By Briyah Paley Fashion Week came to a close last Friday, after designers unveiled their spring 2004 lines during the weeklong event held in the tents at Bryant Park. Last year, customers complained that the spring lines were drab and not wearable, like the micromini. This...

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...

When a male resident of 110 St. Stephen St. returned to his unlocked apartment last Wednesday, he found two male students inside using his roommate's computer. The students claimed to be ResNet employees, but after a few minutes, the resident became suspicious and asked them...

Former Northeastern student Joshua E. Friedman pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court on a number of charges, including aiding in the armed robbery of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center pharmacy in Boston on May 24, 2001. Friedman was working as a co-op student at the...

By Nick Puleo A recent wave of legal actions by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) may impact Northeastern's popular Direct Connect file sharing service, possibly forcing some students into litigation with the industry. Last spring, the RIAA won copyright...

F- J. Lo and while you're at it, add Mrs. S. Carter or as we know her Beyonce Knowles to that pile too. So, why, do you ask, am I being a hater? Well, these two women have re-focused men's eyesight from the frontal to the posterior. Why does this concern me? Well I'm a black...

CHESTNUT HILL - When field hockey captain Melissa Rowell hit Mari Creatini with a 50-yard pass 11 minutes into overtime at 18th ranked Boston College, the game was as good as over. Creatini collected the pass at the near corner, burnt an Eagle defender, drew the goalie out...

The Northeastern volleyball team continued their preseason turnaround this weekend, taking two out of three matches at the Pittsburgh Invitational to raise their record to an even .500 mark. Northeastern (6-6), which had dropped its first five matches against nationally ranked...

Due to a reporting error, a story in last week's Northeastern News entitled, "Ribbon cut on SquashBusters, facility open," contained inaccurate information. In addition to the building being named after SquashBuster's founder and Executive Director Greg Zaff's mother, it was...

By Elyse Merlo and Bobby Hankinson Since the early '90s, handicapped accessibility and the availability of resources for disabled students has been a growing issue on college campuses across the country. Presently, however, Northeastern is not only up to federal standards, but...

By Mike Naughton When walking down the street it is almost impossible to not hear someone talking on a cell phone. With countless cell phone companies and even more phone options, picking a plan can be a dreaded task. Only recently has the cellular phone become popular among...