After scoring two goals in the last four games the men's hockey team unlocked the secret to scoring: bench your leading scorers. With four of the Huskies' top six scorers missing from the lineup Monday in the Beanpot consolation game, the team topped Harvard 3-1. "It's...

Just hours before a rally for Barack Obama began at Copley Square in Boston Saturday, the Illinois senator officially announced his bid for president in 2008. At 45, the first-term senator is the youngest democratic candidate vying for the position so far, with other contenders...

By Kate Augusto A new series to discuss gender issues in history kicked off Thursday with a speech by new Northeastern professor Carla Kaplan, "Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance." About 80 people attended the first speech in the "Gender Matters...

We're not the only ones in a drought. Another major collegiate hockey team in the Greater Boston area has a slight Beanpot problem. Harvard has not gained college hockey's most famous prize since 1993. This fact is often overlooked by casual observers, obsessed with Northeastern's...

By Jessi Savino On Feb. 15, The News, along with 12 other college journalists from across the country, spoke with singer-songwriter John Mayer about life on the road, his new album and his most embarrassing moment on stage. Q: Rolling Stone just named you one of the "Guitar...

I want to address the recent news about the proposed tuition hike for the coming school year. This year the Student Government Association (SGA), led by President Rogan O'Handley, achieved unprecedented success in fulfilling its mission to let students have a voice in the budget...

By Matt Nielsen The men's hockey team beat Harvard University, 3-1, Monday night at TD Banknorth Garden for its second Beanpot consolation win in four years. The Huskies' win was their sixth in consolation games since they last won the Beanpot title in 1988. The victory...

The Huskies were matched up against two of the best the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has to offer this past week. A casual glance at the box scores reveals an 89-75 loss to Old Dominion (14-8, 10-1 CAA) and an 85-63 loss to No. 25 James Madison (22-2, 13-0 CAA), stretching...

By Derek Hawkins Toby Shepherd never envisioned himself becoming a teacher, but this summer he will begin a two-year teaching stint in one of the nation's poorest school districts. Shepherd, a senior political science and history major, is a member of Teach For America, a...

Services delayed this weekend for ID number change New nine-digit numbers will replace Social Security Numbers as student identifications this week, and students will not have access to business transactions and services for several days. Students will need to conduct all business,...

Upon arriving at Northeastern as wide-eyed freshmen, we learn a series of inalienable facts. The bars close at 2 a.m., but the T stops at 12:50 a.m. Waiting in line at either Stetson East or West is about as worthwhile as watching a current episode of Saturday Night Live....

Move over Justin Timberlake, Rory Farrell also has a dick in a box. The sophomore on the men's hockey team pulled in $30 at the sixth annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) date auction after appearing onstage with a box around his waist, mirroring Timberlake's...