By Andrew Parente When it comes to coaching, Todd Townsend has some of the best credentials anybody can ask for: NCAA Final Four experience, being a former captain and giving back to the community. Those are just a few things Townsend will bring to the table in his first...

By Matt Collette "Sieve! You suck!" Shout that sentence while you can because Athletics Director Peter Roby is calling for Husky fans to stop cheering against other teams, and instead focus their cheering for the Huskies. Roby said he got the idea for his "Positively Northeastern"...

By Ian Browning The Krentzman Quad was lit up last night with 900 glowing jack o'lanterns - not just for their eery luminescence, but to enlighten students to injustices in the world. The pumpkins were carved ase part of "A Fall Fair: Carving Social Change" held yesterday...

By Sean Leviashvili As Red Sox fans celebrated their team at the Red Sox parade Tuesday, the State House hosted "Lobby Day for Women's Health and Safety." "Lobby Day for Women's Health and Safety" consisted of legislators and concerened citizens meeting to discuss laws and...

By Maggie Cassidy Contrary to widespread beliefs, students looking for extreme skiing expeditions don't have to book a flight to Colorado this winter. And this weekend, they won't even have to leave campus to get a glimpse of the extreme East Coast opportunities since they'll...

By Maggie Cassidy After leaving the comfort of her home to move into into an unfamiliar city and start a new life with new friends, Terri Schwartz had survived the first few weeks of her freshman year at Northeastern. Now all she needed was a job. "My mom was pushing me...

By Erin Oliveri Most students know actor Danny Glover from his role as Roger Murtagh in the "Lethal Weapon" series. What many don't know is that he is also a philanthropist and chair of the TransAfrica forum. Glover spoke about his commitment to the African-American human...

By Matt Collette The Northeastern administration improved on its report cards this year. After receiving a disappointing C- on last year's College Sustainability Report Card, a survey that looks at environmental practices of schools with large endowments, Northeastern improved...

By Danielle Ossher Tyler McNeely and Wade MacLeod first met on a sheet of ice as they desperately tried to keep their balance. The 7-year-olds had just put on their first pair of skates, and were ready to engulf themselves in hockey. Since then, the British Columbia natives...

By Matt Collette President Joseph Aoun addressed rumors, in an attempt to put them to rest yesterday. He spoke on campus twice, to the Faculty Senate at noon in Raytheon Amphitheatre and to the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) last night in the Curry Student...

By Maggie Cassidy Bundled in red and blue caps and jerseys with names like Youkilis, Varitek and Ortiz, carrying signs reading "Twice in a Lifetime," "Marry Me, Ellsbury" and "In Sox We Trust," corralled onto street corners, hanging out of office building windows and balancing...

Last Thursday's edition of The News contained an article about the feminist magazine skirt!, and how the new rag is trying to expand by publishing in more cities, including Boston. I, along with some of the women quoted in the article, think there is a need for such a feminist...