Few things improve with age. After fine wine, blue jeans and an old beat-up college jersey, you may be hard-pressed to think of things that truly improve with age, and even at a loss to come up with things that actually look better when they get older. Even antiques are considered...

By Meagan Walker Throughout a packed Stetson East, school spirit and NU's Pep Band buzzed Thursday night to complete the atmosphere of this year's Homecoming pep rally. Originally planned for the Freshman Quad, the pep rally was moved to the cramped quarters of Stetson East...

By Ed Cen Alumni old and new gathered at the Park Plaza Hotel on Friday evening. As a part of Homecoming week, Northeastern University and the Office of Alumni Relations held an alumni ball and award ceremony. The alumni ball, the first event of its kind, drew about 415 alumni...

By Ed Cen Alumni old and new gathered at the Park Plaza Hotel on Friday evening. As a part of Homecoming week, Northeastern University and the Office of Alumni Relations held an alumni ball and award ceremony. The alumni ball, the first event of its kind, drew about 415 alumni...

A new president has been chosen. (Whatever.) The quality of labs and classrooms will improve. (Who cares?) Tuition will rise. (Wake me when it's over.) Does any of this matter to you? It should, but unfortunately a campus known as much for its apathy as its co-op (number...

By Edward Cen Amidst the pouring rain Saturday morning, students and alumni gathered with their families on Centennial Commons to enjoy the carnival festivities, another facet of the weekend's Homecoming festivities. The event, hosted by the Student Activities Office, proved...

By Laura Swofford Liz Seymour is worried. The summer after her freshman year is over, school has begun and her first venture into the co-op process is well underway. "Between job fairs, information sessions and making my r

By Laura Swofford Liz Seymour is worried. The summer after her freshman year is over, school has begun and her first venture into the co-op process is well underway. "Between job fairs, information sessions and making my r

Geena Davis sure is good at breaking barriers. She played professional baseball in "A League of Their Own" and is now playing the first female president in "Commander in Chief" on ABC. In the latter, Davis plays Mackenzie Allen, an Independent vice president who assumes...

By Megan Jicha Northeastern's new symbol of school spirit is a real dog. A live Siberian Husky, that is. To bring back an old tradition, Northeastern has adopted a Husky pup as the red and black's mascot. The university has had about seven live Husky mascots, all named King,...

By Bobby Feingold New York Times columnist Paul Krugman stood in front of an audience in Blackman Auditorium and posed a simple question. "Who's going to take care of your mother-in-law?" Krugman simplified complicated economic issues, including those surrounding current...

I am writing in response to your article ("Diagnosis: Disarray," Oct. 5) which focused on the merger of Lane Health Center and the University Counseling Center to form University Health ' Counseling Services (UHCS). I think it is important for students to understand why we...