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...

Hello, I am a student here at Northeastern and an avid reader of the NU news. As I was reading your paper at Marino (I go there every Wednesday and read it)I came across an article about the mystery guy. I have never been so intrigued! Every word of that article was true! The...

An enthusiastic student writer might be able to find interesting information on the checkered history of your new hockey coach. Pay particular attention to DUI arrests and divorce proceedings in Maine and Michigan. Anonymous

I was aghast at the recent commentary "Poli Sci advisors: Get better jobs, now" (February 23, 2005). As an alumni of the NU Political Science Department and recipient of a co-op award, I could write volumes about how the co-op program in has furtherd both my career and education....

Amidst both sad and hopeful faces, St. Ann University Parish on St. Stephen Street celebrated its final Mass Sunday afternoon after 25 years of service in the Northeastern University and Fenway area. The Roman Catholic church overflowed with students and families attending...

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