Freshman physical therapy major Marissa Heller considers herself lucky, even though her clothes smell like ash and she had to move into a different residence hall as she prepares for final exams next week. "I'm lucky in that [my stuff wasn't damaged] ... my door was knocked...

Rep. John Tierney can still recall the days of work study and student loans. He remembers laboring through undergraduate and law school without the financial help of his parents. But now, Tierney is on Capitol Hill fighting to ease the burden of rising tuition for the American...

At the end of every school year The News sets out to find what students consider their favorites in and around campus, spanning a number of categories. Last year guided students on a tour from the Best Place to Eat on Campus (Chicken Lou's) to the Biggest Disappointment (cancellation...

Poking will never be the same. Since it appeared on campus last spring, The Facebook has served as the perfect device for procrastination-prone stu-dents everywhere. Early morning or late night ... any time is Facebook time. Thousands of Northeastern students have signed...

The Northeastern women's crew team fell to both Syracuse and the University of Pennsylvania Saturday on the Charles River in the 26th rowing of the Orange Cup. The Orange, who finished with a time of 6:31.9, set a record for the annual event. UPenn, which led halfway through...

As tension continued to mount before a race that would set the tone for the upcoming year, presidential candidates Bill Durkin and Michael Benson circled the room, bridging the gap between "party" lines. Each candidate for Student Government Association (SGA) president smiled...

By Bianca Strzelczyk As the last students left Matthews Arena and the tour buses drove off, members of the Council for University Programs stopped holding their breath, having just pulled off the first Springfest concert in two years. Despite a last minute change in the line-up,...

By C.G. Lynch A recent study found that Northeastern allocated approximately $120,000 to lobbying firms in Washington, D.C. in 2003 to help secure funds for research projects and its much-touted Academic Investment Plan. A data survey collected in 2004 by the Chronicle of...

Walking through the Ell Concourse there is a case display from the Office of Spiritual Life asking, "Confused? Losing Friends? Moving to a New Home?" I can answer all of those with a quantitative, "yes." My fellow "bulge class" seniors and I, who are invited to attend our graduation...

By Emily Unsworth Whether you're out to break a sweat, or more likely to break the bank, Newbury Street was voted Best Shopping in Boston for the second year in a row. Boston's own version of New York City's Fifth Avenue or Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive, Newbury Street is appealing...

By Erika Carrubba Five months after finishing her final season as a member of the Northeastern field hockey team, Liane Dixon was sitting at Sweeney Field where she had turned heads with her speed and skill. Watching the women who used to be her teammates practice, Dixon spoke...

Well people, it has been five years in the making, but the kid-kid is finally off this. In my time at Northeastern, I would like to think I have brought to you some things that make you laugh, other things that make you cry and always something that promotes thought. In my...