By Anne Baker A veteran Boston firefighter died Friday afternoon and another was seriously injured when a fire truck tore down Parker Hill Avenue and crashed into Mission Park, an apartment complex on Mission Hill, a fire official said. Lt. Kevin M. Kelley, who had worked...

The weather outside Solomon court yesterday was messy and sloppy. Inside, it wasn't much different as the Old Dominion and Northeastern women's basketball teams played a tepid first half full of turnovers and missed shots. Both teams were missing key players, as ODU forward...

Last year after the winter break, the men's hockey team was the talk of the college hockey world. They had an 11-4-2 record, were ranked seventh in the nation and were unbeaten in 11 games - and that's when it all went wrong. The Huskies crumbled to a 5-12-1 record the rest...

By Samantha Moll Mice are an issue for many students, whether they live on campus or off campus, but some students are unaware they do not need to set traps to get rid of mice - they just need to place a work order or contact their landlord. According to the State Sanitary...

Swimming and diving beats William ' Mary The swimming and diving team defeated James Madison 150.5-149.5 Saturday afternoon in Barletta Natatorium. Senior co-captain Elena Alvarez led the team to the win, placing first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.30) and second place...

By Mike Napolitano Northeastern will lead a five-year project partially funded by the federal government to develop technology to assess the nation's infrastructure without clearing roads and stopping traffic. The Versatile Onboard Traffic Embedded Roaming Sensors (VOTERS)...

By Lauren Sheffer Journalism has long been considered "the fourth estate of democracy," the "watchdog" that barks up a fury when politicians abuse their privileges. Yet, that dog appears weakened as of late. The current economic recession is also exerting great pressure on...

By Rebecca Fenton The credit card industry has found a winning formula: Attract young, easily persuaded, financially inexperienced college students and entice them with catchy buy now, pay later slogans. What many college students don't realize is that they will be paying later,...

By Gail Waterhouse For more than a month this fall, between Nov. 12 and Dec. 19, the Latino Student Cultural Center (LSCC) held their toy drive for charity, which this year benefited Casa Nueva Vida, a non-profit agency located in Jamaica Plain that serves homeless families....

Kathy M. Howlett-DePree, an English professor whose work focused on films based on William Shakespeare's plays, died Jan. 1 of complications from mitral valve prolapse, an undetected heart disorder. The 54 year-old Sharon resident was co-director of the interdisciplinary cinemas...

By Hannah Martin What did it sound like at the 37th Old Time Fiddler's Convention in Union Grove, N.C.? Or during the breeding chorus of the Florida Gopher Frog? What about when the Iroquois at the Allegany Reservation sang alligator dance songs? When Snell Library acquired...

By Sean Leviashvili Last month, Purnima Ratilal, assistant professor at Northeastern's electrical and computer engineering department, was one of 67 researchers nationwide to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for 2007. Ratilal...