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Student records were released to FBI after September 11 attacks

December 4, 2006

By Marc Larocque The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) said that it submitted the federal student loan applications of millions of students to the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of an anti-terrorism investigation which spanned nearly five years since the September...

Alumni band comes full-circle

December 4, 2006

By Barbara Lee Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the group that sponsored "The Rock 'n' Roll Takeover." When Audible Mainframe played at afterHOURS Saturday night, the show marked the end of an East Coast run that began in that very same club....

Sophomore running for N.H. State House seat

December 4, 2006

Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the Worcester Polytechnic Institute student running for a House seat. If you want to get together with sophomore political science major Jeff Fontas on the weekends these days, you'll have to work around his campaign...

Lecture: magic a reality in religion

November 29, 2006

By Jessi Savino "There's no magic in the Bible; there's no magic in ancient Israel." This claim is not true, according to Shawna Dolansky, who kicked off the Jewish Studies Program lecture series, "Seers, Spirits and Sages: Magic, Mysticism and the Jewish Experience." "Priests,...

Men’s Hockey: Morris shines despite tie, loss

November 28, 2006

By Matt Nielsen The men's hockey team (2-8-2, 0-7-2 Hockey East) played just two games in the past two weeks. By most standards the games were opposites of each other. Twelve days ago, the Huskies came back to tie No. 7 Boston College (7-4-1, 4-2-1) in front of a boisterous...

Commentary: Holidays should be celebrated freely

November 28, 2006

It seems to me that more and more around this time of year you tend to hear "Happy Holidays" as opposed to "Merry Christmas." It almost feels like there is an affirmative action plan for all of the other religious holidays celebrated by the people of our country. Up until...

Study: Adderall use more common than Ritalin

November 28, 2006

By Samantha Egan College students who claimed using prescription stimulants illicitly last year were three times more likely to chose amphetamine-dextroamphetamine products like Adderall over methylphenidate products like Ritalin as a way of increasing academic productivity,...

Swimming ‘ Diving: Four NU records set at BU

November 28, 2006

By Jared Sugerman Before the Northeastern swimming ' diving team began the 2006-07 season, head coach Roy Coates said, "The biggest benchmark of the regular season is the invitational meet at BU. Some of the best teams from around New England will be there, so it's a pretty...

Column: Questions of race should prompt about-face

November 28, 2006

Sometimes I forget how far we've fallen behind. Or rather, how far we haven't come, despite often prematurely crediting ourselves with victory in a war against prejudice. I tell him that I grew up in a booming suburb of Dallas, Texas, attending a high school of about 3,000...

Deck the quad

November 28, 2006

Workers set up the holiday tree Monday afternoon in Krentzman Quad to prepare for the WinterFest tree lighting ceremony, which will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. -->

Player of the Week: Mike Morris

November 28, 2006

Although Northeastern dropped its game Friday 3-1 to UNH, senior captain and The Northeastern News Player of the Week Mike Morris is showing a promising start to his final season. Morris scored the only goal of the game for the Huskies in the third period, making it his fourth...

Newbury comics founder talks industry woes

November 28, 2006

By Kate Augusto When it comes to the major record label's complaints about declining CD sales, Newbury Comics co-founder Michael Dreese said the labels should look at themselves for signing such weak talent. "There's a content issue," he said. "Marvin Gaye sang about Vietnam,...