A Northeastern student died in an early-morning car crash in upstate New York this morning, according to New York TV station WIVB. Scott Herr, an 18-year-old freshman engineering major, died in the 1:15 a.m. crash in Elma, N.Y., which police believe was caused by 'a mixture...

This season the men's basketball team is considered a very strong mid-major basketball program, but I was disappointed at the student turnout for its opening home game, which started at noon. Please support the Huskies basketball team. They have some very exciting players and...

By Eric Allen, News Staff Hamburger? No. Pizza? No. Savory ham-and-cheese pastry with tomato jelly and microgreens? Um, yes. Renowned Boston chef Barbara Lynch cooked that hors-d'oeuvre in the Xhibition Kitchen in Stetson West last Thursday. 'I jumped at the chance to come...

This October, Jimmy Fallon made a comment about fifth-year seniors during his Parents and Family Weekend stand-up routine. One audience member made sure to correct him right away, yelling 'this is a five-year school!' However, with President Joseph Aoun's announcement that...

By Paul Marx, News Correspondent Bostonians know what it's like to watch and to be watched. Every day, thousands of people swarm their ways onto the T. They are a diverse lot, and in the varying lengths of time they spend commuting, they are all exhibits and observers. This...

By Mary Ann Georgantopoulos I woke up Wednesday morning not really knowing what I would write about for my last column of the semester. I grabbed a cup of coffee and logged on to Boston.com, like I do every morning, to catch up on news. That's when I came across this:' 'Northeastern...

Earlier this week, the Council for University Programs (CUP) issued a survey through the myNEU portal to get student input about the 2010 Springfest concert The survey asked students what genre of music they would like the music act to be for the concert, how long the concert...

Northeastern announced plans to move toward becoming a four-year institution Wednesday '- a decision that has been long-discussed and raises several big questions. The first, and perhaps most simple, is what exactly does this change? There are plenty of students who already...

By Jason Mastrodonato, News Correspondent Devin Petta, a freshman forward on the Northeastern women's soccer team, was named a second-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Tuesday. Petta scored 14 goals in her freshman campaign for the Huskies...

By Jason Woods, News Staff The International Village dining hall received a three-star green rating, a certification related to its environmental standards and sustainability, from the Green Restaurant association in early November. But while International Village may earn wows...

By Jason Mastrodonato, News Correspondent The Northeastern men's track and field team collected 16 top-10 finishes in the first Jay Carisella Track & Field Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury Dec. 5. The event, formerly named the Husky Winter Carnival, was...

By Jason Woods, News Staff The Office of Spiritual Life at Northeastern University hosted two events honoring the seasons yesterday