I had been away on winter break and was about to see my girlfriend for the first time in almost two weeks. I wanted to do something special for her so I decided to buy some flowers and vanilla scented candles. As soon as I got home she came over to my house for the night....

By Marc Larocque A house proposal to cut the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford student loans will go before Congress for a vote today. The proposal would halve the interest rate the next five years to 3.4 percent in 2011. The student-aid initiative, promoted by...

By Cynthia Retamozo With the success of recent film musicals like "Dreamgirls" and celebrities from Ashlee Simpson to Usher gracing stages all over the world, majors like theatre and music may begin to have more practical potential beyond the starving artist circuit. Music...

By Kate Augusto The Budget Review Committee (BRC) decided unanimously last night to keep the Student Activities Fee (SAF) at its current level of $109 per student per year. In one of the few influential statements the BRC can make, members are hoping through this decision they...

By Nick Mendez When professor Michael Epstein last spoke about his alternative indie rock band, The Motion Sick, he talked about the struggle of balancing his day job of teaching audiology while he pursued his rock 'n' roll ambitions at night. Now, a year and a half later,...

By Kate Augusto In his first major move since taking office in August, President Joseph Aoun has announced a plan outlining distinctiveness and innovation as his priorities for the university. "The forces of globalization and accelerated knowledge creation bring great challenges...

Kerry, Patrick, Menino to speak in CSC Friday Northeastern will host John F. Kerry's second annual Massachusetts Procurement Conference and Business Expo in the Indoor Quad of the Curry Student Center at 3:30 p.m. Friday. U.S. Senator Kerry, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick,...

By James Partridge The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation last Wednesday brought a keynote speaker to Blackman Auditorium whose loss and hardship inspired her career as a civil rights activist. Myerlie Evers-Willliams, a Mississippi native, suffered from bigotry and...

With wins over Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents Georgia State and Hofstra, the men's basketball team put together its first win streak of the season this past week. The Huskies (5-12, 3-3 CAA) hosted both games and snapped Hofstra's six-game win streak with an...

By Bessie King From running laps to choosing carrots over chocolate, getting into shape will become a highly publicized process for 10 students when the "NU Biggest Loser" competition kicks off at the end of the month. The Resident Student Association (RSA), along with the...