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Spiritual Life helps keep New Year’s resolutions

January 9, 2007

With the bustle of the holiday season winding down, the Spiritual Life Center is hosting a variety of events and programs in the upcoming months to help keep students in physical and spiritual shape throughout the year. To soothe souls after weeks of holiday shopping, the center...

Column: Husky Holiday Pool

January 9, 2007

Upset with the holiday haul of 2006? It's probably best to think twice before explaining to that certain someone how sequined sweaters reminiscent of Bill Cosby aren't quite in style this year. Well, what's done is done, and what has been given has been received. Here is...

Column: NU students can never catch a break

January 9, 2007

Arriving home after my last final on the last day of fall semester 2006, I dropped my heavy school bag on the floor and flopped down on the couch. It was finally time to relax. I turned on the television and waited for the feelings of relief and release. Instead, I felt restless....

Women’s Hockey: NU slide continues with losses to Eagles

January 9, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team traveled to Chestnut Hill last night to take on No. 8 Boston College for the third time this season, and for the third time, they lost. Wins have been hard to come by for the Huskies this season, despite playing behind December's...

Comics

January 9, 2007

Paul ' n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Happy Orange by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle

Men’s and Women’s Track: Huskies open new year with victories

January 9, 2007

By Adam Riglian Head coach Sherman Hart eased the men's and women's track teams back into the season after winter break Saturday, as both teams triumphed over Harvard with scores of 77.5-66.5 and 87-40, respectively. Senior captain Christian Tirella led the men's team with...

Puzzle Solutions

January 9, 2007

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Men’s Basketball: Northeastern drops sixth straight at VCU

January 9, 2007

Since New Year's Eve the men's basketball team has played four games. That is 160 minutes of fast-paced basketball in nine days, and the fatigue seems to be showing as the Huskies (3-12, 1-3 Colonial Athletic Association) have dropped six straight including a heartbreaker to...

The Great Divide

January 9, 2007

By Carrie Knific There is hardly a day when middler political science major Carollynn Ward is not seen bright and early on the floor of the Marino Recreation Center. "A lot of my health interest comes from my family," Ward said. "My grandfather died morbidly obese - one day...

Editorial: Portal to your privacy

January 9, 2007

When George Orwell published the ominous "1984," he told of a future monitored by the ever-watchful Big Brother. Now in 2007, Northeastern students have another worry: Big Mother and Big Father. The recent launch of Northeastern's Parents Portal, similar to students' myNEU,...

New halls approved, to net 1,800 beds

January 9, 2007

By Samantha Egan Last month, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approved Northeastern's plan to construct two new residence halls, which together will provide 1,800 beds. According to the building plans, one of the new residence halls will be located on the corner of...

Commentary: Northeastern caught up in red tape

January 9, 2007

As a freshman at Northeastern, one would think it is a little too soon to be as completely upset with the school as I already am. I beg to differ. While I love my classes, my professors and the people I have met, I hate the bureaucracy of the university. I have witnessed it firsthand...