In America, Valentine's Day is synonymous with couples in cafes, romantic dinners in overly expensive restaurants, mood lighting filling dorm rooms and, of course, those oddly tasty candy hearts. But is this Hallmark-driven holiday as prevalent in other countries? A survey...

Ex-wives who shoot the family dog, uncles who lust after their 18-year-old nieces and illegal immigrants who sneak into America. Sound like the lineup for a daytime talk show? Not in this case. These are just a few of the scenes one might come across walking by the Studio...

A spike in large-scale requests from student groups forced the Budget Review Committee (BRC) to cut nearly half the proposed funding requested during a six-hour meeting last night. The process left speakers like Danny Glover and events like the former Student Activities Program...

The announcement of restructuring in the Office of Student Affairs caused many in the Student Government Association (SGA) to speak up at their weekly Senate meeting last Thursday, saying student leaders felt left out of a process they believe will affect students directly. With...

Nikki Frankel came to Northeastern with 34 advanced placement (AP) credits and was eager to take new and challenging courses through the university's honors program. She soon discovered this would not be the case. The sophomore English major was initially assured by faculty...

As any student knows, the cost of textbooks can make the already high cost of college even more of a burden on the budget. Luckily for students in Massachusetts, there is a measure in the works to help regulate textbook prices and reduce the number of new editions released....

Too much sex, drugs and violence in the theatre is the usual topic of the ongoing Hollywood debate. But in the case of "Green Street Hooligans," it's Hollywood's censorship that is causing a stir. Its decision not to mass-distribute the movie in theatres because of the controversy...

The highest ranks of Northeastern's administration used to be scattered all over campus. Now, the group has moved to the other side of Columbus Avenue. The Office of the President, the Board of Trustees and the university's senior vice presidents will move from their current...

Like many college students, Brian Evans was unsure what he wanted to do with his life, but friends said it was his bold creativity, sense of style and passion for diversion that made him stand out from his peers. During his freshman year, Evans plotted to fill his Kennedy Hall...

The eighth floor of the Suffolk Superior Court was in chaos yesterday afternoon as anxious friends and relatives waited to learn the fate of of the driver who killed one man and injured two Northeastern students and a police officer during a riotous 2004 Super Bowl celebration. Stanley...

Lights, camera, action - action-packed, that is. As Hollywood once again prepares for the summer movie season, students are expecting a lot of fast-paced action movies mixed in with a bit of romance. "I think that's the telltale of summer blockbusters, high action entertainment,...

Northeastern achieved its longtime goal of becoming one of the top 100 colleges in the country when the 2007 U.S. News and World Report's Best American Colleges rankings were released Aug. 18. Northeastern tied with seven other schools for the No. 98 spot, including University...