By Liz Ratto With direct elections around the corner, an amendment was put before Joint Senate to reduce the number of weeks a senator must be part of the association to be eligible to run for president MJ Paradiso, vice president for academic affairs for the Student Government...

By Liz Ratto Coming to a student center near you: new DVD film rentals. In response to students' requests for a way to rent cheap movies on campus, the Student Services Committee will bring a DVD rental kiosk to the Curry Student Center (CSC) by the end of the month. During...

In his song, "Short People," Randy Newman sang, "Short people got no reason to live." Well Mr. Newman, let me tell you something: I got plenty of reason to live. Born about 16 inches long, I am now 19 years old and 4 feet, 11 inches. My family (consisting of more than 150...

After his final Beanpot game Monday night, senior forward Joe Santilli took a minute to look around the TD Banknorth Garden. The self-proclaimed prankster had a rare somber moment as he skated off the ice after the men's hockey team beat Harvard 3-1 in Monday's Beanpot consolation...

When students are caught with drugs, tough times lie ahead. Not only will they face parental wrath and the consequences of the law, they may have to forfeit a college education as well, if convicted. Fortunately, Northeastern may be able to help. The Aid Elimination Penalty,...

By Melissa Kenyon From the time she was a third grader in Puerto Rico, Yaritza Betancourt knew she wanted to be a model. Though she dreamed of looking just like her idol, Cindy Crawford, the stigma of being the "chubby kid" was something that, for a while, she couldn't...

By Kate Augusto Student governments at universities across the country are teaming up to fight what they see as discrimination against students convicted of drug offenses. While Northeastern's student government has not yet sought legislation against the Aid Elimination Penalty,...

By Cindy Retamozo Students don't have to wait on hold anymore to order from their favorite restaurants. In a recent trend, they can now simply log onto AOL Instant Messenger and place their orders online. A number of eateries around Boston have their own AIM screen names...

By Matt Nielsen The Huskies have been playing well lately and appear to be in good post-season shape, but the reasons for their recent success vary depending on who you ask. Development of the talented freshman class, team unity and key additions to the coaching staff have...

By Jewel Della Valle The Beanpot is a Boston tradition bursting with history. The word "Beanpot" is usually associated with the men's tournament, a 55-year-old event and one of the most sought-after tickets in college hockey. The Beanpot hasn't been good to the Huskies. Northeastern...

In a whirlwind rush to go home on time, the Student Government Association (SGA) rubber-stamped a policy so detrimental to its operations, legitimacy and the usually smooth transition of power, that the progress made with direct elections may be lost in the fold. For 80 years,...

It may not be America's pastime like baseball or the main event of countless fall afternoons like football, but soccer has a following in the northern half of the western hemisphere. You won't see its players in Porsches or BMWs, but instead in the back seat of mom's mini-van...