As secretary and treasurer of their high school class in Philadelphia, Matthew Slutsky said he and his twin brother Peter "ran the show." Now, after graduating from Northeastern with political science degrees in September, the brothers have gone on to work for John Kerry's...

With the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl and emotions running high, the Northeastern administration is bracing for the worst while hoping for the best. While no one can root against the hometown team, no one can forget the mayhem that followed the 2002 Patriots' win...

By Sarah Metcalf When the hometown favorite New England Patriots take on the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday, hundreds of college students residing in Boston will be tuning in, rooting for (or against) Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his cohorts, and munching...

Cyndy Kenyon has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week after she tallied a goal and an assist, propelling the women's hockey team to a 2-1 home victory against Providence on Sunday. The win also slid the Huskies past the Friars in the Hockey East standings;...

By Michael Naughton When Dan Quintal, a junior political science and international affairs major, called the North-eastern University Police Depart-ment (NUPD) from Louis Prang Street Thursday night asking for an escort ride to West Campus, he was surprised to hear the dispatcher...

I want to take a moment to express my concern over watching the State of the Union Address last Tuesday in afterHOURS. I was just concluding my weekly Kappa Sigma meetings in the Curry Student Center when I thought that afterHOURS would be the perfect place to watch the annual...

By Gayle Simon Two late third period goals from Amy Goodney and Cyndy Kenyon lifted the Northeastern women's hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Hockey East rival Providence on Sunday at Matthews Arena. Down 1-0, 13:22 in the third, freshman Amy Goodney rocketed a one-timer...

By Glenn Yoder Five days after Howard Dean's unexpected third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, NU for Dean and Mass for Dean collaborated to send a school bus full of volunteers to Dean Headquarters in Nashua, N.H. From there, a full-fledged door-to-door effort was made...

Cyber-friendships -- we all have them, and don't be deceived by the title. You fuel these relationships subconsciously, without any hesitation or qualms. You don't even have to be a closet chatroom connoisseur or have any special high-tech gadgets. Well, maybe you do need one,...

By Michael Naughton A fleet of school buses departed from Sen. John Kerry's campaign headquarters on Porter Street in Boston Saturday at 9 a.m. for destinations across the state of New Hampshire for what would be a day of campaigning, calling and canvassing. The school bus...

By Sarah Metcalf The Northeastern women's basketball team faced some serious setbacks this week, dropping two straight to America East opponents Binghamton University and Boston University. The loss to BU came in heartbreaking fashion after a hard-fought game and overtime...

"Reality television." We all complain about it, we all hate it, and yet these "reality-based" shows are getting ratings. The fact of the matter is shows like "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance" and "The Surreal Life" are our guilty pleasures, our media drug. They're horrific train...