After reading Freeland's pep-rally-letter concerning the "joyous culmination to Springfest," I can honestly say that I too was severely "dissapointed." Or maybe I can't because it's not even a word. One thing I'm sure of however is that Freeland's rash decision to cancel the...

By Sarah Metcalf After its second five-game losing streak of the season, the Northeastern women's basketball team ended the regular season on a high note, showing what they are made of by picking up two big wins before the start of the America East tournament. The Huskies landed...

By Bobby Hankinson Women continue to strive for equality in a world overrun by men. In an effort to overcome the double standards presented by society, the month of March has been set aside for women to celebrate who they are and diminish stereotypes that have been placed...

From the earliest days of my public education, I heard about a paradise called "the land of the free." There is a well-documented rumor that the word "freedom," a noun describing the condition of being free, implies things like: "exemption from the arbitrary exercise of authority...

The cancellation of the Springfest concert was not what Northeastern or its students needed. This is not to say that nothing should come of these riots. But as I see it, you can either take something away from students, as a punishment, add something to students' lives, to enrich...

What's rolled in seaweed and sometimes hot and raw? Not your Friday night. It's sushi. In its beginnings, sushi used to be a way to preserve fish. Fishermen would clean and gut a fish, placing it in rice as a way to naturally ferment their catch. This type of sushi is called...

The Council for University Programs (CUP) will be hosting a screening of "Kill Bill - Volume 1" in afterHOURS on Wednesday, March 10. Admission is free with a NU ID. The screening begins at 9 p.m. For more information, call ext. 4336. March 11 Thursday The film, "The Way...

By Michael Naughton President Richard Freeland entered the McLeod Suites on Thursday, Feb. 26 and stood in front of more than half a dozen reporters and television news cameras and over 100 students. The crowd was waiting to have questions answered as to why the scheduled...

By Kristen Oliveri Many questions plague the female populace in an attempt to understand the opposite sex: Are men really focused on a woman with a perfect body, flawless features and the best fashion sense? Do they prefer a woman to dress in tight clothing with stilettos...

By Max Lederman There is no positive spin to a season-ending defeat. Not even an optimist can say the glass is half full for the Northeastern men's basketball team, because the glass that was once filled to the brim with dreams of seeing NU on the biggest bracket is now empty....

By Zack Hosseini "To proceed with the planned concert would be to ignore the challenges of this moment and to miss an opportunity to demonstrate our most important values." -- Richer(d) Freeland. Values? Please. By now you've probably all heard that Ludacris et. al will...

By Bobby Hankinson A few years ago bubble tea and green tea were not part of the typical American's lexicon, let alone on their menu. However, studies showing the health benefits of green tea and growing interest in Asian culture have made these exotic beverages an accessible...