It's a common scene all around Huntington Avenue this week: students burning the midnight oil, huddled over rarely cracked text books in a last minute mid-term exam prep. What might come as a surprise, however, is who is lumped in with the masses: Dave O'Brien. Yep, that...

With beads around their necks and plates full of crepes in their hands, students swerved through the lines and the crowds at the annual Mardi Gras Breakfast in the Levine Marketplace Tuesday night. However, outside, members of the Student Government Association and other...

By Jen Nelson While they did not crown a prom king and queen, members of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) donned their formal uniforms Friday to celebrate and dance the night away. The annual Liberty Battalion Military Ball, held at the Brookline Holiday Inn,...

By Kaitlin Thaney I love Northeastern and all, don't get me wrong here. The classes aren't so bad, the people are great, for the most part, and I have to admit, I have a little bit of a crush on the city of Boston. But, as of late, there's definitely been some things about this...

By Sarah Metcalf Three students arrested on the night of the Super Bowl riots and 10 others identified through pictures on the Public Safety Division's Web site will soon sit in front of a board of judicial members, comprised of their peers, who will decide their fate. The...

Something happened this weekend that got me thinking as to why I should write this commentary about the culture of Northeastern University. While walking home from Mission Hill over the weekend, we noticed a large group consisting mostly of guys. They were yelling, pushing and...

When Vermont's leading scorer and reigning America East Player of the Year Taylor Coppenrath suffered a season-ending wrist injury last week, it was clear that the road to the America East championship would come through Boston, rather than Vermont. The problem for the Northeastern...

By Sarah Metcalf The woes continued for the women's basketball team this week, losing their third straight game, and falling to below .500 for the first time since starting the season 0-1. The Huskies dropped games to Binghamton and Boston University, leaving them with an 11-12...

By Lindsay Crone With a new academic schedule under semesters, student groups on campus must adapt their activities and events to fit the new academic calendar. "The biggest challenge is the space and weather," said Brooke Tempesta, associate director of student activities....

By Jillian Orlando A crowd of mostly women and a few brave men gathered to talk about vaginas in a crowded Blackman Auditorium on Monday night. "Women secretly love to talk about their vagina," said actress Lauren Romans to start the show. Topics addressed included hair...

By Bobby Hankinson The Yeah Yeah Yeahs had a "Date With the Night" in Providence, R.I., Monday, Feb. 24 in which they skipped the dinner and went right to the dancing when they performed at Lupo's at the Strand. The band, comprised of Karen O. on vocals, Brian Chase on drums...

By Bobby Hankinson Incoming physical therapy major Lori Cushner from Allentown, Pa., had not considered safety to be one of her primary issues of concern when choosing a university to attend. "I never really considered safety as a big issue. I didn't like the idea of a place...