By Derek Hawkins "A dog trying to write a poem about why he barks," read poet laureate Charles Simic from a podium in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. "That's me, dear reader. They were about to kick me out of the library, but I warned them, my master is invisible and all-powerful."...

By Maggie Cassidy With the temperature dropping and finals fast approaching, students deserve a little time off. Thankfully, the city is teeming with things to do this holiday season. Check out these events to tide you over until The News returns with its weekly event calendar...

By Jared Sugerman The women's hockey team split a pair of games against Hockey East foes at Matthews Arena this weekend. The Huskies topped Vermont 2-1 Saturday before losing 4-0 Sunday to New Hampshire, the top-ranked team in the nation. Northeastern is now 3-10-1 overall,...

By Cynthia Retamozo The men's and women's 2007-08 indoor track season opened Saturday with the Husky Track and Field Carnival at the Reggie Lewis Center, where the women's side competed against 27 other teams while the men's side went against 36. The Carnival was a nonscoring...

As 21st century journalists, our profession often gets the shaft. One of my journalism professors once accurately noted that we are often judged on the same level as used cars salesmen and defense lawyers. To some extent, the label is warranted. We chase ambulances. We shove...

By AJ Mercincavage The swimming and diving team defeated UMass Saturday, extending its win streak and record to 7-0. "After a long three-day meet at Boston University, we all managed to have good swims and beat UMass," said sophomore distance freestyler Emily Sutliff. "We...

By Jonathan Raymond A simple slap from the blue line was all it took for junior defenseman Denis Chisholm and the No. 12 Huskies Friday night in a 4-3 win over visiting Brown. Late in the third, Chisholm skated to the blue line and smacked at the puck to keep it in the Brown...

By Andrew Parente The men's basketball team dropped a tough game Saturday afternoon to Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent James Madison, 68-65. This was the first home contest of the year for the Huskies, as they opened the season with five games on the road. Junior...

By Daryl Velez The women's basketball team will return home after a weekend of traveling with one more win and one more loss. To start their road trip, the Huskies went north to Hanover, N.H., to face Dartmouth Thursday. From tip off, the Huskies were as cold as the New Hampshire...

By Mike Rougeau Manhunt 2 Alas, RockStar's highly anticipated "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been delayed. The thousands of gamers who were eagerly looking toward October find themselves waiting, once again, until next year. Maybe the newest release in Rockstar's other franchise,...

By Jeanine Budd As Cadet Clevinger marched around the stage to the tunes of songs like Bob Dylan's "With God on Our Side" and John Lennon's "Working Class Hero," audience members trickled into the Itty Bitty Theater in 344 Ryder Hall Thursday. "Clevinger's Trial", a one-act...

By Erin Oliveri The members of the Northeastern University Dance Company (NUDANCO) sashayed across the stage in front of an audience of students and family members for the group's fifth annual winter concert. The show was held in Blackman Auditorium Saturday night and Sunday...