The Northeastern baseball team used a four-run, two-out rally to defeat crosstown rival Boston College, 4-3, yesterday at frigid (40 degrees) Friedman Diamond yesterday. Senior captain Brad Czarnowski keyed the rally, drilling a full-count changeup from Joe Martinez into...

By Jeff Powalisz Tracy Morgan performed Monday night at Blackman Auditorium, but the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member did not appear as Brian Fellow, the Rev. Al Sharpton, or any other of the popular characters he portrayed on the weekly show. Instead Morgan treated...

Americans love mysteries on television, in movies and in politics. Seven of the top 10 hard cover books on the March 2004 New York Times best-sellers list are about secret crimes and conspiracies. Our televisions and movies are full of secret agents, undercover agents, double...

By Jeff Powalisz While Saturday's Snowflake Classic only acted as a conditioning meet for the Northeastern men's track team, thrower Derek Anderson continued to stay in top form. The junior threw in three events, placing first in the discus (182-01), second in the shot put...

By Jeff Powalisz The Rock has returned to the big screen, and as one might expect, he plays a man in control. In "Walking Tall," a remake of the 1973 film by the same name, The Rock plays Chris Vaughn, a retired U.S. Special Forces soldier returning to his hometown in the...

By C.G. Lynch On the corner of Park Street and Hadassah Way, bongos and drums sounded amidst chants, with signs supporting a U.S. withdrawal from Haiti. People of various oppositions held their signs high - "Iraq is a Rich Man's War!" "Bush Lies! Free Palestine!" "No Bio-Terror...

By Stephan Sears I always thought March Madness referred to the NCAA basketball tournament. One look at the papers proved me wrong. In the past few weeks, we have had the September 11 Commission, Richard Clarke, the true beginning of the presidential season, a terrorist attack...

It's not often that I get to discuss Jennifer Lopez in this space, so when the opportunity presents itself, I've got to jump all over it (no pun ... ok, pun intended). Anyways, the Yankees and Devil Rays kicked off the baseball season by splitting a pair of games this week,...

By Jeff Powalisz Fans of Kevin Smith have long been accustomed to the writer/director's offbeat style and original humor. From "Clerks" in 1994 to the hit "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" in 2001, it was a steady ride for Smith, a New Jersey native, who saw his legion of fans...

By Bobby Hankinson and Sarah Metcalf As the sun shined over the Boston Common early Monday morning, demonstrators on both sides of the gay marriage debate rallied in front of the Massachusetts Statehouse. However, by the time the sun set, there was silence. The Massachusetts...

By Steve Babcock Boston Intercollegiate Gover-nment (BIG) celebrated its first year in existence Tuesday night at a dinner event that highlighted accomplishments of the past year. Speakers at the event shed light on forthcoming challenges for student leaders throughout the...

OK, fast, name the Surgeon General of the United States. Tick, tock. Time's up. No answer? You're not alone. Fortunately, or unfortunately, for the seniors, by the end of commencement they will be all too familiar with Dr. Richard H. Carmona. He will be the next in...