After 34 years on Huntington Ave as Ricardo's Barber Shop I would like to thank the staff and students for there support. It was a pleasure to have served you all. Many Thanks. You may drop me a line at [email protected]

By Gerry Tuoti There are many different things that college students do to get away from the pressures of classes and co-op. Now, they can fly. Be A Pilot, a national nonprofit organization supported by 45 aviation companies, organizations, and businesses, is offering college...

By Alee Hoffman One drawback of coming to a new city for college is leaving behind all the things that we have come accustomed to. One of these things could be a good hairdresser. Boston is heavily populated by students on a budget, but does not often have student friendly prices....

By Kaitlin Thaney Crime Log Entry of the Week Tuesday, March 4 2:30 a.m. Officers spoke with a 20-year-old male student in Burstein Hall who had in his room several knives that were not used for cooking or eating and a crossbow with several arrows. The knives, crossbow,...

By Lauren Rouleau and Freddie Zamora Swarms of students waited to be adorned with elaborate beads, masks and trays full of traditional food for the Big Easy's Mardi Gras celebration Tuesday night. The late-night breakfast in Levine Marketplace had one twist from previous celebrations...

By Chris Tully Northeastern University's recently established Institute on Urban Health Research welcomed United States Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona last Wednesday, in Blackman Auditorium. Dr. Carmona spoke to the audience about his life and the state of public health...

Styles are brought about by other influences, such as foreign culture, cinema, music and literature. Speaking of culture, our next Man on the Street displays an appreciation of all things fashionable that bring her back to her roots from her homeland. Araba Panford, who was born...

By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association's referendum committee announced Thursday that the referendum on raising the Student Activites Fee would be extended another week, making the new ending date for the referendum March 6. The referendum, which would raise the...

Similar to the incremental increase of tuition due on semester conversion, the cost of housing on campus will also increase, beginning with fall semester 2003. The increase in housing costs, Residential Life officials say, is due to the three additional weeks added under the...

By Steve Babcock Several senators from the Student Government Association took the opportunity at an open forum Thursday held by Northeastern's administration to voice their concerns regarding the proposed 2003-04 budget. The forum was open to all Northeastern students and student...

This week I'm going to attempt to wear the hat of storyteller and historian. Enjoy the ride, we're going back a few years. It is 1999; Northeastern University President Richard Freeland was fairly new to the university, making his debut in September of 1996: the "classroom...

By Leila Fadel Hector Giraldo, a highway worker, was at a meeting on Dec. 16 2001, that the paramilitary had called for all union workers in his town in Colombia. They all gathered and waited, and then it happened: one of the members shot his union leader seven times in front...