Allow me to let you in on a little secret: the Northeastern football team isn't about to light the world on fire this fall (just Stonehill and Albany). There are, of course, reasons for this. Start with the team's underdog mindset, something that helped them last year as...

As the class of 2008 gathered on the floor and in the stands of Matthews Arena to receive their official welcome to Northeastern University, a buzz was in the air and the newest members of the university's community were ready to begin their journey. "I'm up for a good challenge,"...

When college students, on an average day, may consume up to five or six cups of coffee, what are they choosing to sweeten it with? In order to not let their obsession become completely obvious (a large belly from all of the heavy cream and sugar) there are sugar alternatives....

Wednesday, September 10 Women's Soccer vs. Iona 3p.m. Friday, September 12 Cross Country at BU quad meet Franklin Park 3:30p.m. Field Hockey vs. Quinnipiac 2:00p.m. Sunday, September 14 Men's Soccer at Air Force, John Bryden Classic 2:30 p.m.

By Kaitlin Thaney Wednesday, August 13 12:45 p.m. An officer outside of the Curry Student Center arrested Calvin Mustafa, a 38-year-old male from Roxbury that had recently been arrested and banned from the campus. When the officer approached him, Mustafa fled. He was apprehended...

By Kaitlin Thaney Leaving home, whether for the first time or the fifteenth, can be very stressful. Separation anxiety, a companion to homesickness in most cases, often adds to the everyday toil and worries of a college student, most particularly for freshmen. In a study by...

By Peter Conroy The Northeastern women's cross country team, newly chosen as the 16th ranked squad in New England by a poll of area coaches, opened their season with a third place finish in the Central Connecticut State Invitational. Amber Cullen's fourth place finish (of...

With the worldwide outbreak of new computer viruses, the Information Services team spent Welcome Weekend trying to protect the university's server from infection. They issued warnings and personal assistance, provided a free virus protection program and gave new and returning...

Its city lines encase highly ranked educational institutions -- Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - entertainment spots, movie theaters, music clubs and a plethora of eclectic eateries. Just a bridge away lays Cambridge, Mass. Tim Haws, a sophomore...

By Peter Conroy Northeastern Field Hockey coach Cheryl Murtagh threw her squad into the fire to start the season, stacking her girls' opening schedule with four games against powerful non-league opponents. At the end of the stretch, the Huskies found themselves ranked 12 in...

With the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks approaching, Northeastern was faced with the task of helping its students deal with the situation that "nobody quite knows how to mark," according to Assistant Director of University Communications Christine Phelan....

In his most recent major motion picture David Spade is Dickie Roberts, a former child star who was catapulted into super stardom only to see it crumble before his eyes at the tender age of six. Fast forward 30 years and good old Dickie is a parking attendant who desperately wants...