Charles Herbert Ellis, Jr., a genetics professor, died June 11 after a diving trip in Nahant. He was 64. Mr. Ellis was born in Pasadena, Calif., and raised in Scarsdale, N.Y. He had early role models - a pharmacologist father who taught at Whittier College in Whittier,...

By Lisa Kaczke While former Gov. Michael Dukakis was campaigning for political office in 1962, he hit a roadblock when people discovered his ethnicity. "It was absolutely inconceivable in 1962, when I was first elected to the Massachusetts legislature, that a Greek-American...

By Rocco Colella Movie buffs and ambitious filmmakers alike were able to interact and network with members of the industry last Friday at the Boston Filmmakers' Expo in the Curry Student Center. The Filmmakers Collaborative, an independent filmmakers nonprofit organization...

For the second time in 10 months, the immediate fate of the top student body leaders lies in the hands of the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). Michael Benson, Student Government Association (SGA) president-elect, and Chad Cooper, vice president-elect...

By Carleton Atwater I originally planned on attending two concerts last week, but before I knew it the number had grown to four. Since I was already going to some many, I decided to take the concept and run with it. I ended up going through a musical gauntlet of six shows in...

By Lisa Kaczke When Walter Robinson started as a student at Northeastern in the mid-1960s, the school of journalism didn't exist. The veteran reporter started as an English major, when journalism was only a concentration in the English department, Robinson said. By the time...

In 1978, Alicia Bridges immortalized late night rump-shaking with one catchy lyric: "I love the night life, I got to boogie on the disco round." Obviously, she must not have boogied much in Boston. Last time I checked, Avalon often has bands perform while the sun is still...

By Emily Unsworth Contrary to popular belief, college fun doesn't stop entirely once you graduate and enter the real world. In fact, it continues for decades to come, if our alumni office has anything to do with it. The Office of Alumni Relations, which puts together dozens...

In hopes of expanding connections between student and professional artists, the university's visual arts department has announced that it will host an artist-in-residence program next spring. Harmen Liemburg, Amsterdam-based graphic designer and artist who was chosen from...

By Ricky Popolizio For women's track star Ahndraea Allen, the 2005 NCAA Championship was not an ending. Rather, the events that took place from June 8-10 this past week in Sacramento, Calif., were a beginning of a career for the senior tri-captain.

Numbers don't lie, but that doesn't mean they tell the truth. When the Class of 2010 comes flooding down Huntington Avenue this September, about one-quarter will represent a minority group. For the university, it represents not only an achievement in diversity, but in promoting...