LAM is a fatal disease affecting thousands of women by attacking healthy lung tissue. Amy Farber, a former Northeastern student, is fighting back with research, knowledge and a passion for unearthing the mysteries of her condition. Society instills a life-sequence notion...

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted down an amendment last week that would have reduced the required office hours for its executive board. The amendment, one of two proposed by Senator Michael Benson at a Joint Senate meeting Thursday, would have cut the minimum...

Dr. Gunther Von Hagens, inventor of plastination and creator of Body Worlds, stands in front of one of his creations while addressing the press. For more information about the exhibit, which opened this week at the Museum of Science. -->

Student Government Association Executive Vice President for Student Affairs George Gottschalk IV resigned from his position at Senate yesterday, saying it has become unaffordable for him to attend Northeastern and hold office without an opportunity for gainful employment. "Pouring...

Michael DeRamo says he has a knack for history and an eye for detail. Many of his colleagues in the Student Government Association (SGA) seem to agree. DeRamo, a former vice president for academic affairs, has participated in several of the organization's committees, including...

By Megan Jicha More students are attending graduate school than at any point in the last 18 years, according to a study conducted by the Council for Graduate Schools. Northeastern is no exception to this growing trend. "Graduate enrollment has definitely gone up this year...

By Chris Brook Not long after he turned 18, Chris Kiely began playing online poker because he believed it was a good way to compete against new people. Kiely, a sophomore finance and management major, said he would often play for two to three hours a day if he was on a winning...

By John Guilfoil "Nathan, is that you? Why are you doing this? We grew up together." These last fateful words of Karen Young, a Northeastern student murdered in 2001, lived on during a two-week trial that resulted in the conviction of her killers, Terrance Brown and Nathan...

For former Northeastern pitcher Adam Ottavino, a promotion at work will bring more than a new desk. It entails bigger hitters, tougher competition and a change of scenery. The former ace of the Northeastern baseball team was promoted to the Swing of the Quad Cities, the...

The men's hockey team announced the signing of six players for the 2006-07 season, adding more depth to the defensive and offensive zones on the ice. The incoming freshmen appear especially talented in scoring, with three of them collecting 70 points or more in their previous...

NU Kappa Sigma chapter wins national award The Northeastern chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity was awarded the Founders' Circle Award at the fraternity's national leadership conference recently. The award was given to Xi Beta, as the Northeastern chapter is known, for the...

The Boston Police Department issued a robbery warning last week for the Mission Hill and West Fens areas. According to a release, two robbery patterns have been identified over the past two months, leading police to believe repeat offenders may be working those areas. There...