The recent announcement by Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole, Mayor Menino and cllege officials of Operation Student Shield, to crack down on student drinking, vandalism and out-of-control parties is well intended, but needs revamping. As a proud parent of a Northeastern...

Kelly Muellman and Imanuela Costiner aren't consultants from MTV's "Pimp My Ride." But after gazing upon the fleet of university vehicles last semester, they felt a change was in order. The two are co-presidents of Students for Environmental Action (SEA), a group aimed at...

By Ricky Thompson Working in the close-knit college community in Amherst, Roberta Berrien has influenced colleges such as the University of Massachusetts, Smith College and Amherst College. Now she plans to make her mark at Northeastern. Although only a few weeks into her...

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Wednesday, January 19 10:30 a.m. A 24-year-old female student reported her wallet missing after leaving it in a classroom in the Behrakis Health Sciences Center on Jan. 11. The wallet contained...

By Justin Rebello I've been in a lot of arguments with females in my time, and in all my years I've come to one inexorable conclusion:

By Chris Brook Saturday evening, as the snow fell in droves, 13 pharmacy majors gathered in the Curry Student Center for the culmination of two weeks of pledging to the university's latest professional fraternity, Phi Delta Chi. The finale came as the organization received its...

By Jessica Man Matthews Arena was the sight for the annual brawl between the Northeastern women's basketball team and the Boston University Terriers last Wednesday. In the first of two meetings between these two America East rivals, the Terriers beat NU, 74-69. However, this...

By Carleton Atwater Residents of West Village had more to dread about going outside than just the cold last semester, as a broken steam valve resulted in an odor that left students smelling foul. "It smelled terrible, like people were cooking raccoons or something," said sophomore...

Student Government passes SSN legislation The Student Government Association (SGA) passed legislation Jan. 20 in an attempt to phase out the university's use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) as student identification numbers. The legislation suggested the university assign random...

His team didn't have a choice. Based on the play of the Northeastern men's hockey team three nights earlier in a 4-2 loss to Boston College, coach Bruce Crowder's Huskies were not in a position to take the 1-13-1 Hockey East record of Merrimack College lightly Monday night...

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...

By Alexis Yavne