By Michele Richinick Peace Games doesn't have a demand problem, but rather a supply problem, and the organization needs college students' help to fix that issue, said Eric Dawson, co-founder and president of Peace Games. Peace Games, which began at Harvard University 16 years...

By Marc Larocque Throughout the spring semester, senior civil engineering students at Northeastern have been deployed throughout the city to survey streets and take measurements of sidewalks. Two dozen students were split into six groups by a Northeastern professor to count...

By Erin Kelly When students from other schools get in trouble while visiting Northeastern's campus, the Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) reports the violation to campus police at the college where the student attends, said Jim Ferrier, associate director...

Passersby may find that the two new additions on the lawn of the Museum of Fine Arts are as enigmatic as they are enormous. Sculpted by Spanish realist Antonio Lopez Garcia, each bronze baby head - modeled after Garcia's grandchildren, one awake and one asleep - weighs 1.65...

Members of the Council for University Programs pose with Carmen Sandiego during last night's scavenger hunt. Students looked for the computer character during the hunt, which spanned the campus. The event is part of the organization's SpringFest activities.

By Jeanine Budd As gas prices rise, so has ridership on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), according to statistics recently released. Total MBTA ridership has increased eight percent since February 2007, from 27,424 to 30,575, the MBTA said. The total...

By Anne Baker Newspapers, with their sticky newsprint and classy typeface, tend to illicit a heavy sigh from the kids of the iGeneration. Too preoccupied to look up from our cell phones, PDAs or gleaming white laptops, we often forgo newspapers to get the day's news from Matt...

By James Eddy II The men's and women's track team made its presence known in both meets they competed in this weekend, with three women closing in on Husky records. The Huskies had most of their team compete in Florida at the Pepsi Florida Relays, while the remainder of the...

By Daniel Deza Despite debates last fall about how to create new standards to deal with academic dishonesty, faculty proponents of such measures have yet to debut a proposed plan. During a Faculty Senate meeting in October, faculty members discussed the issue of creating a...

By Peter Lorenz The women's rowing team started the 2008 spring racing season on a positive note with a victory over Dartmouth, Rhode Island and Boston College Saturday. The Huskies beat Dartmouth by 1.9 seconds with a time of 6:36.1. Dartmouth finished second, followed by...

By Michele Richinick Learning communities could significantly improve students' academic performances and other college endeavors, according to a recent study by research organization MDRC. Learning communities, where students take several courses together, are being expanded...

By Jared Shafran After splitting a double-header Saturday, the baseball team could not break a tie after 11 innings and finished deadlocked at three with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks Sunday. The Huskies hosted the Seahawks, who went into the series undefeated in conference...