By Michele Richinick Movies like "I, Robot," which suggests that one day the Internet may need to be banned to keep libraries open, may have little legitimate basis. A recent survey by the Pew Internet ' American Life Project proves that libraries are not obsolete. Of the...

By Andrew Parente The men's basketball team suffered a setback Saturday, falling to George Mason 80-52. With the loss, the Huskies' two-game conference winning streak was broken as they fell to 6-9, 2-3 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Patriots improved to 11-5,...

Resident Student Association raises activities fee The cost of living on campus will be at least $1 higher next year. The Resident Student Association (RSA) voted last month to increase the Resident Activities Fee (RAF) to $30 per semester and $15 per summer session, up from...

By Michele Richinick Northeastern is catching on to the trend of police department accreditation, which is spreading throughout the country, according to Jim Ferrier, associate director of Public Safety. Ferrier said the movement to accredit law enforcement began in the United...

Some student leaders think they need to crack a few eggs to make a buck for their organization. That will change with a new policy that restricts student groups to only selling food that has been prepackaged. There has been a two-month drought of baked goods since groups...

By Erin Oliveri The business was born out of boredom. Nani Stoick was doodling words in geology class last year, she said, when a simple phrase caught her attention and imagination: "Make bank." Later that day, the middler music industry major approached her roommate, Sophia...

By Daniel Stoller At Bootstrap afterschool sessions, Northeastern students teach local middle schoolers with unlikely tools: videogames. "What these kids are doing is serious stuff," said Jennifer Wong, a senior development officer for Northeastern's College of Computer Information...

By Rachel Zarrell Following a string of misfortunes and debacles, The Great White Way (TGWW) is finally set for next weekend's performance of the "feel good" comedy musical "Once Upon a Mattress." The show, which held auditions last September, has been in the works for several...

By Nicole Snyder Too often, viewers leave horror movie screenings thoroughly disappointed. After weeks of terrifying trailers and anticipation, the viewer finds that everything scary was in the trailer and, really, the actors were just running around screaming the entire time....

By Danielle Capalbo First it was Juno, a defiantly hip 16-year-old girl invented by screenwriter Diablo Cody. Next, Jamie Lynn Spears, the pop-perfect star of "Zoey 101," a Nickelodeon show for pre-adolescents. Late last year, the two stark opposites found common ground with...

By Anne Baker Like every other girl I know, when I need relationship advice I turn to an outside party. But I don't call my mother or send desperate texts to my friends. No, I seek solace in a wiser authority: Carrie Bradshaw. Whenever something in my love-life appears amiss,...

By Cynthia Retamozo It's Wednesday evening. The homework load is light and the apartment is empty and boring. What is a restless student to do? ImprovBoston Theater in Cambridge offers an unusual option. On the first Wednesday of every month, the theatre hosts a night of stand-up...