By Andrew Guida My friend and I got into a heated argument about picking a college. Last year I picked Northeastern over Villanova and URI, and looking back on it and the little research I did, I got incredibly lucky in making the perfect decision. My friend tells me he's...

By Ryan Menard With Mos Def out of the Springfest lineup and hometown rowdy-rockers Dropkick Murphys in his place, Northeastern is set to host the band fresh off their six-show St. Patrick's Day stint at Avalon. Everything from their Irish-American roots to their unabashed...

By Caitlin Gambee Northeastern sprinter Charity Briggs has kicked up dust and made her mark on the women's track team with an impressive freshman season. While attending Cornwall Central High School in Katonah, N.Y., Briggs built an extensive r

Hi, I noticed you have a "sex" section in your paper. I live in New York City, have written for the sex section in Salon.com, and now teach an online course with Salon. My third novel THE ART OF UNDRESSING, about an ex-stripper mom and her daughter, has just been published...

By Bianca Strzelczyk Council for University Programs Concert Chair Josh Pratt received an unexpected phone call from his advisor Erin Dayharsh on April 1. "What's the worst thing I could tell you?" she asked. "The concert being canceled," Pratt said. Dayharsh's news may...

By Dinah Alobeid When it came time to fill out his tax forms, freshman Cory Renzella didn't bother. Instead, his father filled them out for him, just as he has always done. Renzella, a freshman international affairs major and Student Government Association (SGA) assistant...

By Barry Levites James Byrd Jr. was walking back to his home in Jasper, Texas one summer evening in 1998 when they came for him. They cut him off with their pickup truck, jumped out and beat Byrd, breaking his ribs. They said they wanted to "roll a tire." They proceeded to...

By Jason Richland The Northeastern baseball team split the weekend set at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, downing the University of Hartford, 8-1, Friday and falling to the University of Vermont Sunday, 11-1. They then dropped the Tuesday afternoon game against the University...

By Bianca Strzelczyk For seniors, all the tests, all the papers, all the stress of college life will end in a quick flash. And Jason Russak knows it. "I'm a little anxious to graduate," said the senior biology major who plans on attending graduate school. As he sat down...

Fine, I'll admit it. I signed up for eHarmony, but not because I can't pick up chicks, just for the sole purpose of finding the truth. Come on, I'm a journalist, although I'm not quite sure what this has to do with sports. The idea was pitched and I thought, "Hey, it can't...

In my six years of dating different men, I thought I encountered almost every type. I dated The Mature Relationship Guy, The Player, The Commitophobe and The Nice Guy. It seemed as though I had it all figured out. But it wasn't until recently that I discovered a type that has...

By Chris Brook Brooklyn-based Radio 4 brought their politically-infused disco-punk to Boston on Friday at a half-full Paradise Rock Club. Their latest album, titled "Stealing Of A Nation," was a stubtle jab at post-September 11 America and the election of 2000. Taking the...