By Nathan Vaughan Northeastern volleyball shined in its first two home matches of the year, winning in straight sets over cross-town rival Boston College and Holy Cross, to capture the Mass Challenge at Solomon Court Saturday. The Huskies are now on a three-game winning streak,...

Upon leaving Wollaston's one afternoon with a $4.79 box of Ritz crackers (normally $3.29 at Stop ' Shop, $2.50 at Shaw's with a Shaw's card, and cheaper when bought in bulk at Costco), a posted sign on the window caught my attention. It said, "Shoplifting hurts everybody." The...

People talk about how professional athletes are paid to play their respective sports. However, at the college level, athletes are forbidden to receive any compensation for their efforts. But what about the universities they attend? In Division I college football, universities...

I am writing this commentary to warn Northeastern students about a recent scam that has come to my attention. It's called McDonalds' new Southwestern Style Chicken Sandwich, and it is an abomination. I came across an advertisement for this so-called "sandwich" one day while...

By Chris Estrada After three brutal defeats, it seemed in the eyes of some fans and media members that the Syracuse football program was on the verge of collapse. But on his 23rd birthday, senior tailback Curtis Brinkley gave the Orange faithful a present of his own: something...

On Sept. 18, Northeastern unveiled to much fanfare a new "graphic identity" after running a teaser on the Northeastern homepage for a week prior. It turns out, after months of committees, the best Northeastern and local firm Korn Design could come up with was writing "Northeastern,"...

A three-goal outburst in the second half helped the women's soccer team down the Bryant Bulldogs 3-1 at Parsons Field Sunday afternoon. "I think Bryant is a little different than most of the teams we've played," said head coach Ed Matz. "They are a low-pressure team, they...

The Huskies traveled to Maine Friday, and played the Black Bears to a scoreless draw in double-overtime, their second draw in a row. Junior keeper Scott Partridge made seven saves in the shutout effort, and the Huskies managed to send 21 shots toward the Maine net to no avail....

By Michele Richinick Northeastern officials recently announced specific plans for the design of a new residence hall, which will replace Cullinane Hall located on Saint Botolph Street. The new hall, called Building "K", will be designed similarly to the West Village buildings...

By Bobby Ruggiero Just two weeks after placing second at the Blue Devil Invitational at Central Connecticut University, redshirt freshman Teddy Vrountas finished first this Saturday at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational. Vrountas posted a time of 25:04, beating out a field that...

By Anne Baker In an effort to restructure Northeastern's external affairs, President Joseph Aoun announced the appointment of two new senior officials Friday afternoon. Carol Scheman, vice president for external affairs at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences,...

By Rebecca Fenton It happens all the time: an attractive young woman sits down at a bar and lifts her mascara clad eyelashes as her eager eyes scan the crowd for a potential prospect, or at least someone to buy her a first drink. By an unwritten law of human nature, her striking...