Josephine Lawrence is 92 years old, and two weekends ago someone stole her bird bath. She has lived on Mission Hill, at 171 Hillside St., for more than five decades. I heard about the theft last Monday and the next day walked from my apartment, on Alleghany Street, to Mrs....

By Nick Martin Bad Dawgs, a hot dog franchise offering a lounge area and free Wi-Fi to its visitors, may offer something different to students who are looking for a new place to grab a bite around campus. Brothers and co-owners of the Boston restaurant, James and Erik Kirste,...

By Stephanie Daly Jenna Lucchesi, a senior forward on the women's soccer team, suffered an injury so severe in a game against Towson Sept. 30, 2007 that head coach Ed Matz told the Northeastern News afterward, "I've never witnessed anything like this and I never want to witness...

New provost Stephen Director addressed the Faculty Senate yesterday and offered a sweeping view of his vision for the university, which focused on giving individual colleges their own administrative and budgetary responsibilities. Director also answered questions about the...

Redshirt freshman earns top cross country award for the week of Sept. 21 Redshirt freshman Teddy Vrountas of the men's cross country team was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Cross Country Runner of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Vrountas won the UMass Dartmouth...

"He is expected to be able to live a normal and healthy life." Those are good words now, but it was a scary situation last Saturday when Ball State wideout Dante Love hit the dirt, briefly went unconscious and lost feeling in his legs. Love was strapped to a spineboard and...

Twelve Northeastern students were arrested on Mission Hill in the first two weekends of September, said Officer Gerry Scott, a community officer in Mission Hill for the Boston Police Department. More students were arrested last weekend, but Scott said he had not tallied the...

By Nathan Vaughan The volleyball team rolled to another win Tuesday night, this time with a 3-0 victory against New Hampshire. Once again, they did it in straight sets. With the win, the Huskies are a perfect 4-0 against New England teams, with a 12-0 mark for sets. They...

By Michael Napolitano Who says you can't have dessert first? Northeastern kicked off the first NU Votes event Tuesday night with free ice cream and a speech from Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the ice-cream manufacturer Ben ' Jerry's. NU Votes is a series of eight campus...

By Chris Estrada Mark Washington knew what was coming next. Moments after Georgia Southern had tied the game, 27-27, on a long touchdown pass, the team set up for an extra point from their kicker Jesse Hartley that could eventually beat the Huskies. However, as Washington...

By Dan Buono Northeastern University's Marketing and Communications team aims to convey a symbol of academic achievement, history and progress with a new seal and typeface released this week, said John Ombelets, Northeastern director of creative services, and Javier Cortes,...

By Amanda Cedrone Budding journalists, old newsies and concerned citizens alike now have a new ally. The New England First Amendment Center opened to the public. The center is a product of the partnership between The New England First Amendment Coalition and the Northeastern...