It's possible - no, likely - that the Nov. 21 victory over Boston University will be the highlight of this 2006-07 men's basketball season. Earning that all-important first victory against crosstown rivals was clutch; if they lost the game, the Bill Coen coaching era would...

The average person has 150,000 platelets per micro-liter of blood. Platelets help blood clot. When someone has a low platelet count, their blood flows faster. While some may not care about an average person's blood platelet count, you would care if it was a problem for a girl...

For the university to grow academically, it needs to pump resources into programs and research that involve collaborations between schools and departments rather than focusing on traditional academic programs that involve a single field of study. That's the message the university...

By Matt Nielsen Brendan Walsh resigned Monday as assistant coach of the men's hockey team to take a spot at the state police academy. Head coach Greg Cronin hired Walsh when Cronin came to Northeastern before the 2005-06 season. He was involved not only in team practices...

It is with great sadness that I feel obliged to remind my fellow members of the Northeastern community that racism is still a formidable force within our society. Constant diligence is required to combat this social virus so that one day we may all be equals in each other's...

By Marc Larocque Registration for summer courses started yesterday much to the surprise of middler neuroscience major Chris Shay. "I had no idea that it started today. I didn't hear anything at all," he said. "They really should make it more announced to students." Lauren...

By Jewel Della Valle Despite a successful season that led to Northeastern's first-ever Colonial Athletic Association playoff berth, the volleyball team was unable to put up a win against Delaware in the CAA Quarterfinals. The Huskies ended their season with a 0-3 loss to the...

As senators, we like to refer to the Student Government Association (SGA) as the premiere advocacy body on campus. The 100 or so of us who currently comprise the Senate are proud to acknowledge that we represent the 14,000 undergraduate students of Northeastern. We confidently...

By Pamela King When Sarah Donovan graduated from Northeastern in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in English, she decided she wanted to be doing more than be "living at home, working at the mall." So she joined the Peace Corps, which provided her the opportunity to teach English...

At 1-5 the men's basketball team certainly doesn't have a winning record. But with the first six games of the season played in a 10-day span and two matches against nationally- ranked opponents, 1-5 is just where the Huskies should be. Northeastern kicked off the season at...

By Drew Bonifant This is the second in a series of articles examining programs the university is bolstering through the Academic Investment Plan. New professors, new roles and titles are the primary results of funding provided by the biotechnology initiative section of this...

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team added a trio of losses to their record over the past two weekends, dropping two at reigning Hockey East champion New Hampshire and one to Yale at Matthews Arena. The Huskies lost back-to-back games to UNH Nov. 17 and 18 to cap off...