Northeastern rose another two spots in the US News and World Reports college ranking this year, but from a quick glance around campus, you wouldn't know it. There are no banners of self-congratulation or parades and that's exactly how it should be. While the ranking continue...

By Maggie Cassidy Dozens of people crowded the sidewalk outside Qdoba on Huntington Avenue last week as RCN, HBO and WBCN hosted an "Entourage" competition where participants had to strut down a red carpet. The contest, based on the popular HBO series about a young movie star...

As this week signifies the beginning of a new scholastic year, to some it hasn't truly begun until the first official dance party. As a student who loves to dance, I share this mentality. Saturday night, I prepared to go dancing in afterHOURS for the first dance night hosted...

By Derek Hawkins and Marc Larocque With the fall semester underway for most of Boston's colleges, many of the city's off-campus neighborhoods are again feeling the pressure brought by September's influx of students. But a pair of community-oriented events that took place in...

By Andrew Parente The Huskies picked up their first win of the season Sunday at Parsons Field with a 4-0 win over Maine. The team had lost three games to start the year but was able to put forth a dominating effort in the first home game of the season. Senior forward Greg...

By Cynthia Retamozo Presidential Convocation The incoming freshmen received President Joseph Aoun well as he urged them to take advantage of their college years during the Presidential Convocation. During this mandatory gathering, President Aoun urged the new students to explore...

By Derek Hawkins It started when Amanda Davis read the headline in the Boston Herald: "Lester tested for cancer." The subject was 22-year-old Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester. The Herald reported that during the team's nine-game trip August 2006, Lester had undergone testing for...

By Chris Estrada It was a beating, a whipping, an opening of a can of you-know-what. There are many ways to label Northeastern's 49-14 loss to the Richmond Spiders Saturday at Parsons Field. But when you realize Richmond ran over the Huskies with 642 yards of total offense...

By Cynthia Retamozo Northeastern dominated the Hofstra Invitational at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, N.Y. Saturday. The women's team triumphed over Hofstra, St. John's and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) as they scored a total of 30 points, the lowest...

By Simona Sudit During Welcome Week madness, it is easy to find plenty to do on campus. With social activities giving out free T-shirts and free food, students are left with few reasons to stray from campus. But once the chaos dies down, how many students will take the time...

By Mike Devine Laughter echoed through Blackman Auditorium as comedians Seth Meyers and Jamie Kennedy performed for a sold-out crowd Saturday night. The Night of Comedy, an annual event sponsored by the Council for University Programs (CUP), Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Phi...

By Maggie Cassidy A tip off the crossbar and a missed empty net capped off a two-game scoring drought Friday as the Huskies dropped their home opener to Harvard, 1-0. "Those are opportunities we need to take advantage of, especially when we're as unhealthy as we are," said...