By Spencer Morris Credit cards, an increasingly essential component of modern living, have become a spending outlet for not only the stereotypical college student but also companies who are targeting this age bracket. Not every credit card user knows the terms and limitations...

Her name translated from Swahili into English means work of art. Her name is Sanaa Lathan, and she is certainly living up to it. In the late '90s, Lathan starred in a number of romantic comedies based on the lives of African-Americans. These movies included "The Best Man,"...

By Sarah Metcalf The Northeastern women's soccer team pulled out all the stops on Sunday, allowing them to improve their record to 3-3 with a come-from-behind 4-1 win over St. Bonaventure at Parsons Field. Junior captain Liz Dyjak scored twice and notched two assists, while...

By Jason Richland Saturday afternoon, during the half time ceremonies at the Husky 48-14 victory over William ' Mary, a group of men were honored at Parsons Field. These men, heroes from a team long forgotten, looked around at the field where they once knew glory. The crowd,...

By Steve Babcock Concerns over Northeastern leased apartments at both the government and community levels came to light this week as a result of the Boston Inspectional Services department's charge that the university is avoiding inspections on some of the 13 buildings where...

By Christina Nadler Porn, prescription drugs, penis enlargements and breast implants. Everyday, e-mail inboxes are bombarded with these, along with mortgage rates and insurance offers. "E-mail is free, so Spam is something you tolerate. As long as you have Internet access, you...

By Taryn Kelly and Alana Woods A group of students take the Green Line on the T to Park Street. Stepping out of the station onto the grounds of Boston Common, they are greeted by a slew of liberal activists holding up anti- war posters and announcing their political views over...

By Anna C Exner As an introduction to rush week, the sororities and fraternities hosted "Letters and Leis" in the freshman quad Saturday to lend objective advice to students who are thinking about going Greek. Along with a mass of "brothers" and "sisters" adorned with creative...

By Steve Babcock For sophomore psychology major Shannon O'Karma, living at 165 Hemenway St., a building with Northeastern leased apartments, has had its up and downs. When she first moved in, she admitted she had her doubts. ""It wasn't clean ... there were water stains on...

BROOKLINE - After a week of getting slapped around by Hurricane Isabel, the William and Mary Tribe stepped into the ring (Parsons Field) Saturday to face Northeastern in an Atlantic-10 Conference showdown. They didn't fare much better. In what amounted to an older, stronger...

Three sexual assault cases that occurred in the area of Ruggles T station were reported to the Northeastern Police Department over a period of 10 days. The victims in each of the cases were female Northeastern students, each assaulted by a group of individuals, ages ranging from...

By Alisha Wyman (U-WIRE) MISSOULA, Mont. - When a student handed in a paper that was obviously plagiarized, Jocelyn Siler, a professor in the Department of English at the University of Montana, searched the Internet for phrases from his paper. She found the paper came from a...