By Amara Grautski Pulitzer prize winning journalist Michael Paulson, has made a career out of combining two controversial aspects of modern society: religion and politics. On Wednesday afternoon, Paulson, the Boston Globe's religion reporter, spoke to a group of about 40...

By Daniel Deza Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up new standards for smog control and added Massachusetts to a long list of violating states that have yet to make improvements, leaving some students concerned about air quality. The aim to diminish...

By Kate Augusto and Anne Baker Just one day after a controversial block was lifted from Student Government Association (SGA) presidential nominee Dan Kamyck, his opponent Rob Ranley faced a possible grievance for an ethical violation. Kamyck notified SGA parlimentarian Grant...

By Marc Larocque While half a world apart, the hearts of Boston area Tibetans have raged for the sake of their native land after reports of the March 14 riot in Lhasa, which sparked an uprising all around the region under control of Communist China. About 500 Tibetans live in...

By Marc Larocque Adrienne Naylor, a Northeastern alumna, was one of four local activists arrested for blocking the entrance to the Copley Square Bank of America Monday. Supported by about 30 others, they stopped service at the bank for two hours. They linked their arms in...

College has got to be the best stage of our lives, so far at least - independent living, freedom to choose classes, the chance to make new friends, an abundance of free time to engage in different activities and the accessibility of not having to make our own meals with the convenience...

By Andrew Berlanstein Cupcakes were once thought to be simple. They were the easy treats whipped up for school birthday parties. The choices were basic: vanilla or chocolate cake, with vanilla or chocolate icing. But as it turns out, these individual treats have evolved...

As one of the two students who hung the "Support International Co-Ops Abroad, Not London Apartments" sign outside of the Service Recognition dinner last week, I would like to thank President Joseph Aoun for his acknowledgement during his conversation with The News. However,...

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 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...

By Daniel Deza With finals approaching, take a break and hear the "Songs for the Open Road." This Sunday at 6 p.m., Northeastern's Choral Society will belt out some tunes of America's greatest poets, writers and old proverbs. Accompanied by an orchestra of 29 musicians,...

David Bowie. David Sitek. Scarlett Johansson. The list sounds like part of a childhood game. Now: Which one of these things doesn't belong? But Johansson, who proved she could carry a tune in "Lost In Translation," and who showed her chops at the Coachella festival last...