By Maggie Cassidy MC Grandmaster Flash once said, "It's all about the money, ain't a damn thing funny." But in today's music industry, it's becoming increasingly difficult for major record labels to dangle large-sum contracts in front of artists' faces and convince them to...

By Molly Ford The work and words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., were honored yesterday at the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute's (JDOAAI) annual convocation. Through excerpts of King's speeches, music from the Unity Gospel Ensemble and words of inspiration from significant...

By Michele Richinick When a student is sent to the hospital for excessive drinking, the Crime Log reports that the individual was reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). However, the person is not always penalized because of the office's Medical...

By Daniel Stoller Jordan Choy was a sophomore transfer student in her first semester at Northeastern last fall. She'd been seeing a therapist to handle depression at home in New York since April 2007, but when she started school, her depression worsened, and she wondered about...

By Jeanine Budd Any college student living in Boston who, in the future, plans to live off-campus with four or more fellow students may have to reconsider. The Boston City Council passed an ordinance Dec. 13 that would make it illegal for more than four students to share a living...

By Michele Richinick and Kate Augusto Only 22 podcasts from three departments have been uploaded under Northeastern courses in iTunes U since Information Services (IS) staff announced its decision to make iTunes U available last year. Some some students, however, have expressed...

By Kate Augusto Many, if not all, online dating services pair customers based primarily on personality tests. But Northeastern graduate Eric Holzle's online dating service, ScientificMatch.com, uses another component: DNA. "This is the first dating service anywhere that matches...

By Derek Hawkins Carol Glod, chair of the Faculty Senate Agenda Committee, has been selected as one of four finalists to become dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, according to an article in the University at Buffalo Reporter. The decision came in late November,...

At the beginning of every semester, students go through the same miserable process. They must take themselves to the overcrowded campus bookstore and buy overpriced books with overused credit cards. Nearly everyone I know complains about the price of books and the scam that surrounds...

By Andrew Parente Sophomore guard Matt Janning went a perfect eight for eight shooting and sophomore center Nkem Ojougboh turned in a season-high 20 points as the men's basketball team rolled over Drexel 79-45 last night at Matthews Arena. Janning converted every shot from...

I want to express my distaste for a casual comment Sen. John McCain made on national radio a few weeks ago. I was driving to school at 6:45 a.m., and McCain was speaking during an interview on National Public Radio. The topic addressed was the scandal involving Mitt Romney's...

By Chris Estrada When you have the blood of Texas running through you, there are certain facts about yourself that you come to grips with quickly. And since my father and everyone else on his side of the family hails from the western side of the Lone Star State, I have come...