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Eager Nas fans fill Matthews

April 17, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy From the opening notes of Saturday night's Springfest concert when RJD2 spun classic singles like "Let the Good Times Roll" to Nas' finale performance, the good times did roll - smoothly and without major incidents, said Council for University Programs (CUP)...

Best celebrity to visit campus: BOB SAGET ‘ SARAH SILVERMAN

April 17, 2007

Neither a baseball hall of famer or a friend of Flava Flav impressed students as much as a Full House star and a sketch comedian. This year's best celebrity pairing to visit campus, Bob Saget and Sarah Silverman, won by a landslide, beating out baseball star Dennis Eckersley...

Commentary: Many outraged by ‘unjust’ dismissals

April 17, 2007

Unjust, disgusting, outrageous and cruel were several of the less profane words used by classmates in my public speaking class after we heard our professor had been unceremoniously dismissed by the university. Told with three weeks left in the spring semester to have their...

Best time on campus: SEX WEEK

April 17, 2007

Frank talk about blow jobs and photos of students in their birthday suits were enough to boost votes for Sex Week, an event that beat contenders like Homecoming and the Inauguration as this year's best time on campus. Sponsored by the Resident Student Association (RSA) and...

Commentary: Devino family thanks NU for support

April 17, 2007

To the entire Northeastern University Community: We, the family of Adrienne J. Devino, wish to send a heartfelt thank you to all of you at Northeastern University for the absolutely wonderful year our daughter/sister was having. She was so happy to be on campus and making...

NU mourns with VA Tech

April 17, 2007

By Nick Mendez While perusing the Internet Tuesday afternoon, freshman Jeremy Gross learned his friend Ross had been killed. Gross' friend, Ross Abdallah Alameddine, was one of 32 students killed during the massacre at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Monday...

Best freshmen housing: WEST VILLAGE F

April 17, 2007

If sharing a shower with an entire floor of freshmen isn't appealing, living in West Village F is for you. The brand new building, which features two private showers in each of its six-person apartments, swept the freshman housing category, breezing past Stetson East and West,...

Commentary: HEAT takes step to reduce emissions

April 17, 2007

Last Thursday, President Joseph Aoun announced Northeastern will set a timeline to reduce our global warming pollution to zero. By signing the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (www.presidents climate commitment.org), President Aoun became a leader...

Column: Making the grade

April 17, 2007

That's right, folks, we did it. Northeastern finally achieved its goal of becoming one of the top 100 schools in the country, according to the 2007 U.S. News and World Report's Best American Colleges rankings. After years of talking about rankings and grades, I figured why not...

Column: So it goes

April 17, 2007

Today (if you picked up the newspaper on time) is the last day of classes this semester. For me, and for many of you, it may the last day of classes ever. If you're reading this after 11:35 a.m., I'm done, with just two tests and two final papers standing between me and TD...

Students rally around fired faculty members

April 17, 2007

Requiring lecturers to have the highest academic degree in their field may seem like a noble goal, but the idea has met opposition after the firing of four Northeastern faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences. Susan Picillo and Tom Downard, both full-time lecturers...

Best upperclassmen housing: WEST VILLAGE G,H

April 17, 2007

With their sleek interior design and exceptional apartments, West Village G and H were voted the best upperclassmen housing. The two residence halls, which collectively house more than 500 students, were added to Northeastern's skyline in fall 2004, making them some of the...