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...

Shhh. There is a concert this weekend, but there is no reason to riot, or to be alarmed. Nothing happened here. Nothing. Or so the Northeastern administration would have you believe. Make no mistake: NU would like to distance itself as best as it can from the "incident"...

By Krista Casey Ayisha Knight can't hear, but she can feel the rhythm. She writes her own poetry and then translates it through sign language. Knight was one of the def jam performers from "Soulvibe" at afterHOURS Saturday. "Soulvibe," a mix of a poetry slam and hip-hop...

By Allyson Savin Springfest '04 was postponed. This should not be news to you. Fall fest '04 is set to happen Sept. 18 with the biggest concert ever at Northeastern. Yet, with all of the anticipation for Busta Rhymes, it is all too easy to get caught up in the excitement...

By Justin Rebello There are certain consequences I fear from a night of drinking: hangover, liver failure, saying inappropriate things to inappropriate people. Apparently impeachment is now one of them. According to last week's Northeastern News, Andres Vargas allegedly...

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,...

By Hilary McMurray It's a new semester. Everyone is roaming campus, scoping out the new students and hottie hunting, but the standards for being 'hot' or 'beautiful' are constantly changing. One day, it's okay to be thin, the next day curves are in again. "Extreme makeovers"...

By Elyse Merlo From handmade signs that read "Impeach Cheney" to their ramblings of a Eurasian Land Bridge, the supporters of seven-time presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche can be found in all corners of Boston talking, sometimes screaming, at anybody who will listen. Known...

To tell you the truth, we just got lazy. For once, we threw up our hands, gave up hope and took the easy way out ... we renamed the section "The Inside." There really wasn't any deep thought process associated with the name, to be honest. After tossing around names such as...

Lemme tell you a story about the late Don Brown era of Northeastern football. Days before last season's Atlantic-10 opener against Rhode Island, I attended practice to chat with the coach about a story. While I (patiently) waited, receivers coach Eddy Morrissey tracked me...

By Jeff Bashara Men's and Women's Cross-Country Head Coach Sherman Hart was encouraged with his team's season-opening performance Sept. 4 in the Central Connecticut State Invitational, with the men taking sixth and the women taking runner-up. "I was expecting worse," Hart...