By Dan Buono To the single and free, it's great to be on the prowl in Boston this year. Boston came in at No. 7 with New York City following at No. 8 for the best US cities for singles in 2008, a poll published in July by Forbes.com. In 2007, Boston placed in the 11th spot,...

Starting in the fall 2009 semester, Northeastern will offer Gender-Neutral Housing to any student. Contrary to the recent editorial in the Northeastern Patriot, "Gender-Neutral Housing too Progressive," this is the bottom line: Any student wishing to live in Gender-Neutral Housing...

By Eric Allen Dancers told stories with movements rather than words at Blackman Auditorium on Saturday. The Northeastern University Dance Company (NUDANCO) performed its sixth annual Winter Showcase in two presentations. The show was performed once at 3 p.m. and again at 7...

The No. 6 men's hockey team spent its Thanksgiving at the RPI Holiday Tournament in Troy, N.Y., where the Huskies lost 5-3 in the opening round to No. 9 Princeton (10-2, 7-1 ECAC) and then won the consolation game 5-1 against RPI. The Huskies were down by two goals after the...

By Gal Tziperman Lotan From the checkered tablecloths to the buttermilk pancakes and oldies blaring over the stereo system, Mike's City Diner is a no-frills kickback most college students can afford. Located at 1714 Washington St. in the South End, the diner seems to have...

By Hannah Martin Reincarnated newspapers, garbage bags and video tapes took the catwalk by storm at afterHOURS last night for Students for Environmental Action's (SEA) third green fashion show. Co-sponsored this year by the Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) and Social Change...

The women's hockey team was shut out in a pair of Hockey East games during the Thanksgiving break, going down 2-0 at New Hampshire (8-4-3, 4-1-2 HE) Wednesday before losing by the same score at Boston College (9-3-3, 6-2-1 HE) Sunday. After being out-shot 36-12 in Durham N.H.,...

By Jake Sutera It was the year 2000 all over again for hundreds of Northeastern students last night as Lance Bass, of 'NSYNC fame, arrived on campus to discuss his professional and personal life. The predominantly female crowd shrieked at the sight of the former pop star,...

By Daniel Buono Northeastern students were nowhere to be found at the World AIDS Day Film Screening and Panel, which was the kick off for Northeastern's AIDS Awareness Week. The crowd of about 15 on Monday night was made up of workers from the Multicultural AIDS Coalition...

Despite a hot 3-1 start to the season, the men's basketball team dropped two tough games during the Thanksgiving break. Last Tuesday, the Huskies lost an offensive showcase to rival Boston University, 83-75. Both teams started out firing on all cylinders posting impressive...

Sophomore guard Jasmine Crew's three-point shot fell short as time expired, denying the women's basketball team their first win of the season last Tuesday at Matthews Arena against Boston University. Crew finished with 17 points on 8-of-16 shooting and eight boards in the...

By Michael Napolitano It has been more than a year since Faculty Senate chair Carol Glod said at a senate meeting that some members felt they were being marginalized by senior administration. Yesterday's meeting took a more unified tone, as President Joseph Aoun urged both...