Boy, it was grand, wasn't it? Actually, I suppose you could say it was more like two and a half grand. Nearly 3,000 rowdy fans filed into Matthews Arena for Saturday's thrilling men's basketball game between Northeastern and Boston University, which turned out to be a 76-74...

As a result of the United Nations' lack of ability to stop the war with Iraq, it is said that the UN is an inefficient organization. With the inability to join consensus to come together and put an end to the chaos in Iraq, the UN is an institution that merely stands as a mirage...

By Robert Hankinson Perhaps the creators of Ashton Kutcher's recent attempt to crossover into drama should have used their concept of time travel to go back and rethink the production of this film. Kutcher, known for his goofy roles in "That '70s Show" and "Dude, Where's...

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...

Being the strong-willed kid that he is, his mother said, Zachary Haas wanted to return to campus just days after shattering his knee in a snowboarding accident this weekend. Instead, his doctors, family and friends convinced him it would be in his best interest to rest in...

(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Nearly two and a half years after the Twin Towers in New York City were leveled by jet airliners, there are some things that I still fail to understand about our national reaction to the attacks. This, for example: Why is it that the residents of big...