We've become a nation with too many Jay Gatsbys. It's really sad. Certain elements of American society desire wealth, power, and glamour so much that they resemble the depraved antihero of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." As I will explain, I blame Bush, not the...

By Bradley Rosenberg Three NU graduate students placed fifth in the Carrot Capital Business Plan Challenge (CCBPC) Saturday with their plan for the "East Bay Brewing Company," a beer manufacturing business venture. While the placing in the competition did not gain them any prize...

When the bricks of the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute fall in what will probably be late 2004, students won't be able to measure the effects in costs or structural damage. According to a junior nursing major active in the institute, their programs and their community...

By Bradley Rosenberg The varsity boat of the women's crew got tripped up by Ivy Leaguers Brown and Yale this weekend, coming in third. Racing on the Housatonic River in Derby, Connecticut, Brown bagged first with a time of 6:22.1, Yale came in behind them with a time of 6.27.3,...

Comic book heroes have often had a hard time making the transition to the silver screen. Fortunately, "X2: X-Men United" meets and overcomes those challenges with ease. The sequel to the 2000 blockbuster hit "X-Men" is the perfect blend of new and old. Historically, movies...

A few weeks ago I read one of Joe Goldberg's columns. ("A political last resort," April 16) At first, I was inspired by his analysis of the current world situation. He stated, "The current administration has dug us into a unilateralist hole, and today I ask Mr. Frank and Mr....

By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association's Senate Restructuring Committee laid out plans at a relatively calm and sparsely-attended Joint Senate in Snell Library's basement Monday to reformat some of the ways Student Government operates through changes to the organization's...

By Bradley Rosenberg The NU Varsity women's crew team came in third again Saturday, with Texas taking first and Boston University bagging second, but Coach Joe Wilhelm is not all that disappointed. "Varsity rode particularly aggressive," he says. "I thought we did a really...

The need for a Rape Crisis Counselor is on both the administration's and students' radar screen. Though students are honing in on the issue this week, the administration will continue to monitor the blip in the upcoming weeks and months. This Thursday the Student Government...

By Nicole Haley The newly formed Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship (NuChiAlpha) tried to reach students on a spiritual level Last Thursday by using the popular animated sitcom "The Simpsons" as a model. The group met at the Sacred Space in Ell Hall to talk about Jesus, the Bible...

By Margarita Neplokh We have all seen her, that girl. She is always around campus, looking perfectly put together. She is not wearing anything flashy, nor is her hair -- the color of fire -- what some would consider normal, yet she still comes across as being stylish. Having...

The decision to dismiss students based on poor academic performance will now be up to the university instead of individual colleges, the Faculty Senate decided Monday. While the current policy allows the colleges to decide how long students have to bring up their grades, the...