NU AICHIE places first in national competition The Northeastern American Institute of Chemical Engineers (NU AICHE) placed first in the national ChemE Car competition in Nashville, Tenn. Sunday. At the competition, schools from across the country designed a car powered solely...

By Taylor Adams, News Staff To most college students, and indeed most of the general population, theater is largely pretty boring. The American Repertory Theater's (ART) 'Sleep No More' is not. Stumbling masked through the dark hallways of an abandoned school in the midst of...

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By Natalie Schack, News Correspondent When The Strokes' lead singer Julian Casablancas released his enigmatic, one-and-a-half-minute preview this summer for Phrazes for the Young, his first Strokes-less album, it was kind of a big deal. Made as a video teaser for Casablancas'...

The way that Congressman Michael Capuano has entered entered the Massachusetts senate race for Edward Kennedy's seat is disconcerting. Attacking his opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley, for being 'timid' when she was the first person to enter the Senate race '- really?...

By Mary Ann Georgantopoulos Unless you've lived under a rock for the past few days, you all know by now that Jimmy Fallon, former Saturday Night Live star and current host of NBC's 'Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,' will perform his standup routine in Matthews Arena Oct. 24. ...

When Provost Stephen Director announced his 'recommendation' to restructure the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and College of Criminal Justice (CCJ) into three new colleges Sept. 9, The News wrote in a Sept. 14 editorial that the 'recommendation' appeared to be more of a...

By Emily Cassel, News Correspondent Ever listened to anti-folk? How about acid jazz? Neo-psychedelia? Wizard rock? Ever even heard of any of these music styles? As music has developed and changed over the years, a plethora of genres have been assigned to specific artists and...

By Lauren DiTullio, News Correspondent From a cooking contest and a Marshmallow Fluff-themed poetry slam to locals walking around with inverted Fluff containers on their heads, fans celebrated Fluff with new twists at the fourth annual 'What the Fluff?' festival in Somerville's...

By Irene Muniz, News Correspondent In the sweets heaven that was the New England Dessert Showcase, attendees had the opportunity to add some unique desserts to their list of favorites. Anthem Entertainment, a Boston-based marketing and event agency, presented the first-ever...

For 28 years, Dana Brigham has co-owned and managed a shop with deep community roots at 279 Harvard St. in Brookline. Brookline Booksmith is a fiercely independent bookstore with a cutting-edge selection and three to four author readings each week, Brigham said. She shared...

By Ruthanne Tarantino, News Correspondent It has happened to everyone on campus '- walking by Shillman Hall and thinking, 'What are those kids doing?' ' It's a simple scene:' a line tied between two trees. A group of students are gathered, shoes off, laughing and talking...