By Jessica Weed A number on a letter delivered to students last week will determine if they will live in an enhanced five-bedroom or an economy one-room triple apartment next year. Out of the 6,000 students who applied for on-campus housing, 5,300 received their lottery numbers...

Since her brother was killed in combat in Iraq last year, Alexa DelGreco has received countless letters of support from all over the nation. "It's strangely comforting to get them," said DelGreco, an administrative assistant in the School of Nursing, in an e-mail. DelGreco's...

By Chris Brook While television commercials suggest the product will give you wings, the energy drink Red Bull could be giving more than a power boost to freshman animation major Michael Holland. After seeing a flyer in the Curry Student Center Bookstore last fall, Holland,...

By Emily Unsworth Lately, it seems as though for women everywhere, the purse has become the new "pink." Thanks to shows like "Sex and the City," having dozens of purses, one to match every sock or hair tie, is not all that uncommon. Here in Boston, whether it's Louis Vuitton...

By Gayle Simone After being defeated by Harvard University in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament, Northeastern bounced back with a 4-0 shutout over club team Boston University Tuesday night at Matthews Arena. Linda Desruisseaux, Jill Lizotte and Jen Bergeron had multiple...

By Erika Carrubba The Northeastern women's basketball team fell hard against the University of Maine Tuesday night, 71-45, at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine. Junior Maralene Zwarich led the Huskies (9-13, 4-9 AE) with 17 points, while senior forward Francesca Vanin dropped...

By Hailey Heinz When incoming Northeastern

The new answer to "What are you wearing?" on the red carpet these days might as well just be declared "my ring." Maybe it was the settling down of the fearless single-foursome of "Sex and the City" that made these celebs want to give up their carefree solo lives for the doldrums...

By Bianca Strzelczyk Wearing a white and blue plaid button-down shirt, bright red corduroy pants and his signature black, plastic-rimmed glasses, Mo Rocca was greeted by applause when he entered the Curry Student Center Ballroom last night, courtesy of the Council for University...

By Sarah Metcalf and Steve Babcock Administrators are set to announce an approximate 6.1 percent increase in the university's 2005-06 tuition today as part of the unveiling of the next year's fiscal budget, according to a member of the university's Committee on Funding Priorities...

When freshman honors students relocate to West Village F in the fall of 2006, Panhellenic Council President Ellen Lassiter said she has an idea of what to do with the empty Kennedy and Light Halls. Northeastern's 14 fraternities and sororities have no official housing on...

By C.G. Lynch Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon will be spending thirsty Thursday in the Curry Student Center Ballroom as part of the Greek fraternity's effort to cut through stereotypes connecting fraternities and sororities with drugs and alcohol. The fraternity will host former...