By Matt Nielsen Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Monday, November 14 3 p.m. Residential Life staff from Stetson East reported the first and fourth floor smoke detectors had been tampered with. Tuesday, November 15 12:30...

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After starting the season with their best record since 1981-82, the Northeastern men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Saturday night to California. Despite All-Tournament performances from senior Jose Juan Barea and sophomore Shawn James, the Huskies...

By Bessie King It is expected the average American will spend $681 on gifts this holiday season, according to a Newsweek article Nov. 28. This may make budgets necessary, but they aren't easy to keep track of with all the different family members and friends who can find their...

Only five games into his sophomore year on the men's basketball team, Shawn James broke Reggie Lewis' career blocked shots record with 168 blocks. James' block record comes in the midst of the team's 4-1 start. "I knew from the pace I was on last year that if I continued...

By Allison Mudge There are 24 shopping days remaining until Christmas and as of last week it seemed most students had not started their shopping yet. "I'm not sure," said senior English and cinema studies major Stephen DeMonico of when he would start shopping. "I [wasn't]...

By Erika Carrubba Sophomore guard Shaleyse Smallwood made all 12 of her attempts from the free throw line and scored 22 points in a loss to Kansas on Sunday. Senior forward Erica Sheppard had six rebounds in the team's loss to Boston University on Nov. 21. And in a loss...

By Emily Robbins Carly Assael, this year's director of "The Vagina Monologues," said she was self-conscious the first time she saw the play as a sophomore in high school. "I went to the show with my mother. I was nervous and didn't know what to expect," Assael said. " I thought...

By Matt Foster The women's hockey team was rested and ready to go last night, defeating Brown University 4-2 at Matthews Arena. Junior forward Ashley Bielawski led the way with two goals, including the go-ahead goal in the third, while juniors Crystal Rochon and Amy Goodney...

By Allison Mudge Daylight savings time. Mid-terms. Holiday shopping. November can often be a stressful, even depressing month. When could be a better time for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)? Every November, NaNoWriMo founders encourage aspiring writers to participate...

Students voiced their presidential expectations to 10 members of the committee that will select candidates to replace university President Richard Freeland last night. Despite the low turnout of about 20 students, participants voiced their concerns to the committee for close...

By Kyle Sutton Television commercials, Sunday-paper catalogs, and holiday giveaways alike have all been heralding the gadget soon to be the hottest of the season: the Xbox 360. Microsoft's latest video-game system officially launched in retail stores on Tuesday, November 22,...