By Chris Estrada If we have learned anything this week, it's that life can change in an instant. Like a pendulum that never stops, we can go from happiness to sadness and back in the blink of an eye. We should always expect the unexpected. But we couldn't do that recently,...

By Michele Richinick In past years, the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute has held events for February's Black History Month that focus on the historical context and historical figures of black history. This year the Institute is focusing on contemporary issues with...

By Rachel Zarrell Throughout life, people sometimes fall into occupations they never envisioned. But few careers compare to Frank Warren's job. In a packed Curry Student Center ballroom Monday evening, Warren stood atop the stage and told the room about his one-of-a-kind...

Every year a select few people are cemented into Beanpot lore with inductions into the Beanpot Hall of Fame. This year one of the staples of Northeastern's Beanpot-winning 1984 and 1985 teams will be among those added to the tournament's hall. Defenseman and 1985 captain Jim...

By Kate Augusto Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of one of the worst Massachusetts storms ever: the Blizzard of '78. In 32 hours and 40 minutes, Boston accumulated 27.1 inches of snow, on top of the snow that was piled up from a bad storm earlier that year, according to...

By Hayley Miller When The Passion Pit, the scheduled opening band for Tastemakers magazine's show at afterHOURS Monday, pulled out last minute due to health issues, the concert was almost short an act. Luckily, local band The Blue Pages was able to fill in, and the line-up was...

By Pamela King Most college textbooks for introductory American government courses may tell the story of only one segment of the population - the white man. A recent study released by the American Political Science Association Standing Committee of Blacks in the Profession,...

By Patrick McHugh Corey Thomas' responsibility on the football team is to shut down the offense at the point of attack and get after the quarterback and the running back. And until recently, he was slotted to be featured in the News's senior spotlight for his accomplishments...

By Mike Rougeau Call of Duty 4 When Activision released the original "Call of Duty" for PC in 2003, it was met with critical and commercial acclaim. The superb scripted events (events not controlled by the player) and high level of immersion set standards in the first person...

By Ricky Thompson and Anne Baker Despite a pending recommendation on the fate of the athletics program, Northeastern head football coach Rocky Hager announced yesterday that 10 students have signed on to join the Huskies next season. The team added three defensive backs, three...

Adam Spang's opinion on global warming, as a political science major, is about as relevant as Anne Coulter's thoughts on how to be a decent human being (she is the devil). But what upset me is Spang's motivation for writing the letter. It was obvious to anyone who read the letter,...

In response to the cover story of The News which included the quote, "Although there were few incidents last night, a News reporter observed the arrest of a young man, without shoes, wearing a red Northeastern T-shirt. The man was accosted by officers for allegedly tipping over...