A robotic voice emanates from the computer screen, reading back the sheet of paper Debra Mandel, head of the Media Services Center, just scanned in. Although normally the Kurz-weil 3000 program is intended for use by the sight impaired, Mandel is giving a demonstration of...

By Jeff Powalisz Guidelines were set for officially funding food for student group events at Tuesday's Budget Review Committee (BRC) meeting. Pending approval by the Student Affairs Board (SAB), the 6-1 vote would allow groups to request one food event per semester. The group...

By Bobby Hankinson The issue of reproductive rights is heating up to an intense boil, both on campus and across the country, as Northeastern students and activists from 50 states prepare to march. Recently, the Budget Review Committee (BRC) allocated $4,250 to the Northeastern...

By C.G. Lynch President Richard Freeland recently confirmed that the Board of Trustees has approved plans for building F, the final structure of Northeastern's West Campus. The building is set to host honors housing, classrooms and the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute...

By Sarah Metcalf For the first time in at least the last three years, two grievances have been filed against an undergraduate student group, according to the co-chair of the Student Affairs Board (SAB). The Northeastern University Allied Student Coalition (NUASC) had a productive...

By Heather Allen A plan that could boost school spirit and shave hours off athletes' daily commute will be unveiled Thursday. The plan is for an all-purpose facility, otherwise known as "the stadium." Northeastern Athletics Director David O'Brien and Vice President for Student...

By Gayle Simone Husky netminder Chanda Gunn was named to the All-American first team by the American Hockey Coaches' Association last week. Joining Providence senior defenseman Kelli Halcisak, Gunn was one of the two players from Hockey East named to the first team. Rounding...

Joe Goldberg claims "The Passion of The Christ" is not an anti-Semitic movie just like I stated ("'The Passion pro-Jesus, not Anti-Semitic,' March 10), yet he effortlessly calls me ignorant and insensitive because I do not want any group bullying others into not seeing this movie...

Derek Anderson of the men's track team has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week after his throwing performance in the Husky-hosted Snowflake Classic in Dedham. The junior won the discus (182 feet, 1 inch), while placing second in the shot put (53 feet, 10.5 inches)...

Walking through Northeastern's newest high rise, West Village H, a construction worker is singing softly to himself. "Happy workers," said project manager Nancy May with a smile. William Rawn Associates, the architects who constructed West Village A, B and C, as well as the...

By Jeff Powalisz In response to complaints from student groups, the Budget Review Committee (BRC) made an attempt to change its policy about funding food for group events. It failed. BRC Chairman Michael Benson proposed the change at last Tuesday's meeting to be affective...

I just wanted to say I think the article written about Ice-T in last week's paper ("Ice-T stuns crowd," Style, March 24) is quite amusing. Trying to reiterate the important aspects of speech without including profanity just plays into everything he was saying is wrong with this...