By Kate Augusto All children need time to run around, said sophomores Ryan Clauson and Jacob Thaler. But Eli Wolff, from the Center for the Study of Sport in Society, said children with disabilities do not always get that chance. Two years ago, Wolff started a program called...

We came into this year excited for the opportunity to endorse a candidate for the Student Government Association's (SGA) first presidential direct elections. Since this is the first year students have a voice in choosing their leader, The News anticipated choosing the more outstanding...

By Nate Owen and Chris Estrada Rejecting the notion that Boston College pitcher Tim Houston (2-3 5.92) had been nearly impregnable in the Eagles' 10-3 victory over Northeastern yesterday at Shea Field, Huskies manager Neil McPhee cited the team's 10 hits as proof his team's...

By Danielle Ossher Using mandolins and maracas, Carbon Leaf brought its brand of alternative rock to the Paradise Rock Club Saturday night. The sold-out show marked the band's last New England tour date as it promotes its latest studio album, Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat, released...

The most effective newspaper goodbyes are iconic, underwritten and don't contain the word tragic. They read like a Jimmy Breslin or Pete Hamill story. Farewell, Jake Freeman. There's this kid in the back of the room; he doesn't say much, but what he does say is funny and...

By Kate Augusto The number of undergraduate students doing research is up by more than 20 percent, said Vice Provost for Research Srinivas Sridhar. This statistic was evident in the number of presenters at last Wednesday's 2007 Research and Scholarship Expo. The expo, sponsored...

So far, what seems to be spring weather has arrived. But Mother Nature could break this warm streak with a snowstorm at any time. This leaves me to ask the age-old question, "what am I going to wear?" However, some people don't hesitate to take advantage of a warmer day...

Dear Northeastern University, Let me begin by saying my four years at Northeastern have been great. We've had some really good times together. There were those two amazing co-ops, countless hours of classes with top-notch faculty and a great, nurturing community that made...

By Michaela Stanelun A group of about 20 Northeastern students gathered Saturday with one goal in common - to show their support for Sen. Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. The first meeting of Northeastern University Students for Barack Obama took place in the Curry...

Ahmed Ahmed performed in the Curry Student Center Ballroom Sunday night as part of "The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour" featuring comedians Aron Kader and Maz Jobrani. The event was sponsored by the Arab Student Association as part of Arab Awareness Week.

I suppose it's only fair that the Times New Roman (TNR) has been criticized in these pages for its contributions to RSA's Sex Week magazine, "Stripped." The specific target of criticism was an article called "Vaginas: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy Vaginas," in...

GRE changes canceled unexpectedly The Education Testing Service (ETS) unexpectedly announced Monday it has canceled plans to change the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). The new test was scheduled to be launched worldwide September. ETS began planning changes two years ago, which...