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...

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...

By Chris Estrada Arthur Frommer was a young American drafted to fight in the Korean War, but ended up in Europe by what he called "an accident of fate." While he was there, he noticed something. "The day that a pattern emerged was the day when I was nursing my fourth glass...

It was with great interest that I read David Hyde's comments on university nicknames and mascots ("Put offensive mascots in the penalty box," Oct. 12). When discussing the University of North Dakota's name (UND does not have a mascot) he writes, "the UND administration stubbornly...

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