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Inch by inch, ‘Hedwig’ takes YMCA stage

September 21, 2004

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...

Player of the Week: Mariel Wilner

September 21, 2004

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...

SEXcapades

September 21, 2004

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,...

Busta show fails to fill Matthews Arena

September 21, 2004

After the cancellation of the Springfest concert and months of anticipation for a replacement show, Busta Rhymes and Method Man played to a little over half-filled Matthews Arena Saturday. The signs on the windows of Matthews Arena said "sold out" on the day of the concert....

Letter to Editor: ID numbers have no Social Security

September 21, 2004

By Ethan Rabinowitz I am writing to the Northeastern community to expose the gross negligence exhibited by Northeastern in its choice of student ID numbers. As most Northeastern students know, our social security number is used as our student ID number. Growing up, if there...

Not your average lab experiment

September 21, 2004

By Amanda Carswell With bus loads of students arriving every few minutes, the Museum of Science opened its doors to area college students for its eighth annual College Night Monday. The museum provided free access to its 550 interactive exhibits, as well as complimentary admission...

BPD cracks down on Hill Parties

September 21, 2004

University officials will personally refer between 20 and 25 students to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) this week after catching them in the act of partying on Mission Hill last Friday and Saturday. Ed Klotzbier, vice president for student affairs,...

Column: Two points for honesty

September 21, 2004

Yeah, I'll admit to it. I actually took a page out of Britney Spears' relationship guide. God, if there's one chemically-colored pop star I dislike, it's that ex-Mouseketeer, but that's besides the point. Outside of her 55 hours of wedded bliss, before yesterday that is,...

Security breach: A rape survivor’s story

September 21, 2004

Sunday night was their "ritual." "We went out every Sunday to [that bar]. It was just something -- it was our night to go out," said a female Northeastern undergraduate student. On Sunday, Feb. 9, she went with her roommate to the same bar they have gone to every Sunday...

Day of Remembrance

September 19, 2004

By Jill Campbell Unity was the central theme throughout Krentzman Quad Saturday, as a candlelight vigil brought students together to observe the third anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. "The student body of Northeastern University is the future of Boston,"...

Cheerleaders help kick off NFL season

September 14, 2004

By Ricky Popolizio While most Patriots fans at Northeastern were plastered to their TVs in anticipation of last Thursday's NFL season opener that pitted the New England Patriots against the visiting Indianapolis Colts, the NU cheerleading team was there live on the field at...

Provost Office globalizes NU curriculum

September 14, 2004

In an effort to "internationalize" Northeastern, the Prov-ost's Office is reaching out to several continents where students and faculty will be able to network, study and research among other universities. "There is a significant number of international students [at Northeastern],...