Despite word that Harvard will host J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, Northeastern officials were mum last week about who will be selected to speak at the university's commencement ceremonies in May. "We are not prepared yet to announce that," said Kay Onan,...

By Jeanine Budd During Friday night's "Beanpot of Comedy," audience participation reflected the inner-contents of college students' minds. While the most popular joke topics included genocide, gay sex and Britney Spears, the most prevalent theme of the night was vaginas. The...

RSA, Husky Hunt win program of the year award The Amazing Husky Hunt won the Resident Student Association (RSA) Program of the Year from the North East Affiliate of College and University Resident Halls (NEACURH), according to an RSA press release. To win the award, RSA submitted...

By Derek Hawkins Following an incident in late September 2006, in which an African-American Studies professor received a voice mail that contained racial slurs, President Joseph Aoun called on student and faculty leaders to create a university-wide committee to help "enrich...

By Daniel Fozzati Saw IV It is amazing what movies people will watch these days. The fact that the likes of "Saw IV" even receives an audience is troubling, yet it is still considered a film and therefore deserves, like all other movies, the benefit of critical thought. Saw's...

Last Thursday, journalist Charles Enderlin was sponsored by Snell Library and the Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development to speak on his new book and the political issues in the Middle East. Aside from his short talk covering only elementary issues, which was...

The registrar website was updated sometime late last week to include the class offerings for Summer I and II. To say I am not pleased would be an understatement. It is bad enough that I have to take classes four days a week while my friends are at the beach, but to top it all...

By Chelsea Reil So, Hillary cried. Big deal. Everyone is making such a big fuss about the Portsmouth, N.H. incident. "Is Hillary Clinton going to come off as weak and overly-emotional?" "Is this going to make her more relatable?" "Does this mean she's not really a robot?"...

By Lauren Morales AfterHOURS was packed with fans Thursday night when Kappa Sigma sponsored a performance by Zox and Baylock. Mechanical engineering major Chris Maccia, a member of Kappa Sigma who booked the bands to play, said he was hoping to please a diverse crowd. "The...

By Maggie Cassidy Steve Zahn, known for acting in films like "Saving Silverman," "Joy Ride" and "Shattered Glass," as well as a recently heralded dramatic performance in "Rescue Dawn," is taking on a new guise: oblivious wildlife TV show host in the season's latest comedy,...

By Max Gelber With "Little Red Hen," the Boston Playwrights' Theatre and the Useless Theatre Company, presented a well-executed and charming take on the familiar prospect of utopia gone awry. The new play, written by Jon Myers and directed by Jennifer MacMurdo, debuted Friday...

By Stephanie Shore and Myung Jin Lee Facebook used to be fairly simple. An interested friend could scroll past the basic information in a user profile and on the right was the "wall" - an area for comments and messages. On the left, there were friends, photos and groups. But...