Last night the men's soccer team played in its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) playoff game, thanks largely to freshman midfielder Alexander Volk, The Northeastern News Player of the Week. Volk had two goals and two assists in Friday's must-win 4-0 victory over...

Patrick, Barack Obama to appear at Lewis field house Massachusetts Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick will host a campaign rally at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center field house Friday from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois will also be in attendance...

By Jared Sugerman The Northeastern swimming and diving team won its first dual meet of the 2006-2007 season, defeating the Central Connecticut Blue Devils 177-122 on Saturday at Barletta Natatorium. "Athletic success is all about confidence, so it's always good to get off...

By Jewel Della Valle Giving up goals early and battling back the rest of the game only to lose has been a familiar setting this season for the women's hockey team. Two games against Providence this week were no exception, but the Huskies managed to break the cycle against Maine...

By Matt Nielsen On Oct. 7, the Northeastern men's soccer team was 2-9-2 and winless in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They were all but eliminated from conference tournament contention. Some players, like senior defenseman Matt Handy, said in order to extend their...

By Natasha Kellett One of Meredith Marzilli's favorite pastimes was spending summers and weekends at her grandparents' home on Cape Cod, especially when it meant bringing friends along during the school year, recalled her friend, senior journalism major Courtney Caterino. Ms....

By Jason Kornwitz A rousing, intensely physical 1-0 win Sunday against Drexel on Senior Day capped the Huskies' perfect 7-0 record at home and pushed NU to the brink of a playoff birth. A win or a tie next Thursday at Hofstra (9-8-1, 5-5) guarantees NU will advance to the...

Three weeks after the university introduced a plan to relocate 13 student groups from a second-floor office in the Curry Student Center, Northeastern Dean of Campus Life Marina Iannalfo said she drew early support from an elected member of the Student Government Association (SGA)....

For Husky football, homecoming weekend marked another milestone in the season, upsetting No. 11 University of New Hampshire in a 36-35 victory in overtime in front of a sold-out Parsons Field crowd. Alex Broomfield, sophomore running back and The Northeastern News Player...

By Natasha Kellett Massachusetts politics is going to the dogs in this year's gubernatorial race. Surprise candidate Spike, the bulldog spokesmutt of the hot dog franchise Spike's Junkyard Dogs, has entered the 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial as a write-in candidate ready...

By Anne Baker College radio has typically been the stomping ground for indie alt-rock crooners with names like Minus the Bear and Bright Eyes. But at Northeastern's radio station WRBB, DJs are breaking through the standard format. Diverse genres like gospel, ska, jazz, R'B and...

By Carrie Knific As a young girl, Elizabeth Kostova was introduced to the legend of Dracula by her father, although it wasn't until years later that she realized he had gathered most of his tales from the 1931 movie. Those experiences of her youth were enough to inspire her...