Shaleyse Smallwood may just be a freshman, but her impact on the Northeastern women's basketball team has been equal to that of an experienced veteran. The guard from O'Bryant High School in Boston has already become one of America East's top scoring threats as her 14.4 PPG...

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By Sharyn Hinton Members of Brothers About Change, E-NUFF, the National Black Student Association and Sistas Talkin' are collaborating to raise awareness about gang and domestic violence by putting on a series of performances including spoken word, rap, skits, singing and testimonials...

My name is Boun Sandraow and I am a refugee of Laos. I have been living in the Boston area since 1990 and I am grateful to be a citizen of this country. It is my wish to enlighten the student body of Northeastern University of my life story. I wish to enlighten Northeastern...

You should do a story on the Matthews arena crew. They do such a great job. Driving the zamboni and cleaning the ice. They should get some credit. From the people that clean the holes and move the nets to the zamboni drivers. They are the story behind the hockey team. You...

By Scott Doliner After reading the latest issue of The Northeastern News (Jan. 19), I am disgusted. After reading the section titled 'SEXcapades' I checked the front of the newspaper to make sure I was reading the school newspaper.

By Zach Pentoney With the recent "Blizzard '05," an interesting situation has occured that many in the Northeastern community are probably not aware of, but it is rather disturbing. Many students choose to bring their cars with them to college, often to aid them in getting...

There are certain dangers almost everyone was taught as a child. Don't talk to strangers. Don't run with scissors. Don't touch the stove. And equally as dangerous: Don't give out your social security number. Your Social Security number (SSN) is, for all administrative purposes,...

Up and down, ding, ding, ding. Open and close. This is the life of an elevator. For the elevator in the Curry Student Center, life is a little more stressful; I think either I or the lift may need a prescription to Paxil. The Northeastern News' offices are on the fourth floor...

Hi, My name is Ben Brown and I am a sophomore at Northeastern. I am currently on co-op in San Diego working for the Navy. I am training to complete an olypic distance triathlon with the Team in Training organization. This is an organization teamed with the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

Sorry I forgot to add my phone number! 617-372-0858. BEN BROWN

By Michael Turgeon As a Northeastern alumnus, I am always interested in helping my alma mater reach its full potential. This leads me to my next point. Much of my time at Standard ' Poor's [a financial consulting company] in New York City is spent packaging and marketing the...