I want to say that I got the inspiration to write this commentary from Elyas, the president of the Islamic Society of Northeastern University (ISNU). While wondering what to write, I thought of the way the scarf we Muslim girls wear on our heads (called "hijab" in Arabic) has...

By C.G. Lynch Mice infestation and faulty ceiling tiles brought Boston Health Inspectional Services to Burstein Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 17, after a call came in from an anonymous student who lives in the building. Though the health officials on hand refused to be identified...

For some, this holiday season marks the first spent away from home, while others have done it all before. Winter break lets students escape work and studying, but what is there to do in Boston during the holiday season when students are still here? As most universities have...

Sure, Northeastern men's hockey coach Bruce Crowder doesn't really look like Bill Murray from the movie "Groundhog Day," but lately, he probably feels like him. With Saturday night's 4-2 loss to second-ranked Boston College, NU extended the school's record for worst start...

By Stephen Sears Nearly 30 years ago, U.S. District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity divided the city like never before, ordering forced busing to integrate Boston's public schools. Now, city officials are thinking of ending the practice. When Judge Garrity made his decision, he...

In life, there are exactly three things you should never believe in: Santa Claus, those CD clubs that promise an entire collection of music for a fraction of a penny ... and the Northeastern men's hockey team. The reason for the last of the three, however, might surprise...

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, November 18 11:30 p.m. A Resident Assistant from Willis Hall reported an odor of marijuana on the sixth floor. NUPD responded and found a 19-year-old male student and his 19-year-old...

While it seems everyone in America has a different opinion on Iraq, (which, by the way, would lose you an opposable digit if you actually lived in the Middle East) I think the fundamental question is often overlooked. The popular question asked should be: "How do we fix this?"...

By Carleton Atwater Technology is increasingly becoming a part of the music industry. Everyday, more MP3s become available on the Internet, with the debate continuing over online file sharing. The Northeastern News spoke with Paul Mobilio, a sophomore computer engineering major,...

Despite the Northeastern men's basketball team's commanding 21-point lead at halftime against Suffolk University Tuesday night, the buzz in the stands and on the Husky sideline was the MRI results of sophomore point guard Jose Juan Barea, who suffered a knee injury in the season...

By Nicole Haley When Pam Mabrouk was in high school, she thought she could feed the world with soybeans. With the encouragement of her father, a scientist who was working on space food development, Mabrouk, currently an associate professor of chemistry at Northeastern, developed...

The ruling on gay marriage by the Massachusetts Supreme Court marks the beginning of a 180-day journey to a historic juncture. Your state legislators must either legalize gay marriage in some form or amend the state constitution to prohibit it. They now stand in the position...