By Steve Babcock After sparring over space and academics, the roadmap for the upcoming academic year was presented last Wednesday to faculty and students. And after months of debating, academics came out on top. This year's budget proposal does include funding for the construction...

So, we've got $75 million to spend, eh? That's nice coin for some new professors. That money is supposed to be for 100 new professors over the next five years. You're never going to get the high priced talent that's in demand nowadays with so little to spread around to so many....

By Jackie LeBlanc Nutrition One, The Wrap and Freshens all offer smoothies with the option of adding a nutritional booster -- but what exactly is a booster? Each booster contains different ingredients ranging from oat bran and Vitamin C to elements such as chromium picolinate...

By Kaity Keane The sweet, simple chemistry that exists between Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in "50 First Dates" is hardly enough to save the film from a creeping sense of dj vu. The film feels like an unimpressive sequel to "The Wedding Singer," shot seemingly on the beaches...

By Jack Weiland They've spent 116 straight days in the basement of Hockey East, but after wrestling a point away from third-ranked Maine in a two-game set at Matthews Arena last weekend, the men's hockey team could be poised to emerge from the depths soon. Northeastern fell...

I recently read an article in The Northeastern News that highlighted the students' reaction to the negative response the university received from Boston following the Patriots' Super Bowl win. My response? Welcome to our world. I am currently a computer technology major at Northeastern,...

By Jen Nelson Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety records. Wednesday, February 4 1 a.m. The community receptionist in Smith Hall reported an intoxicated resident on the second floor of the building. Officers responded and found the...

By Peter Conroy As if the news itself wasn't bad enough, that head football coach Don Brown had left Northeastern in order to take the same position with Atlantic-10 rival Massachusetts, the way defensive end Matt Campopiano, and many other Huskies, heard the announcement added...

hat happened two Sundays ago was a tragedy on many levels. In this aftermath, city officials are calling for the increased responsibility and accountability of universities, such as Northeastern. Those who lead the student body, such as Student Government President Michael Romano,...

At a time in music when artists such as The White Stripes and The Strokes are leading a retreat to a raw, stripped down style, The Wandas heavily textured sound shines among the rest. The Wandas, comprised of Keith McEchern on vocals and guitar, Brent Battey on guitar, Levin...

Got nerds? Because the Harvard University band sure does. Tons of 'em: tall nerds, short nerds, skinny nerds, fat nerds, nerds with long, straight hair and biscuit-sized glasses, ponytailed nerds with tight dorky pants, nerds with brillo-pad hair and most importantly, tuba-playing...

While he was staying with his mother in Connecticut a couple years ago, Peter Roby told a group of students and administrators in afterHOURS Friday, he witnessed a man assaulting a woman across the street. Though he did not know the couple, the director of the Center for...