By Kevin Williamson The Northeastern swimming team received its first taste of southern competition this weekend in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies fought their way through a two-day tri-meet, falling to Delaware and William ' Mary, but returned home with a victory over Old Dominion....

A Presidential Search Committee has recently been assembled to find a new leader to replace President Richard Freeland. Unfortunately, only one seat has been designated for the student voice on campus. In the Nov. 2 issue of the Northeastern News, several students believed...

Take a few friends, a softball and bat and a name like Clutch Papi, and what do you get? A Northeastern intramural softball team. Tuesdays and Thursdays through September and October, teams like Lee's Batters and Clutch Papi meet in the Fens to face off. For many, the decision...

By Danielle Tarloff and Tamara Garcia It all started in the spring of 1997. Long blonde hair; infectious melodies; were they girls? Did it matter? With the hit single "MMMBop," Hanson has been part of American and international pop culture, receiving mention in two "Family Guy"...

On behalf of Boston's Weekly Dig, I'd like to register my horror at the shoddy treatment we were recently given in the pages of this newspaper ("Weekly Dig names NU biggest rioters," Nov. 9). Reporter Danielle Tarloff started off on the wrong foot by overturning and setting...

Last year, Brandon Gillespie played on an intramural soccer team whose season came down to the wire. After finishing in a one-to-one tie, Gillespie and his teammates found themselves in a shot-for-shot shootout. They lost, and their opponents went on to win the league championship,...

By Alex Pauline As a white member of the hip-hop community, author Adam Mansbach is often forced to answer questions about his motives. "It's the only place where a white person has to be accountable for himself," he said. "You look around and you're the only one in the room...

Late last month, the sign-up sheets went out. Friends grouped to form teams, picked quirky names and made plans for practice pick-up games, all in anticipation of one event: the start of the five-on-five intramural league. A staple of intramural sports, five-on-five basketball...

It figures. Only in the world of Northeastern Athletics could a long-term move meant to improve the school's image wind up being at the worst time, depriving the Huskies of at least one - and probably two -...

An 18-year-old freshman has been missing for more than 11 days since unexpectedly boarding a plane for London, Northeastern authorities said. William Lamar withdrew money from his savings account and purchased an American Airlines ticket to London Oct. 28, said Ana Hebra...

Broomball is not for the faint of heart. Ben Brenner, a junior criminal justice major, learned that two weeks ago, when he was high-sticked by an opponent, splitting his lip. He received five stitches at Massachusetts General Hospital, but still showed up to play in last Thursday's...