George Carlin said it best: "(Expletive) the children." If the Curry Student Center is ever searching for a new motto, there it is. The university Web site describes the student center as "a celebration of diversity and student life, a place where students, faculty and...

The Resident Student Association's (RSA) Vice President for Finance Elliot Inz resigned from his position at the group's general council meeting July 20. Inz, a middler engineering major who was beginning his second term in the position, cited "personal reasons" as his reason...

CUP receives ideas for diversity chair upgrades In an effort to reach an agreement with the Council for University Programs (CUP), various cultural organizations and student groups outlined a proposal concerning CUP's downsizing of its diversity chair position. Members of the...

Entering Blackman Auditorium to thunderous applause and a standing ovation Thursday night, Dr. Maya Angelou carefully made her way to the podium and began to sing. She transitioned from Spanish to Arabic to Hebrew to French, singing songs, she said, that remind the human...

The Real Deal: No Sweet Talk As I write this I ask to be unknown. I chose to write this to send a clear message without being judged for my affiliations. The entire student body needs to learn from (Council of University Programming) CUP's current situation. The CUP executive...

By Elyse Merlo "And now, Harry," says Dumbledore in the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." "Let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure." This statement doesn't disappoint as J.K. Rowling's sixth "Harry Potter" book of a...

Among recent talks of secrecy and confidence in the case of Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper, another leak has seemingly slipped by most media - and this time, thankfully, Karl Rove had nothing to do with it. Hollywood heartthrob and scandalous "S.W.A.T" star Colin Farrell...

Springtime often includes an immediate slowdown in Northeastern athletic excitement. Former national champions like the Denver and North Dakota hockey programs and March Madness spoilers like the Vermont basketball team are no longer visiting the campus. Athletic competition...

Only four months removed from a dramatic election, the Student Government Association's (SGA) executive board announced Monday it will hold another election to fill vacancies in its two highest offices Aug. 2. The elections will fill the vacancies of former President Michael...

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Incredibly, the story of the Supreme Court Justice who was a swing vote on many social issues retiring was trumped this week by an even bigger story from Washington. While Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation should be the most important national news story in a time that seems...

Brendan Sansivero Middler, Political Science [email protected] Incredibly, the news this week that Sandra Day O'Connor has decided to retire from the Supreme Court, is not the story of the week. In a time beginning around the turn of the century that has been marked by a...