By Anne Baker Board of Trustees Chairman Neil Finnegan is stepping down after 10 years, said university spokesperson Fred McGrail, and Board member Sy Sternberg has been elected to replace him beginning July 1. "I'm very excited about it," Sternberg said in an interview with...

Upon recently reading that Jack Grinold had donated $1 million to Northeastern's athletics program, I felt compelled to write in and describe my true admiration for the man. ("Grinold donates $1M," May 21) As a former editor-in-chief at The News, and frequent reporter for...

The headlines across America read: "The Matchup We've Been Waiting For." Of course, they're referring to the Boston-Los Angeles NBA finals. Sportscasters everywhere are quick to bring up the history of each of these two dynasties. My problem is, so much of the history being...

To those who knew her, there was one quality of Rebecca Payne's that stood out more than the others on her long list of good qualities: her smile. "She could see the good in everything. She just had a radiant smile," said Jess Meiley, a senior athletic training major and...

By Jared Sugerman Lindsay Berman will begin her third year at Northeastern this fall. But first, she'll be spending a week at summer camp. Berman, a defenseman for the women's hockey team, is one of 34 players invited to participate in the US Under-22 Hockey Camp, which takes...

By Jeanine Budd Julie Miller is double majoring in American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting and human services, and minoring in African American studies. However, she said only 20 percent of her focus is on academics. She said she devotes the other 80 percent to learning...

By Michele Richinick and Erin Kelly While many may still subscribe to longstanding beliefs that Mission Hill is unsafe, some Northeastern students who live on the Hill said they don't feel threatened, even in light of the recent homicide of Northeastern student Rebecca Payne....

By Amara Grautski The club women's ultimate Frisbee team finished ninth in the nation during the team's mid-May trip to Denver. After placing first at the regional tournament in Lancaster, it seemed the team, called the Valkyries, were staying true to their motto: "We're going...

By Jeanine Budd Seven stand-up comedians from the New England area performed a free show last night at afterHOURS, entertaining students with an array of both rehearsed and improvised jokes. The show, sponsored by the Council for University Programs, included jokes on everything...

By Samantha Moll Each year, about 20 percent of Northeastern freshmen, sophomores and middlers receive invitations and e-mails to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). According to the organization's website, the honor society will look good on resumes and...

As summer reaches its peak and Northeastern athletics come to a standstill, a few Husky teams will break the lull by putting on summer camps in July for athletes of various skill and age levels. The baseball, football, soccer and swimming teams will all hold camps at different...

By Jessica Volpe When you go to college in Boston, it's pretty likely you will end up at a Boston sports game one way or another. And if you're lucky, one might be a Red Sox game. Everyone wants to see Fenway Park. Many members of Red Sox Nation want nothing more than to...