Crime Log Entries of the Week: Wednesday, May 26 3 p.m. The Northeastern University Police Department (NUPD) responded to a staff member in Lake Hall who said she received a call from someone outside of the building from university mail services to meet her outside and pick...

Nearly two years after the release of their EP, "The Make Out Sessions," Boston-based rock quintet Baby Strange is back with a full length follow-up that is sure to leave listeners blown away. The band continues to deliver rock n' roll so hot it threatens to melt headphones....

Side by side with some of the nation's finest collegiate oarsmen, it would stand to reason that the Northeastern men's crew team would hold its own at the 2004 EARC Eastern Sprints May in Worcestor. After all, the Huskies finished 4-1 against the likes of Brown and cross-town...

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 Alyson St. Amand On Sunday nights during the school year, St. Ann's University Parish on St. Stephen Street is a full house. Packed with over 300 area students and neighbors, the Catholic church's contemporary approach caters to the college population. "It's not pray,...

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...