How many Northeastern students know of the fourth floor computer lab in the Curry Student Center? The answer: Not many. And, of those who do know about it, how many are actually willing to go out of their way to use it? Again, the answer is not many. The reason: The fourth...

While walking back from the gym Monday afternoon, I got a call from a friend from my high school, Junipero Serra High School, calling to tell me the news about Brian Evans, a fellow Serra Padre. I was unaware of his untimely death and shocked to hear the news. I later came...

As many of you may have heard, there is a genocide occurring in Darfur right now. It began in 2003, when an armed opposition group called the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) took up arms against the government because of the lack of government protection for their people. It is...

In the March 22 issue of The News I read a commentary written by former Student Government Association (SGA) Vice President for Student Affairs George Gottschalk, where he said "OSCCR rules flawed, need tweaking." He commented about the university's judicial system and took issue...

Most people, including myself, enjoy those five, 10, or even 20 minutes of sacred time we have each day in that small, bright room accented with mirrors and cleaning supplies. Whether it's reading the newspaper, cutting your toenails or the usual business, the revered time in...

As I walked through campus Wednesday morning, fresh from learning that when I consolidated my loans it meant the payments start now, I came upon a spectacular and rare sight in the Snell Library quad. A mast with four sails loomed majestically above the 10:25 a.m. crowd,...

By Jared Sugerman Northeastern University offers its students a myriad of majors, ranging from the traditional, such as economics and accounting, to the obscure, such as music industry, which is offered at only a few schools across the country. So it comes as something of a...

By Jewel Della Valle Senior forward Ashley Bielawski had three goals and two assists in the Northeastern women's hockey team's two exhibition games last weekend. The Huskies defeated the Bluewater Jr. Hawks, 4-1, Saturday and the Toronto Junior Aeros, 3-0, Sunday. In the 19th...

What is it about Northeastern that drives students away, instead of welcoming them in? Former Northeastern student Kristin Wilke transferred her freshman year, citing Northeastern's academic courses as the problem. Others have left Huntington Avenue to remove themselves from...

It was another tough loss for Northeastern's men of the gridiron Saturday: A 52-14 defeat at the hands of Atlantic-10 opponent James Madison (2-1, 1-0 A-10) in Harrisonburg, Va. Northeastern (1-3, 0-1 A-10) fell behind early, allowing the Dukes to score 21 points each in...

By Andrew Bonifant One of the first things any American learns is that July 4 is the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Not as well known is Sept. 17, the day in 1787 when another document of relative importance: the Constitution was ratified in...