By Kristen Oliveri In recent scientific studies, researchers have heavily investigated the world of comfort foods and have focused on the temporary effects of lessening stress. Scientists have found that those people who eventually give into temptation and allow all their...

By Rachel Boulton The Volunteer Fair is an annual event where Northeastern students can get an idea of what kind of community activities are available to them. At the fair, students were able to choose from over 40 organizations where they could volunteer, find a work study...

By Rose Thomas In response to last year's student demand for rape crisis counseling and prevention, the Department of Public Safety is offering a new Rape Aggression Self-Defense System in an effort to make students feel safer on campus. Many female students have responded...

By C.G. Lynch "It's always fun to play dress up," said Northeastern President Richard Freeland, as he placed a white hard hat on to his head. In his right hand, he examined a pair of safety glasses and joked, "I could wear these for squash." Escaping from his office for a...

In the last few years, Northeastern has built and renovated countless buildings, as well as allocating money to financial aid and spending money internally. Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Larry Mucciolo said the university needs to "expand our physical...

The closing moments of the State of the University Address came to a screeching halt when Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Larry Mucciolo responded to a question posed by Student Government Association Senator Andres Vargas. Vargas asked Mucciolo to explain...

Funnyman Bobby Farrelly is a Republican. At least judging from his performance at the Leary Firefighters Foundation charity hockey game on Sunday, you could assume so. Farrelly, of "There's Something About Mary" fame, robbed Massachusetts Senator John Kerry -- a Presidential...

By Jen Nelson With the total cost of attending Northeastern reaching $35,356 this year, students are looking to the university to help cover the bill. Tuition, room and board, a meal plan and other expenses are all included in that lump sum. But how is the average student expected...

By Alana Woods With its one word title, STOMP warrants a one word reaction -- intense. From the moment the first man of the company graced the stage, until the last beats are drummed out of oversized aluminum trash cans, the audience can't pull their eyes away from the lively...

By Alyson St. Amand and Carleton Atwater Though Residential Life is designed to assist students with housing, one junior communications major recently discovered that when it comes to family housing, she said Northeastern can be less than accommodating. This student, who...

Commentary Between the recent lawsuits filed against Mp3 sharers and the (almost unreported) bill floating around Congress, threatening to make peer-to-peer network file trading illegal, these past few months have been less than encouraging for us fans of programs such as Kazaa....

The women's field hockey team ran the gamut of emotions last week, blowing out Amherst, 10-0, at home, losing a 3-0 heartbreaker to Duke in New Hampshire, and holding on for a tight, 2-1, home victory against Dartmouth. Mari Creatini notched her third hat trick of the season,...