Ongoing There's a new dog in town, and it could be you! NU Athletics needs energetic, outgoing and responsible students to be their new mascot! Students trying out for ice skating should have prior ice skating experience. Please Contact Steven Belowsky at ext. 2515 or e-mail...

After figuring in all four goals in a 4-1 victory over St. Bonaventure, women's soccer player Liz Dyjak has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week. The Huskies trailed the game 1-0 until Dyjak converted a penalty kick after fellow captain Jen North was fouled...

I used to think that people who were arrested were inherently bad, that police officers were meant to protect the innocent and maintain a society of security and well-being for all its inhabitants. That was until last Saturday, when I witnessed the Gestapo-like raids of Mission...

911. Nine, One, One. A mere two years ago, those three numbers were all Arabic. Not only that, but the connotation they had was completely different. Those three numbers were what we were to dial in an emergency. We were all taught this as children and none of us have forgotten...

The phrase of this phase of Northeastern's history may be "Top 100" rather than "NU Shuffle." A new rule of thumb seems to be slowly but surely slinking its way into the culture of the NU administration. Fresh, enthusiastic, professionals have come onboard to reinvent the way...

Pressure mounting, deadlines looming, expectations breathing down your neck ... these are the general reasons that spew from the mouths of today's young scholars when asked about the motivation to cheat on an assignment. Growing up in a capitalist economy in the United States,...

By Stephen Sears Howard Dean is all the buzz right now. At one time this summer, he graced both the covers of Time and Newsweek. You would think Democrats would be excited that, at long last, a candidate has come along to energize the party. But come to find out they are all...

Monday, September 8 1:30 p.m. A 25-year-old male student reported his digital camera stolen after leaving it unattended in the Curry Student Center on Friday, Sept. 5. The camera was left between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. A 22-year-old female student reported her newly purchased...

By Kristen Oliveri It is Friday night and you are in your dorm room patiently awaiting your handsome date's arrival. Your hair is perfectly done, your outfit resembles something Kate Hudson wore to the last MTV Movie Awards and those butterflies in your stomach are at an all-time...

I had my first sip of it when I was about 8 years old. My father got me hooked. Ever since, I've been enslaved by it. I've been exposed to the brutality of the world ... the world of fantasy sports. That's right, the games men (also: people with no life) play pretending to...

Mari Creatini and the Northeastern Field Hockey team have both caught fire, with Creatini taking home America East Player of the Week award for the second week in a row and the Huskies thumping another pair of non-league opponents to win their third straight game. The victories,...

By Steve Babcock Full of politics and politicians present and future, the Boston Intercollegiate Government (BIG), an organization composed of student government leaders from all over Boston, held a discussion-based conference at Northeastern Saturday, marking the conglomerate's...