By Sonya Kovacic With environmental issues on the rise in national media, attention to the Earth has gained prominence on college campuses. At Northeastern, a variety of ways have arisen to find green alternatives. General Electric (GE) is partnering with mtvU, the MTV channel...

By Nate Owen The Northeastern men's and women's cross country teams may not have finished first at the New England Championship at Franklin park last weekend but it was a successful weekend with four men setting personal bests. The women placed 28th of 46 teams, with 717 points....

By Chris Estrada BROOKLINE - Northeastern freshman kicker Mat Johnson never missed a field goal during his playing career at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa, with a career-long kick of 52 yards. So a 35-yarder should be just another one. Now add in these elements: four...

A former Northeastern graduate student working as a journalist was killed Saturday in Afghanistan when gunmen wielding AK-47s struck the tent she and a technician had pitched on the side of a road, according to news reports over the weekend. Karen Fischer, 30, a former student...

By Samantha Egan In a statement last month, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings suggested a standardized test for college students, which she said would hold higher education more accountable to students and parents. The Commission on the Future of Higher Education,...

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team suffered two crushing defeats in its season-opening series at Ohio State this weekend. Though NU fell to the Buckeyes 9-3 Friday night, and 7-1 Saturday night, senior assistant captain Crystal Rochon said the games were closer than...

There are many different groups of people who get stuck with a bad rap. Panhandlers. Goths. Girls who wear Uggs. But at the top of this list is a group that deserves the most respect - an assembly of intelligent, fun-loving, and imaginative people who would be a great addition...

Quackers! by Ricky Thompson Paul 'n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Angry Lemon by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle

SGA addresses student office relocation at senate The emergency relocation of student group offices was the Student Government Association's (SGA) primary focus at the Senate meeting last week. Vice President for Student Affairs Susan Dye fielded a number of fiery questions,...

By Anne Baker Northeastern Professor Gary Goshgarian has a secret identity. No, he does not spend his free time cavorting around the city fighting crime, but rather writes novels under the pen name Gary Braver. He has written seven books and his most recent, Flashback, a medical...

With four seconds left and the game tied 24-24 against Delaware, freshman kicker Mat Johnson converted a career-high 35-yard field goal as the clock ran out to give Husky football their first Atlantic-10 win this season. The Northeastern News Player of the Week and A-10 Co-Rookie...

By Jessi Savino Anastassia Lapteva has learned a few important lessons in her Eating and the Environment class. Among those lessons: Bugs are tough to eat, even when covered in chocolate. "There's a company that makes chocolate covered bugs that are edible," the sophomore...