By Bessie King Reports show that every year thousands of students graduate from New England colleges and leave in search of opportunities elsewhere. But State Senator Brian Joyce is hoping more students will stick around if they're given a good reason. He's not talking about...

By Jewel Della Valle It's been a long and disappointing season for the women's hockey team, but head coach Laura Schuler and her Huskies haven't given up hope. Northeastern lost its 10th consecutive game Sunday, a 2-0 defeat to Hockey East foe Connecticut, solidifying its...

By Bessie King A man stands under the dim lights, reading a poem reminiscent of a day spent with a woman in Pakistan watching the sun set. His name is Aamir, and he is one of several poets mixing original compositions with reflective delivery in a form of expression called...

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...