I just want to mention that after Northeastern messing up every piece of my paperwork that's ever fallen through their hands since my sophmore year, they're still messing up even after I've left. I, and all the students who graduated after this past fall semester, have yet to...

One of the gravest violations of democracy in recent memory took place in upstate New York when a speaking engagement featuring Professor Ward Churchill was canceled due to the threat of violence. Churchill has gained notoriety for controversial comments surrounding the September...

Man, bikes are sweet. Like, really sweet. Banana seats, streamers, pegs, those curly handlebars that look like a ram's horns -- all uber-sweet. I've had a lot of good times on bikes since my parents gave me my first ride -- a tricycle to steer down the giant Oregonian hill that...

By Chris Cerrato In response to the Feb. 2 issue's "All Hail" ("Massachusetts Bay Transportation Aw-crap-I-missed-it-Authority) the first thing that came to my mind was "What a whiny drama queen." I also travel to campus via the Franklin Line from Norfolk (and have been doing...

Sallie Mae will be receiving phone calls from a lot of upset students this week. When the Committee on Funding Priorities made a recommendation to the University Budget Committee for the 4.5 percent increase for 2005, they were acting on a verbal agreement reached in committee...

By Hilary McMurray Scholars have circulated thousands of theories as to why women don't run the world. Women have been called the weaker sex. We are said to be more emotional, more caring and more nurturing, and somehow this has translated into meaning we are incapable of making...

I have a suggestion for an article. A lot of press has been given to the surge in weblogs. I'm aware of a few weblogs on campus and I think it'd be interesting to do maybe a profile on a blogger or a piece on a few bloggers. Here are links to four blogs/websites run by NU...

By Alexis Yavne

Dear Editor, Your story on the non-prescibed use of ADD medication was excellent and alarming.Excellent that you are reporting on it and alarming that people think they can self medicate safley. The drug Adderal has been taken off the market in Canada due to safety concerns.It...

It's not like me to write such a letter. However, I feel very strongly about this and I wanted you to know. The Sexcapades section of the paper is one of the tackiest (is that a word?) pieces of writing I have ever read. Honestly,I don't care about someone else's sexual encounters,...

My name is Chris Cerrato, class of 2007. I'm a middler Graphic Design student at NU. In response to the February 2nd, 2005 issue's "All Hail", the first thing that came to my mind was "What a whiny drama queen". I also travel to campus via the Franklin Line from Norfolk (and...

By Amanda Carswell and Megan Fraser It just doesn't get old for New Englanders. For the third time in four years, the New England Patriots toured the streets of Boston Tuesday with a shiny new Vince Lombardi Trophy in tow. The 2005 Super Bowl champions loaded into Duck Boats...