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...

Greg Cronin hears you, Northeastern fans - he really does. The men's hockey head coach can hear your pleas and feel your frustration. He knows this ride isn't easy, and he knows where Huntington Avenue stands in the Boston sports landscape. The street isn't often at the...

By Pamela King Increasing cases of domestic violence reported at Northeastern raises the question whether there are more violent occurrences or if more students are reporting it now. "We never know if there is a pure increase, but we are concerned that there has been an...

By Matt Nielsen The Huskies have been a different team since the new year began. On Dec. 31st we're told to "ring out the old, ring in the new," and though this saying was meant to persuade mankind to behave better than they did the previous year, the words can also be applied...