BROOKLINE - I hate to say it, but I told you so. When former Northeastern Director of Athletics Ian McCaw signed head football coach Don Brown, both he and I knew they had someone pretty special. But no one thought Brown could get this team to be this good, this fast. On...

By Eric Creamer There is only one word that can describe the nationally-ranked Northeastern field hockey team right now: dominant. The No. 12 Huskies were off to their best start in school history by going 6-0 before Sunday's 2-1 overtime setback to third-ranked Michigan....

By Max Lederman This year, instead of leaving opposing defenders in his dust, L.J. McKanas has left a group of young, inexperienced players on the field. Out of the six running backs listed on Northeastern's roster coming into this season, two had never carried the ball for...

By Slava Didkovsky BROOKLINE - Three games in five days finally caught up to the men's soccer team. After pulling off two magnificent home victories, the Huskies (3-4-2) travelled to Worcester to take on an undefeated Holy Cross team. Despite playing well in the beginning,...

By Kimberly Peterson The fans got their money's worth last Sunday at Parson's Field. Trailing until the end, it seemed that everytime NU tied it up, Rider University (2-5-0) would just score again. When the dust settled, however, Northeastern (3-2-2) rallied to a win as they...

Believe it or not, I am a college student. Those that know me think I say some outlandish things, but I didn't pay off anyone to get in here. That being said, let's do some grammar homework. Upset ... what is the meaning of the word upset? Well, according to dictionary.com,...

Just over two months ago, Northeastern athletics was forced into a crossroads when former Director of Athletics Ian McCaw packed his bags and headed to UMass Amherst to become their new AD. After a little more than a month of searching, the NU athletics department decided on...

BROOKLINE - It took two coaches, 16 games, and almost 19 years, but they finally did it. Northeastern's defense allowed a paltry 26 yards on the ground and returned two Jeff Krohn interceptions for touchdowns in the third quarter in a 42-17 defrocking of Bay State nemesis UMASS...

I am a New Yorker, which makes me by natural law, a New York Yankees fan. When I read Joe Goldberg's typical bitter Yankee-hater rant, I adjusted my Yankee's hat that I was wearing so all Bostonian's could cringe at the blue and white logo. (It is in fact, blue and white, not...

Close your eyes and imagine a place where the traditions are rich, where people actually attend sporting events, where the emotions of school spirit are worn on the sleeves of students and not lamented by school officials. Now open your eyes and gasp could it be? Is that Northeastern...

By Afsha Bawany It's not called political activism anymore. It's called American Idolisim. This summer, I heard numerous in-depth conversations, critiques, and up to the minute analysis not about the impending war on Iraq, the "new war" currently being fought in Afghanistan,...

This letter is in response to the very uninformed commentary included in the August 21 edition of Northeastern News. The author, Carla Molina (a philosophy major) took it upon herself to "educate" the Northeastern community regarding the wonders of emergency contraception (EC)....