Renovations began on the Curry Student Center Ballroom Monday that are supposed to improve the makeup of the facility and make it more accessible to different groups. The new Ballroom, slated to be complete in time for the beginning of the fall semester, will feature revamped...

If you have ever attended a mass at St. Ann's University Parish on St. Stephen Street, you understand the concern over the church closing its doors. You know why it's a loss, not just for the Catholic community at Northeastern -- but the spiritual community of Symphony. And...

Renowned country artist Loretta Lynn has released a new album. Of all the releases that would seem to not matter this year, certainly a seemingly posthumous album from one of country's original voices would only carry a small blip on the radar screen. Jack White of the White...

By Meryl Roche With approximately one month of training behind them, it will be up to 30 students to introduce the class of 2009 and any transfer students to Northeastern this summer. Beginning June 14, Orientation Leaders (OLs) will welcome incoming freshmen at eight two-day...

When I was a kid, I loved Chief Illiniwek, the mascot for the University of Illinois. I loved his funny little dances, his beads and his face paint -- he was like a clown, really. I grew up. So too, did Illinois. Too many of its colleagues, though, have yet to do so. The...

By James Turner, senior political science major The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has emerged as a major factor in the Bush administration's foreign trade policy. But now is not the time for this type of agreement to be established. It will hurt American workers,...

Like sunbathers stripping away their layers of clothing, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) is stripping off its reputation for being just a building with art. It's offering musical performances, cocktail hours and dining from June to August. The mfasummerfridays started June...

Homer truly would be proud. "Troy," Wolfgang Peterson's ("The Perfect Storm," "Air Force One," "Outbreak") 2004 rendition of Homer's epic "Iliad," brings a somewhat dry and winding story of battles and conquest to the big screen with a cast that leaves the audience stunned. Talk...

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Month: Sunday, May 16 2:30 a.m. A female student requested advice on what actions she should take against her ex-boyfriend who threw soy sauce on her at a party they...

Teenagers who have found a job already this summer should consider themselves lucky. According to a series of papers put forth by the Center for Labor Market Studies, of the approximately 1.1 million jobs created in the past six months, only about 20,000 have gone to teens....

One year after hiring Laura Weiss, Coordinator of Sexual Assault Services, Northeastern is continuing to make improvements to the wing of health. In a few weeks, work will begin to move the Center for Counseling and Student Development into the Lane Health Center, making the...

By Steve Babcock Spawned by the Lilith Fair and Tori Amos' raging ballads, the "girl with piano" of recent years has seen a fair amount of women with relationship ghosts to exercise and strong voices to unleash. Overdramatic? Maybe, but they've certainly found a niche. The...