By Pat Tarantino By the morning of Nov. 29, 2008, news reports had painted Mumbai, India as a war zone. The streets of India's financial capital were littered with blood, smoke and debris as wounded civilians were rushed to hospitals. Those left standing struggled to piece together...

Northeastern may be a tax exempt institution, but a political endeavor by Mayor Thomas M. Menino may drive the school to contribute more financially after years of donating substantially smaller amounts than other local universities and colleges. Menino announced an initiative...

By Andrew Parente CAMBRIDGE - On Nov 15th, 2006 junior guard and captain Matt Janning made his Huskies debute against Syracuse where he scored a team-high 16 points. Two years and 984 points later, the junior guard reached a career milestone of 1000 points Wednesday night...

Senior defenseman Louis Liotti doubled his career goal total in the men's hockey team's 3-2 overtime win against Maine Friday, netting the Huskies' second and game-winning goals. "He's a great example of the program moving forward as a guy that came in as a freshman. He's got...

By Andrew Parente Sophomore guard Chaisson Allen scored a team-high 17 points to help lead the men's basketball team to a 60-55 win over James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. Saturday. The game was the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opener for both squads as the Huskies...

By Andrew Parente CAMBRIDGE - Without any games scheduled for the next 12 days, the men's basketball team was eager to go into the break with a win. They were able to come away with just that after a thrilling 76-71 win in double overtime against Harvard at Lavietes Pavilion...

By Michele Richinick In an effort to clean up some of the mistakes made during the direct elections process last year, members of the Senate Nominations and Elections Committee (SNEC) will present changes made to the direct elections manual to the Student Government Association...

The men's and women's track teams started their respective seasons on strong notes Saturday when they opened the indoor portion of the schedule by hosting the Husky Winter Carnival at Roxbury's Reggie Lewis Center. Three Huskies won events on the women's side, while two of...

Once again, President Joseph Aoun has locked himself in his office, leaving the students to wonder what happens behind closed doors. In order to get the his take on issues surrounding Northeastern, The News executive board members generally meet with the president each semester...

Youth voting on the rise in 2008 presidential election Voter turnout among Americans under the age of 30 rose to between 52 and 53 percent in this fall's election, with a total of 23 million voters. This is up from 48 percent in the previous presidential election, according...

By Mike Rougeau Fans of dance troupes made popular by movies like "Step Up" and TV shows like "America's Best Dance Crew" gathered in Blackman Auditorium last night for the second annual "Dance For Me" dance competition. Sponsored by the South Asian Student Organization (UTSAV),...

Maybe Donald Rumsfeld, former Secretary of Defense for presidents George W. Bush and Gerald Ford, said it best at a 2002 press briefing: "There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things...