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)...

NU's Theatre Department will present "Dr. Caligari and All the Rest," a new play adapted for the stage by Dmitry Troyanovsky and Gave Geltzer. The show will run from March 24 -27 and March 31 to April 3. Performances will be at The Studio Theatre in the Curry Student Center and...

There will be one more empty seat when the class of 2004 files into the FleetCenter for commencement May 1, but Walter Dedrick's friends said they're saving it for him. For the close-knit group that had come together as freshmen in Speare Hall, the mysterious death of Dedrick...

By Daniel Wood It was a week of education, a week of prayer and more importantly, a week of understanding. The Islamic Society of Northeastern University launched their "Islam Awareness Week" on March 15 with a variety of panel discussions, prayer services and documentaries...

I am an alumni from the Class of 1989. I was also a Resident Assistant on campus for three years. I'm sorry that your fees went up to attract bigger acts to your Springfest. But you acted like small little children and now you are getting punished for it. Even if you weren't...

By Evans Erilus No one ever likes to hear the phrase "things aren't the way they used to be," especially when that comment is followed by an incessant rant about everything that is wrong in today's society. Most of the time, the complaining is a waste of time by some senile...

By C.G. Lynch Northeastern and Florida Democrat officials have confirmed that the university will hold a party for the sunshine state's delegates on Sunday, July 25, just a day before the Democratic National Convention convenes at the FleetCenter in Boston's North End. Though...

By Dennis Coppola Why the sudden Dow Jones plunge from about 10,750 points to around 10,150 points? Will this continue to happen? Recent data from www.msn.com confirms that from Feb. 19 to March 19 the entire 30 Dow Jones components plummeted 4.5 percent. The market is cooling...

By Camilla Crews It's exactly what's needed to quench your thirst. It's cool, sweet and goes down nice and easy; it's iced tea. However, the nice and sweet is not what students received as they sat down to listen to a first generation gangster talk about his rise to fame. The...

By Jen Nelson Tuesday, March 16 3 p.m. A 19-year-old male student reported his laptop and ring missing after a party in his West Village apartment March 14. He said several people had been in and out of the apartment throughout the party. Wednesday, March 17 2 a.m. Officers...

By Steve Babcock University College began a makeover on Wednesday as the Faculty Senate voted for changes that would increase the larger university's involvement in overseeing the school, and ultimately increase the value of the degrees. Major changes to the university's outlet...

By Sarah Metcalf While actions have been taken by the university to cope with the string of unfortunate events Northeastern has faced this year, it is now the students' turn. To help in restoring the sense of community at NU, the Leadership Education Growth Opportunities (LEGO)...