By Sean Leviashvili While PIKEtoberfest dominated Centennial Commons Saturday, a smaller event at the West Village Quad drew students and community members with games, T-shirt giveaways and free food. The four-hour festival was sponsored by Residential Life (ResLife) and attracted...

By Megan Jicha Connecting with others physically and emotionally takes the back seat to connecting to the Internet for some Americans, according to a study released last Wednesday. The survey, conducted by advertising agency JWT, found one in five Americans are having less...

Last Thursday, people all across the country wore black as a movement against racism. It's fairly well known by now that in Jena, Louisiana, six African-American boys were treated unfairly, both in the courtroom and in their own high school, largely as a result of the color of...

By Megan Jicha It's Monday night. You just finished a long day of work, classes or both, and you're at your significant other's house for some quality time in front of the television. You want to watch "Monday Night Football," but she wants to watch "For Love or Money 2." ...

When transferring to a new university, students sometimes come across the same woes incoming freshmen do. They're preoccupied with rational fears: doing well in class, adjusting to a different environment and making new friends. The issue of where or whom they will be living...

The media portrays rape as a violent meeting between two strangers where, often times, a man takes advantage of a woman when she least expects it. Sadly, that is not always the case. Legally, rape is defined by use of force, a lack of consent and penetration. This can...

After a long day of classes and lectures, the one thing I always on my mind is my stomach. The dining halls at Northeastern have lines out the door, and tend to create another form of unnecessary stress in my life. I am sure that everyone can relate to the frustration of...

Revenge is sweet, but it can also be pretty bitter. My ex-girlfriend and I used to break up frequently for a couple days at a time. Recently, I decided to make our most recent break up, our final one. However, I have issues with letting relationships go unless I do something...

Every single time I do my laundry, I carry my laundry basket, detergent, dryer sheets and quarters up to the seventh floor of my building (usually only to find someone's wet laundry taking up valuable washer space or have my quarters eaten by the dryer). And every single time...

By Danielle Ossher The field hockey team suffered two close losses this weekend against its first two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents of the season. The two games marked the end of the Huskies three game road trip, where they won their first match 1-0 at Providence....

Can you name the current vice president of the United States? Who were the warring sides in the Civil War? These questions may seem like no-brainers but Barbie look-a-likes on Tuesday night's premiere of "Beauty and the Geek" failed an "intellectual" quiz, drawing a blank...

By Ashley Traupman Gender is not about who you are; rather, it is what you do. We are not inherently male or female. Instead, we act either masculine or feminine. One definition of gender is the stereotypical roles that are attached to males and females. People define gender...