After leading the men's basketball team to a 91-84 victory over West Virginia, Marcus Barnes has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week. The junior forward had a career-high 31 points in the road victory, the Huskies' first over a Big East opponent since last...

By Sarah Metcalf This article is the second in a six-part series examining each college's financial plans for the upcoming budget. The College of Criminal Justice is looking to expand its faculty and lower the student-to-faculty ratio with its portion of the 2004-05 budget,...

By Michael Naughton Being a college student is hard enough, but attempting to purchase gifts while on a student's budget during the holiday season is downright stressful. The Massachusetts Bankers Association, a representative of 225 commercial, savings and cooperative banks...

By Briyah Paley The latest trend in television is rich people. We see how they live, what they wear, where they vacation and, most importantly, we catch them with all of their foibles. Jaime Gleicher, one of MTV's resident "Rich Girls," recently said on camera: "You know what...

By Sarah Metcalf The Northeastern women's basketball team came back after a tough loss in their season opener to take both Quinnipiac and Fairfield in a convincing fashion at home last week. In their second home game of the season on Sunday, the Huskies showed dominance in...

By C. G. Lynch Six years ago, Northeastern's Modern Languages Department asked incoming professor Harry Kuoshu to build a Chinese Studies program. Teaching the majority of the classes, he did just that, providing integral courses for the uprising interest in Asian Studies...

While tracking NASDAQ and having a stock portfolio are not traditionally thought to be child's play, getting involved with the stock market, while still a student, may not be as far-fetched as it may seem. With some basic knowledge and understanding of terms and concepts, the...

Is anyone else absolutely sick of hearing about the LeBron James/Carmelo Anthony "rivalry?" I know that I am. For the past year all I've read about for the NBA is "LeBron this" and "Carmelo that ... " The media has gone way overboard and has ruined what could have been a great...

By Jen Nelson While most lobsters crawl around the ocean floor searching for food, robotic lobsters may soon be searching for underwater mines. Nicknamed "Robolobster," the 7-pound, 2-feet-long robot has the ability "to hunt for mines hidden between 10 and 40 feet underwater,"...

By Gayle Simone The Northeastern women's hockey team scored four first-period goals and never looked back Wednesday night as they cruised to a 5-0 victory over Boston College. The win at Matthews Arena gave NU their first Hockey East victory of the season. Sophomore Theresa...

By Glenn Yoder By a unanimous vote, the Budget Review Committee approved the allocation of $195,000 to the Council for University Programs to fund the annual Springfest concert after a public forum held Tuesday night. In past years, SGA members have heard students complain...

After looking through all of the information and examining all aspects that go into purchasing a share of a company, it's time to buy. To buy stocks, an investor must first look for a broker. There are three classifications, according to Money101 (www.money.cnn.com), ranging...