Thanks to Perez Hilton, the blogosphere is buzzing about a course taught at the University of Michigan, called "How to Be Gay: Male Homosexuality and Initiation." Though the recent attention to the class is dated, (it's actually been offered since the fall of 2000) it adds fuel...

A timely snowstorm and the consequent ice-capades may have put a cabash to Monday's classes. Fortunately for the life of Husky sports, particularly the men's hockey team, the only signs of snowballing have come from Monday's snowstorm. The vague reference isn't toward winter's...

By Anne Baker Update: This article was corrected to state that a follow-up OSCCR forum will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. in the Raytheon Amphitheater. Contact [email protected] for details. Room 318 in the Curry Student Center was slightly emptier than expected yesterday...

By Jimmy Charshafian The Northeastern club table tennis team kicked off its season with an absolute ace, going 10-1. The season opened at a tournament at Boston University and featured eight other schools, Northeastern won every match it played, taking first place. Dennis...

By Hunter Wells The NU Shuffle may get some national attention if former student Ashley Mendivil has her way. Mendivil, 23, was briefly enrolled in Northeastern as a transfer student in Fall 2005. But a mix-up in which she was unable to receive financial aid promised to her,...

I'm sure I know you, I think to myself. I know how I know you too, and probably a lot of weird, unnecessary details about your life (thanks Facebook). But, no, I don't know your name. Sorry. I try my hardest to learn names. I repeat them back into the conversation so you know...

By Lisa Newman Massachusetts may soon become the thirteenth state to decriminalize the possession of marijuana, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws and the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition, The House of Representatives has assigned...

I would like to ask Northeastern why, after making $40,000 in tuition from every student in the Beanpot ticket line, it can't afford to pay a couple more work-study students, buy another credit card machine or hire someone smart enough to realize that a multi-hundred student...

By Daniel Stoller The nutritional content of meals served in the dining halls is posted on the Chartwells website, but listings may only be approximations based off of nutrition facts published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and national restaurant chains....

After reading former football co-captain Joe Mele's letter Monday ("Football uncertainty fueled fire"), I was glad to see the effort to protect Husky football was maintaining its momentum. But Mele's suggestion that Ricky Thompson and Matt Foster acted on mere "rumors" in reporting...

By Anne Baker When students make the move from residence halls to off-campus housing, they often picture freedom from Resident Assistants, the chance of having a strange roommate and the Northeastern rulebook. What they do not expect is often what many get: an unwelcome disconnect...

By Molly Ford As Northeastern's popularity has risen, the number of applications received so far this year has totalled more than 30,000, a high number said Ronne Patrick Turner, dean of admissions. Turner partly attributes this rise to the use of Internet admission tools....