By Steve Sears The presidential campaign has gotten nasty like we all knew it would. Last month, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth came out of the blue. (Where have they been for the past 35 years?) They claimed Sen. John F. Kerry lied about his service in Vietnam and that his...

By Liz Ratto They say it's all about the music and this year's "Rockfest" was no exception. Too bad so few took advantage. Small crowds graced afterHOURS Friday night as the club welcomed local bands Greenline and Three Day Threshold to the stage. Although the audience was...

Thrift stores offer an affordable way to keep this season's hot looks from burning holes in college students' wallets. While thrift store shopping can be hit or miss, sometimes the hunt is half the fun. Planet Aid, a non-profit second-hand store that specializes in retro looks,...

Dining services offers kosher meal plan NU Dining Services has introduced a new kosher meal plan targeted at students whose dining options are limited due to religious or personal beliefs, said Director of Spiritual Life Shelli Jankowski. "The focus is on Jewish and Muslim...

One thing we can all surely agree upon is this year's election will define America for the foreseeable future. I can honestly say that in my lifetime, I have never seen our nation this divided. Why is it, then, in the past few elections we have had two candidates that no one...

By Jennifer Nelson In anticipation of inclement weather caused by remnants of Hurricane Frances, the Office of New Student Orientation, Student Center and Student Activities and the Welcome Week Coordinating Committee have postponed or relocated outdoor Welcome Week activities...

A few months ago, an eager friend and I headed off to a psychic in Revere. Five minutes and $35 later I was left feeling unsatisfied and stupid. The man of my future, Mary the Psychic said, would be Rick, Nick or Chip. Great. Instead of just writing off the possible or...

In front of South Station, things are quite uniform. Skyscrapers and office buildings rise above the streets, while men and women in suits dominate the landscape of pavement. Like any location, though, there are certain places that add flair and pizazz to the area. They have...

Perhaps it's exactly what the Northeastern University Athletics Department had in mind when it pursued and hired Rocky Hager for this season as its 10th football coach. After two of its strongest seasons ever, including an 8-4 finish last year, Hager, the former North Dakota...

Wearing a sign on his back that reads "The Psychic Ceramic Pirate Presents Mystifying Mind Tricks," the Pirate claims the ability to tell the name, telephone number, hometown, exact amount of change and favorite number of his subjects. When street performing, the Pirate -...

The Northeastern community suffered two student losses in the past month, losing sophomore Matthew Tasker to a car crash and former student Ashmead Arjune in an alleged homicide. While home on summer break in Tully, N.Y., the 19-year-old Tasker, an engineering major, was spending...

Northeastern moved one step closer to President Richard Freeland's ultimate goal last week when the university bumped up seven places on U.S. News and World Report's list of best colleges. The university moved from the bottom group of the 249 nationally-recognized universities...