By Jeanine Budd He drops albums non-stop once a year for his fans' sake. He cracks mics until his hand breaks. He shags now and shags later until these women can't stand straight. And now he's coming to perform at Northeastern for Springfest 2008. "I think it's interesting...

"You're gonna have a lot of trouble when you have a roommate," my best friend Stephanie said as I was packing. "Because you're an only child. You're gonna have to share everything." "I don't think it will be too big of a problem," I responded. "I know it's going to be different,...

By Kate Augusto The Student Government Association (SGA) nominated two of their executive board members to be candidates for the next SGA president, setting the stage for a closely watched race. The candidates are Rob Ranley, current vice president for financial affairs, who...

[Editor's note: This letter, which was submitted before Spring Break, discussed "No More Than Four" as a proposal. The city's zoning board voted unanimously to approve it Mar. 12.] I wish to respond to a commentary that recently appeared in The News ("City Council proposal...

By Anne Baker and Derek Hawkins Students will face a 5.8 percent tuition increase next year, a provision of the university's 2009 budget that Jack McCarthy, senior vice president of administration and finance, and Provost Ahmed Abdelal announced to faculty and student leaders...

I have to say that when I opened The News Feb. 28, I was severely upset by the "For the Records" article published. The article is well written, but the reason I am upset is because it is similar to an article that was printed in the December/January issue of Tastemakers Music...

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Chris Cox will deliver the keynote commencement address to Northeastern undergraduates, the university announced Friday. Cox, who was described by Newsweek as "the enforcer in America's corporate boardrooms," served in Congress...

John Rendon of the Rendon Group will be addressing the College of Business Administration Thursday afternoon. I hope business students will take this opportunity before his address to learn a little about the Rendon Group's role in the Iraq War. Rendon, as documented in an...

FORT MYERS, FLA -- Don Chapman has been to a few alumni events since graduating from Northeastern in 1956, when he earned his degree in engineering. These days, he splits his time between homes in Port Charlotte and Cape Cod. Yvan Pilette, on the other hand, spends his winters...

Last Friday, freshman Wade Macleod scored two goals, including the overtime winner against conference rival BC as the men's hockey team split the weekend series. This performance earned him this week's Northeastern News Player of the Week honors. Hockey has been Macleod's passion...

By Erin Kelly Reports of inappropriate use of the computers in Snell Library have increased recently, according to NUPD reports. "Since Jan. 1 of this year, we've documented about 15 instances where either the library staff called us about a person using a public area computer...

By Patrick McHugh To those who watch the men's basketball team play, senior Mark Washington is known as a big post player who collects rebounds and plays tough defense. To his teammates, he is known as "Lou" (in reference to his home state of Louisiana), a quiet kid with deep-South...