By Chris Brook Hand in hand with the tree lighting in Boston Common and the baubles, wreaths and lights strung up in Faneuil Hall year after year, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's annual performance of Handel's Messiah has become etched into history as a city-wide holiday tradition....

By Craig Roman It was a battle of unbeatens Friday night at the Barletta Natatorium, as the Northeastern Swimming and Diving Team maintained their perfect season by beating previously undefeated Wagner College, 114-91. The Seahawks provided Northeastern with its closest match...

By Hailey Heinz College is usually a time when twenty-somethings are allowed to linger between youth and adulthood -- unless they are at Northeastern. For six months out of the year, a Northeastern student has the option to be thrust into the full-blown "real world," complete...

By Bianca Strzelczyk Unique. That is the single word Megan McGregor uses to describe the two-man musical collaboration of Mike Mathieu and Dave Coffin. "You never know what to expect at the show," the senior music industry major said. And fans do not know where to expect...

STORRS, Conn.- With his team in firm command of the game and a roaring, fervent crowd wearing down on his opponent, University of Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun faced a considerable question Monday night at Gampel Pavilion. Which big man do I sit down first? UConn's starting...

By Pete Bandel My parents told me all the time how important it is to "be yourself," and that if I truly were to be, then everything else would work out in my favor and life would be full of roses. Even though they meant those words in good spirit, it still made me wonder....

By Hilary McMurray The snow's gently falling, there's a nip in the air, you hear carolers on every corner ... ahh, 'tis the season. OK. Now you're getting splashed with slush as you're crossing the street, there's a funky stench in the air and you hear horns honking incessantly...

By Michael Bambuch Dear President Freeland, (again). We are members of the Northeastern Chorus, an ensemble of musicians dedicated to the higher learning and richer experience of the musical arts, but first and foremost, we are one of the largest and most established student...

By Jason Turgeon Recent issues of The Northeastern News have contained full-page ads by the MPAA warning of impending lawsuits targeted at the so-called "piracy" of movies, in a move similar to the lawsuits started by the music industry last year. Carleton Atwater's article...

By Gary Marinelli Over the past two months, the amount of noise on campus has tremendously increased due to the construction of West Village F. I completely understand this building needs to go up to fill the need for increased housing demand. However, I am very concerned...

The transition into semesters has been smooth, except for the ever-lingering problem of what to do with summer semesters. It's true - the summer schedule cannot be helped. Scores of faculty committees racked their brains through three years of Semester Conversion planning,...

By Dorothy Vaccaro I found it quite entertaining to read the Inside column in the Dec. 1 Northeastern News ("'Ugg'ly fashion strikes again," Kaitlin Thaney) which commented on the author's utter disdain for fashion's overwhelming UGG-craze. I don't think, however, that I...