By Peter Shanley The Harvard University Crimson and the Boston College Eagles faced-off in the second round of the 53rd annual Boston Beanpot Monday at the FleetCenter in a game that proved all those doubters wrong - consolation games are meaningful. The second-ranked Eagles...

By Hailey Heinz For Northeastern students, New Year's Day means more than resolutions and Auld Lang Syne. It means winter vacation is wrapping up and it's time to head back to school, while students at many other schools enjoy a few more weeks of downtime. All that will change...

By Erika Carruba Although the fledgling Phi Beta Lambda chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) still need a permanent advisor and increased membership, they are responsible for starting a trend in the state. "We are the first chapter in Massachusetts and...

KaC Klai didn't come to battle. But when she stepped up on stage with longtime friend Das Dreher, the two couldn't help but engage in a lyrical duel. Their freestyle fight blended social commentary and personal jabs, recreating what Webster might call "measured language of emotion,"...

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