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...

The field hockey team continues to struggle this season, dropping a pair of close games to Boston University and Towson last weekend. With the losses, the Huskies are 3-5 (0-1 CAA) and battling through their first losing season since 1999. On Friday BU shutout Northeastern...

I do not know how much longer I can take the agony and pure frustration that I have lived with over the past two weeks. Recently, a mouse has decided to reside in the wall next to my bed. However, this is not your common furry little mouse that can be found in most Boston apartments....

By Rani Pimentel With a mix of horns and drums, the colorful sound of jazz music will fill the air when the sixth annual Beantown Jazz Festival hits Boston this weekend. Sponsored by Sovereign Bank and produced for the first time by Berklee College of Music, the two-day festival...

By Kerry Cardoza Racism and the feminist movement was the topic of discussion at Snell Library last Wednesday, as Professor Winifred Breines spoke to students and faculty about the "uneasy" history. Breines, a sociology and women's studies professor, leads courses such as...