By Thomas M. Menino Welcome to Boston. You are among thousands of other students from across the United States and around the globe who are here to study and learn. As you explore your new home, you will discover that the charm of Boston lies within its old-world atmosphere...

Forum details Campaign 2004 The Department of Political Science sponsored the first in a series of discussions focused on Campaign 2004 last week. The forum featured Stearns Trustee Professor Barry Bluestone, part of an informal economic advising committee to the Kerry/Edwards...

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Wednesday, September 15 6:30 a.m. Officers responded to reports of a 45-year-old Boston resident acting unruly in the men's locker room of the Marino Center. The man was reported to be swearing...

By Erin Engelson The Hillel house was packed. Students noshed and schmoozed while eating food reminiscent of mom's Jewish kitchen. The sights and smells of potatoes, roast turkey and kosher brownies filled the room. The first floor of the small house echoed with the sounds of...

By Jason Richland What a difference a week makes. Heading into play last Wednesday, the Northeastern field hockey team had a firm grip on the national field hockey scene with a 6-0 record and ranked eighth overall. But by Monday morning, the honeymoon was over, and the team...

Andres Vargas walked into the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) Tuesday dressed in a black suit and tie, ready to tell his side of the story. The Student Government Association (SGA) president went before OSCCR's student judicial board to testify about...

How many times this weekend when you were partying with your friends did you think to yourself, "I hope Northeastern doesn't find out." Well now you should, because "big brother" is watching, waiting to tell on you. On a ride-along with Boston Police, Vice President for Student...

By Bianca Strzelczyk Hip-hop superstars, Method Man and Busta Rhymes, ignited the stage with their fast-paced, high energy performances at Matthews Arena Saturday night for Fall fest '04. Doors to the concert were set to open at 6 p.m. Many students, however, were already...

Following accusations from the Fenway Community Devel-opment Corporation (Fenway CDC) concerning the alleged illegal operation of residence halls, Northeastern recently agreed to provide 15 units of housing for low-to-moderate income families from its leased Hemenway Street properties....

By Carleton Atwater This isn't your average rags-to-riches story: botched sex change operations, musical theft and drag queens each play a crucial role in the course of Hedwig's history in the hit off-Broadway musical, "Hedwig and The Angry Inch." The Cambridge Family YMCA...

Women's soccer goalie Mariel Wilner may just be a sophomore and a newcomer to the women's soccer team at Northeastern, but with two shutouts and an America East Player of the Week nod already under her belt, her name is quickly spreading. She has been named The Northeastern...

Last year, the girls on the second floor of Smith Hall came up with this silly little thing we called a shower race. Whoever could have sex in our showers first would win (girls with boyfriends were immediately disqualified; that would have been just plain unfair). One night,...