By Chris Sabanty It's rare for a comedian to follow a routine about "whacking it" with lessons about broadening horizons. Then again, most comedians aren't like Eddie Griffin. Those who attended the one-hour show Saturday night in Blackman Auditorium saw the full spectrum...

By Barry Levites Northeastern Public Safety is considering publicly dumping over 100 gallons of alcohol confiscated during the three weeks school has been in session. "If we do go through with this, we'll have to hire a hazardous materials disposal company to give us a barrel...

By Jeff Swoboda In an attempt to make amends with an increasingly frustrated community, Northeastern sponsored the second annual Fenway Community Fall Festival on Sunday in the North Lot, bringing students and community members together to celebrate the fall season. The idea...

Shots fired near YMCA after local high school dance Several shots were fired near the YMCA located at 316 Huntington Ave. late Saturday night, said Associate Director of Public Safety James Ferrier. About midnight, several Northeastern police officers heard shots from outside...

The Katrina disaster was a huge blow to this country. Hundreds are dead. Families lost everything: their jobs, their homes, their social network. The sick and elderly in the region were victimized. Entire industries crumbled; the economic base in the area disappeared, with ramifications...

By Theresa Langschultz They were positioned at the center of the room, dressed in sleek black outfits and moving to a melodious salsa beat. As the two moved across the floor two dozen enraptured onlookers studied their moves and poise. The scene was not a professional competition,...

By Dinah Alobeid At their second meeting of the semester, the Council for University Programs (CUP) was already brainstorming and finalizing plans for new events, speakers and activities. In the past, CUP has recruited a diverse base of talent, including actor-musician Ice-T,...

Sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. The Student Government Association (SGA), over the past month, has gone from a comedy of errors and drama to, well, our student government. In the span of less than two months, they have tackled issues with real focus,...

By Megan Jicha Mitch, Frank and Beanie started a fraternity in the film "Old School" in less time than it takes to open a checking account. But is it easier said than done at Northeastern? Every year at freshman orientation, students hear how "You too can start a student...

By Kimmy Nevas For less than an hour last Wednesday, Snell Library became a forum for discussion of immigration policies and terror suspects. Tram Nguyen, author of "We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant Communities after 9/11," spoke about her book, which...

Usually when the news gets too depressing and overwhelming I turn to "the Daily Show with Jon Stewart" to cheer me up. That's what I did when the images from Hurricane Katrina became too much. But sometimes, the events unfolding around us are too depressing to turn into a joke,...

By Danielle Tarloff Living in a foreign country for three months can be an intimidating proposition, but many students jump at the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different culture. Some are bold enough to leap from the security blanket of American society and to do so...