Recently the Boston Globe covered the dismal if not pathetic state of sports in the Boston Public Schools system. On June 24, Part Four of the series was published under the headline, 'Ill-equipped to compete.' Staff writer Bob Hohler reveals, 'there is only one trainer for thousands...

College students are far from perfect neighbors. We are often loud, drunk and messy. And we are everywhere:' The Boston metropolitan area has more than 80 private colleges and universities who employ 68,600 people and have more than 360,000 students, according to The Prominence...

By C. Mae Waugh, News Correspondent Tall buildings have invaded the Fenway and Northeastern areas, including 1330 Boylston St., a mixed-use high-rise building currently in construction, West Village H and International Village. At a forum called 'Can Height Make Right' sponsored...

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, News Staff Despite fewer available co-op positions in some fields, students looking for jobs are not necessarily suffering, co-op advisers said. Some companies have reduced the number of co-ops they hire or eliminated the positions altogether. Others,...

By Rob Tokanel, News Staff Northeastern Provost Steven Director recently released the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Structure of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the College of Criminal Justice (CCJ), which was submitted to his office May 28. The 131-page...

NU receives grant for library improvements On June 12, Northeastern University Libraries were presented with one of seven EMC Heritage Trust Grants for 2009, making them the only recipient in the United States. The $15,000 grant from EMC Corporation, started in 1979 by Northeastern...

By By Danny Deza, News Staff Whether it's dinner or dessert, more people across the nation are looking for a healthy option. According to Fit to Eat, a campaign for the Floyd County Health Department in Georgia, health-oriented restaurants have become a booming business nationwide...

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Following a 2008-09 season that saw the men's and women's hockey teams qualify for the postseason, a total of 25 players were named to the Hockey East All-Academic team June 9. ' To be eligible for the All-Academic team players had to earn...

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff After nearly qualifying for the NCAA tournament last year, the men's soccer team released its 2009 schedule June 3. ' The team will play six non-conference games to start the season and 11 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) games to close....

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff The women's basketball team had a busy week, adding a recruit to the roster and announcing its non-conference schedule. ' Head coach Daynia La-Force Mann announced June 9 that Rachael Pecota, a 6-foot-1-inch forward from The Urban School...

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Junior pitcher Ryan Quigley was selected in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft June 10 by the Oakland Athletics. He is the 30th Husky in history to be selected by an MLB team and the 13th pitcher taken from NU. ' A Northeastern baseball player...

By By Kirby Morrison, News Correspondent Men's crew placed 10th overall in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championship Regatta, held on Sacramento's Lake Natoma June 4 to 6. The University of Washington won the regatta with a time of 5:50.91. University of California-Berkeley...