By Diana Dopfel Whether rock or punk, a company for artist development and management, it seems that Northeastern's music program, including concentrations in music industry and technology, has attracted some true talent. That's not to say that all musicians are music majors,...

Props to a NU student group called Up Till Dawn for their charity work and innovative style of recruiting volunteers. This organization - that works in universities nation-wide raises money to support St. Jude's Research Hospital, an institution for our nation's poorest, sick...

By Adam Smartschan Lior Krolewicz had walked past Israel's Park Hotel Restaurant in Netanya. It was natural that he would; the building stood near the boardwalk in the beach town where Krolewicz lived from the time he was five until he turned 13. Passing the hotel was just...

Remember in the opening scenes of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," when the delectable River Phoenix made it his mission to get the cross back from the 1920s pirates because, "it belongs in a museum?" Unfortunately, that was a movie and Harrison Ford won't be going to...

By Steve Babcock The Student Center Governing Board (SCGB) approved $75,000 for improvements to the Curry Student Center Monday, raising concerns of student groups about the availability of space for events on campus. The SCGB is a standing committee of the Student Government...

By Dan Murphy Though several Boston-area colleges and universities have experienced a decrease in drug and alcohol violations in the past few years, Northeastern has reported a dramatic surge of infractions since 1999. Since 1990, all colleges participating in federal financial...

Last week President Richard Freeland stressed the importance of advising in the upcoming phase of semester conversion. Student Government Association Vice President for Academic Affairs Andres Vargas emphasized the same sentiment this week, that advising will continue to be...

By Joshua M. Pratt The list of quality bands with ties to Northeastern grew once again during the last major snowstorm in New England. Lock and Key, an upcoming punk band, got snowed in at New Alliance Studios in Boston with Ethan Dussualt, a producer for the band. When the...

My name is Jonathan McBride and I am to be an incoming freshman at NU this fall, majoring in journalism. I was a staff writer at my high-school newspaper this past year. I was writing to request information as to how one goes about becoming a writer for the NU News, if I should...

Within two years, she has moved up the ladder at Northeastern University, leaving her personal mark along the journey. Through controversy over her newly created senior vice president position, Philomena Mantella has continued to keep a positive outlook on her role as a high...

After disappointing results in last week's Smith Cup against crosstown Harvard, the men's crew team thoroughly dismantled the Beantown rival Boston University Terriers, finishing in 6:03.1 minutes compared to the mark of 6:09.5 for BU. Last week, the crew underachieved. "It...

Work with me here... imagine a heavy, deliberate sigh. [Sigh] Picture me rolling my eyes and crossing my arms. I am frustrated, confused and aggravated. Why? Semester conversion. More specifically? Those damn mini summer semesters. If you [the student] are confused...