With Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival George Mason's historic NCAA run still in his mind, athletic director Dave O'Brien decided Northeastern's new basketball coaches needed to be more than court-savvy. So he chose a mathematician and psychologist. O'Brien announced...

In her recent attack on the unborn child, Kate Rohdenburg reminded us all of why the feminist movement has become so misguided ("South Dakota anti-abortion law deserves criticism," April 12). What was once a noble crusade for equality and justice is now a movement largely concerned...

Birth control pills for males not just a pipe dream Scientists trumpeted progress towards the development of new male birth control methods, the Oregon Daily Emerald, the newspaper of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore., reported in March. Researchers at the University of...

By Courtney Brooks With diversity issues in the forefront of the Northeastern landscape this year, one student has been recognized for her particular devotion. The 2006 President's Individual Diversity Recognition award has been given to Laura Tolentino for her work with various...

The men's basketball program has moved into a new phase with its first season in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and will be shoved full-force into that phase with the departure of captain and second all-time leading scorer Jose Juan Barea. In the past four years,...

I guess this is the time to cry tears of ink on this page, since this is my last column, but you should know me by now. If you've read this newspaper in the past, you have seen columns by outgoing seniors who reminisce about all the great memories they experienced at this...

Since the dawn of relationships, people have been relentlessly searching for combinations some claim to not even exist. Good sex and good conversation. Attractiveness and personality. Shallow fun and a meaningful connection. Can both coexist? I've discovered the solution. Certainly...

By Chris Estrada Michael Trudeau reckons his co-op experience at Northeastern University gave him an edge for the real world when he graduated in 1983 with a political science degree. "Obviously, it was a great experience to combine academic exchange as well as work experience,"...

Far away from Huntington Avenue, a former field hockey captain reflected on what made her time at Northeastern so enjoyable. "Honestly, it's unbelievable having played four years and all of us girls having done it together," Lauren Edelmeier, the Northeastern News Female...

At the end of each school year, the News gives students the opportunity to pick everything from their favorite pizza to their favorite visiting celebrity. From residence halls to food, from shopping to sports, they chose the best of the best at and around Northeastern through...

My boyfriend and I practically live together at this point. We spend five to seven nights out of the week together at his apartment with his not-so-friendly roommates. Ever since we first started dating, one of his roommates has confronted us several times about our nighttime...

Search committee narrows field of candidates Northeastern has cut its list of candidates for the university's top position to six, down from as many as 16, and hopes to name a new president in May or June, according to a Boston Globe report last Saturday. The remaining candidates...