By Jenna Duncan, News Staff The term middler may become less-used on campus this fall. Starting in September, students will have a new option of doing a pre-structured four-year program with two full co-ops. Currently, only 17 percent of students graduate in four years. ...

Northeastern University College Democrats would like to remind students that the deadline to register to vote in Massachusetts, in order to be able to cast a ballot in the Jan. 19 special election to fill Senator Edward M. Kennedy's seat, is Dec. 31, 2009. To register to vote...

By Marian Daniells, News Correspondent It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. But what about the other holidays? Amidst the hyper-commercialized Christmas festivities, are other holidays like Hanukkah overlooked? Christmas certainly holds a monopoly...

Event of the week: A wise elf once said, 'The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.' Perhaps quoting the now-classic 2003 film 'Elf' is another way to spread that cheer, and the Coolidge Corner Theater is finding a way to make that happen with their...

By Hayley Miller, News Staff 'No matter how small, no matter who you are, you can make a difference,' said the voice of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, the subject of the documentary 'Taking Root,' shown in the Curry Student Center Wednesday. 'This is an...

As 2009, and the decade of the '- whatever they decide to call it, thousands? '- comes to a close, it's a logical time to take a look back at some of the cinema of the past year. As just one year, it wasn't particularly different from any other in recent memory. There was good,...

By Emily Cassel, News Correspondent The holidays are here, bringing with them the lights, tinsel, and cookie-cutter Christmas albums associated with the season. But for those who are tired of hearing 'Jingle Bells' ad nauseam, here are five albums that won't have listeners pulling...

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...