Dear Editor, Please consider this article for publication. Sincerely, Ben Palmer 06'Communications Major January 20, 2005 Reexamining the word Freedom The inaugural parade of the 43rd president was formal as it should be. The inaugural process, by definition, is to induct...

As a Northeastern Alum, I am always interested in helping my alma mater reach its full potential. This leads me to my next point. Much of what I do at Standard and Poor's in New York City is spent packaging and marketing Standard'Poor's intellectual property (i.e. research) via...

By Mike Naughton and Rachel Slajda In fewer than four weeks, Boston Police have responded to two complaints which have resulted in at least three Northeastern students being summonsed to court. The summonses stem from incidents involving students and underage drinking since...

Marino ends 24-hour service Instead of being a round-the-clock operation, the Marino Center will now shut its doors between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., a decision made by the Center and the Student Government Association (SGA), which had previously backed funding for the project. "Students...

Tara Doran knows when she has sex for the first time, she will already be prepared. The sophomore sociology major is not currently on a birth control pill, but plans to use that as her contraceptive of choice when the need arises. "I would have control over my dosage and everything,"...

After reading the latest issue of The Northeastern News (1/19/2005), 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. Don't get me wrong, I love sex just like any other guy, but...

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, January 11 1:30 p.m. A 40-year-old male student taking a yoga class in Ell Hall left his wallet unattended in an adjacent room, and discovered it missing when he went to retrieve...

By Jason Richland The Northeastern women's track team finished first with a score of 132 in the Great Dane Classic at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York, N.Y. on Sunday, 18 points better than second-place Monmouth University (115) and over 30 points better than event...

Mari Creatini and Diana Nelson looked around at their competition at last week's U.S.A. Field Hockey tryouts in Virginia Beach, Va. "Everybody was really talented; I had my doubts," Creatini said of her chances to make the team. Creatini finished her fourth and final year...

By Elizabeth Dudek and Jennifer Nelson As Patrick Graham lay sleeping in his West Village G apartment, he was unaware of the water seeping in and surrounding him. When the fire alarm sounded around 11:30 a.m., he woke up to a layer of fog hovering through his room. He stepped...

Walking into a house in Southern California, about eight girls sit down on an overstuffed couch drinking cocktails and snacking on chips and chocolates. Within minutes, a woman comes in with some Tupperware bins and starts setting up shop for a demonstration. What seems like...

By Gayle Simone The Lady Huskies returned to the ice last weekend in a home-and-home series with cross-town Hockey East rival Boston College, looking to end an eight-game losing skid dating back to Nov. 19. Unfortunately, NU lost their ninth straight game before putting one...