By Bianca Strzelczyk This is the final installment of an ongoing series chronicling the production of "Lower Depths" by the NU Theatre Department. "I have never directed a show where I feel so positive going into it," said "Lower Depths" director Janet Bobcean the night before...

By Erika Carrubba The Red Cross will soon be receiving over $2,000, partially due to a man in a cowboy hat and backless sweatpants dancing to Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a Place on Earth." The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its fourth annual Student-Athlete...

By Alexis Yavne

By Steve Sears I may have to split with ESPN. I found myself watching pro bowling a few Sundays ago. I'll watch anything they put on, because it is ESPN, and it must be a sport worth my time. Sure, you can eat pizza, smoke a Camel and drink a gallon of beer while bowling,...

In the summer of 2003, I sat in the Journalism Office of Holmes Hall as an incoming freshman, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and bursting with transfer credit. As I rattled off my list of completed coursework, the advisor assigned to help me create my fall schedule nodded accordingly...

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...