To the Editor: In response to the article "Snow Encourages U.S. Style Consumerism on China Trip" by Edmund L. Andrews (New York Times, October 14, 2005,C1, C5), I will focus on a few lines from the article to see if I got this right from a U.S. consumer's perspective: The...

To the Editor: Two ten year old girls walked into The Locker Plant, the local grocery, to pick up a few items the moms forgot to buy last shopping day such as, 1 loaf of Wonder White Bread, 1 jar of French's yellow mustard, 1 bag of red delicious apples, 1 bunch of homegrown...

By Bessie King Many on-campus student groups, mentors and offices offer information and resources to learn about diversity, cultural differences and race issues. Still, all the information provided does not give students and administrators the freedom to discuss the meaning...

Stephen Burgard. Does the name ring a bell? Didn't think so. He's an Associate Professor and the Director of the Journalism School here at good ole' NU. For those of you that have him as a professor, you'll pick up the gist of this rant very quickly and I'm guessing those...

By Leah Fielding Spoken word artist HERU and other local poets took the stage to try to evoke positive change in the hearts and minds of students at Beatless last Wednesday night at the Curry Student Center Ballroom. "Education starts with yourself," HERU said in between poems...

My name is Jennifer. Not Jen, not J and especially not Jenny. About a month ago, I received a Facebook message and it started like this: "Hey Jen." This wouldn't have been a problem except for one thing: I didn't even know him. My Facebook profile clearly states "Jennifer."...

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...

By Taimi Arvidson Amidst the excitement of free pizza and a live band, senior Heidi Buchanan took the stage and said the words that would make her the 2005 "Mayor of Huntington Avenue." "We're going to beat William ' Mary," was all it took to rally the small crowd gathered...