By Liz Ratto With representatives in 32 countries and 32 states, an increased focus on recruiting has caused the number of applicants to Northeastern to more than double over the last decade, said Dean of Admissions Ronn

By Melissa Kenyon Sara Rubin could not hold back her personal interest in the Holocaust in a lecture last Wednesday in Snell Library. "How could I not feel drawn to the Holocaust, being Jewish and growing up in the second half of the 20th century?" said Rubin, executive director...

It was a familiar story for the Huskies this past week. A tough and gritty Northeastern squad found itself trailing by double digits and rallied to make it a close game, but couldn't emerge with a win. The Huskies hosted Hofstra (16-6, 6-5 Colonial Athletic Association)...

By Kristin Lusis History and African-American Studies professor Robert Hall spoke on the past, present and future, of African-Americans in the nation's higher education, last night at Meserve Hall. Northeastern is not included in the group of schools, like Florida State University,...

This year marks the sixth anniversary of President Bush's reinstatement of the global gag rule, which stipulates organizations that receive U.S. family planning assistance cannot provide, counsel or refer abortion services, nor can they advocate for abortion legalization in their...

By Cynthia Retamozo Walking down the aisles at Wollaston's or Shaw's, it is hard to miss the "0g Trans Fat!" label on some items. The trend to remove trans fat from food and restaurants hit New York in December and has now made its way up the east coast and into Boston. The...

By Nikki Markow With a $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, Dr. Ahmed Busnaina and a team of Northeastern researchers and professors are beginning a project to design an implantable sensor with the ability to detect different types of cancer. The nanobiosensor...

By Jacqueline Pearce When N.W.A. first released their hit song, "Fuck tha Police" in 1988, they brought the issue of police brutality into the mainstream consciousness without radio play or flashy music videos. Though contemporary hip-hop culture is marred by images of bling,...

By Rachel Slajda Usually, at column-writing time, I'm angry about something. Angry about the NUPD or the MBTA, or some other combination of capital letters. But today I am not angry. Why would I be? I have my friends, my family, my city, my health ... Well, not so much my...

When Northeastern hosted James Madison at Matthews Arena Wednesday the focus was on senior co-captain Bennet Davis, who entered the game 17 points shy of 1,000 for his career. But freshman guard Matt Janning stole Davis' thunder with a career-high 23 points and his best all-around...

By LaChia Harrison Each year a small group of students gather in a lab in the basement of Richards Hall with one mission: to design and build an off-road vehicle that will endure the challenges of tough terrain and water. Even after a full day of classes or a long day at...

By Jessi Savino In the past 20 years, the number of people infected with HIV worldwide rose from about 2.5 million to 40 million. Sixty-four percent of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa. However the rates may be declining. Kofi Awusabo-Asare shared these facts and talked...