By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association threw its hat into the debate over the 2004-05 budget for the first time in Northeastern history Thursday when it introduced legislation that calls for a number of academic improvements to be instated with tuition increase....

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and students will be rushing around soon to find last minute tickets home. Aside from being an expensive task in some cases, finding a way home can also be confusing when comparing different ways to travel. According to a survey of 100 students...

By Stephen Sears Television is not funny anymore. I wish it would be. I wait every fall for some new TV show to come along and split my sides. By Christmas time, I am usually still waiting. I am not totally sure who to blame for this. Network executives come to mind. They...

By Carelton Atwater Music is a big part of many college students' lives. Northeastern University students are no exception. The Northeastern News spoke with Morris Phiban, a junior psychology major, about his musical tastes, the RIAA and Boston's music scene. The Northeastern...

Seconds after the Northeastern field hockey team handed Boston University a 3-1 season-ending loss last Friday, sniffling BU athletes scattered the field sobbing into each other's shoulders, lips quivering and all. I smiled. Standing in the press box soaking in the scene,...

By Sarah Metcalf Meningitis, a disease which infects spinal fluid and the covering of the brain, is a feared health problem on college campuses. Once a college student is diagnosed, doctors and health officials often scramble to prevent spreading in the close living quarters...

By Anna Exner College can pose an interesting task when it comes to holiday planning. Northeastern students, especially those not in driving distance of Boston, are faced with not only how they are getting home but what outlet to use to schedule their trip. Finding time to choose...

In response to the commentary written by Andy Silvia "Yankee fans show rich kid immaturity (Oct. 28)" it made me think about my childhood and the night that the Sox lost to the Yankees in Game 7. Looking back at my days in grade school, I certainly do remember the little brat...

By Jeff Powalisz The rap industry in 2003 may be defined by 50 Cent's pulsating debut of "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" but another frequent Eminem collaborator, Obie Trice, has gotten himself off on the right foot as well. His debut album, "Cheers," is showing America why Executive...

The Northeastern men's basketball team really started clicking towards the middle of the 2002-2003 season and looked like they were becoming a favorite to take the AE title and earn a trip to the 2003 NCAA tournament. Injuries plagued the Huskies, however, and prevented the team...

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, November 4 8 a.m. A building services staff member in West Campus E reported that a vacuum cleaner had been missing for the past two weeks. 10:30 a.m. A manager in the Wollaston's...

Bus buddy leaves lasting impression We could have driven to Montreal last summer, but my friends and I decided to hop on bus instead. After being on the Greyhound for no more than ten minutes, I began wishing we had driven. Once I recognized that was an impossible notion, I...