In his recent interview with The News, President Joseph Aoun said, "International co-op is the best approach for our students to take advantage of something we do in a unique way." In my efforts to pursue the unique opportunity of international co-op, I have found that the...

By Jeanine Budd Issues of the past, present and future were on display through sculpture, drawing, painting, poetry, music and video last night in the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute. The gallery was displayed as part of the African American Master Artists-in-Residence...

By Elizabeth LeBlanc If anyone was hoping to get to an NU ' Improv'd show this year - too bad. The improvisational comedy group's last show of the semester was Tuesday night at afterHOURS. The shows will continue this fall following formal auditions, generally held the first...

By Peter A. Martin The men's crew begins its 2008 spring racing campaign this weekend looking to rebound after one of their most difficult seasons in recent memory. "We struggled with cohesion last year," said head coach John Pojednic. "We had a bunch of different personalities,...

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held a memorial on the Snell Library Quad last night for Jake "Puck" Freeman, a former student who died last year. Freeman, a member of the fraternity, died from internal injuries suffered when he fell down a flight of stairs at the bar Our House...

By Jared Shafran The baseball team was defeated by the slimmest of margins Tuesday when it lost to the Boston College Eagles 8-7. In the team's first home game of the season at Friedman Diamond and also a rematch of last year's baseball Beanpot final, the Huskies were unable...

By michele richinick Despite concerns about universities suspending admissions in coming years due to space availability, Northeastern is not facing this problem because of recent action to counter overcrowding. "We have some tripling and crowding, but overcrowding is being...

After two years of writing a sports column for this paper, I thought the last one would ooze out of my fingertips. But I must remain modest. Two years of writing is but a small gust in the hurricane-winds world of sports writing. And, while I have certainly enjoyed writing...

By Derek Hawkins Matthew Cooper, a senior economics major at Northeastern, died Saturday, March 29, in Boston. He was 23. Cooper, originally from Cleveland, N.Y., was scheduled to graduate in May. The News was unable to determine the cause of his death as of press time. In...

By Peter Lorenz With the temperatures getting warmer, and the days getting longer, the women's crew team has taken to the water with one goal in mind: overall team improvement from top to bottom. Team captain Colleen Saville said that "in terms of numbers we have a lot of...

Communal bathrooms, difficult courses and dining hall food are a few of the unfamiliar challenges students face when making the transition from the comfort of their hometowns to an independent college lifestyle. But some students also face another hurdle: handling their finances....

By Daniel Deza The Fenway Center will ring with the sounds of crashing cymbals and angelic flutes as Northeastern's Concert Band takes the stage for its fourth annual spring show. At 3 p.m. Saturday, doors will open for a student- and faculty-led collaboration that has been...