A 44-41 homecoming loss for the football team? Heartbreaking. Two consecutive losses for a field hockey team that won 12 straight? Deflating. A 6-0 defeat in the men's hockey team's first game? A reason for concern. This past week gave Northeastern sports fans a reason...

By Hailey Heinz In a year marked by transition, two committees will shape next year's budget, determine how much tuition rises and select the university's next president. But Student Government Association (SGA) President Ashley Adams said there is one major problem: Students...

"You're going to need a bigger boat." I heard this phrase repeated over and over in my childhood, usually followed by laughter. Like anything else my older brothers said to me or to each other, I ignored them. Similarly, when we would go to the beach every summer and they...

Before Friday, the women's soccer team hadn't won a game in over a month. Junior goalie Mariel Wilner had five saves against the Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) top scoring team as the Huskies shut out Old Dominion 1-0 to snap Northeastern's eight-game winless streak....

By Dinah Alobeid A comedian, a mock government official and some royalty made last week's Homecoming celebrations one of the most successful in recent years, organizers and students said. Even persistent rain couldn't dampen attendance at the week's events, said Homecoming Committee...

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By Matt Foster If anyone happens to run into women's hockey coach Laura Schuler this week, chances are they will meet a content coach. Even though her squad dropped two games to No. 10 Ohio State over Homecoming weekend, the coach has maintained a positive attitude regarding...

Watching the NHL's first overall draft pick Sidney Crosby put up three points against the Bruins the other night, I noticed he wore #87. It's somewhat of an unusual number, so I began to wonder what caused him to choose it. (Don't ask me why I think about these things; sometimes...

It was with great interest that I read David Hyde's comments on university nicknames and mascots. When discussing the University of North Dakota's name (UND does not have a mascot)he writes, 'the UND administration stubbornly fights to hold onto the label, insisting that it...

I'm not sure if the reasons why the previous editorial was not published is valid so I'm resubmitting the editorial. I made a few changes and omitted what I thought may have attacked his character, but then again this is an editorial. I'm attacking the author of the article rightfully...

By Laura Swofford It was September 2004 and Ashley Madden was beginning her sophomore year at Northeastern. With $100 in one hand and a knot in her stomach, she gathered with about 20 people in a "friend of a friend of a friend's" dorm room and posed for the digital camera....

By Jason Richland The field hockey team continued its dominance with another pair of victories this week. The Huskies extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 3-2 victory over Harvard on Wednesday at Sweeney Field and a 5-3 Colonial Athletic Conference victory at Drexel...