Stepping off the plane into the 80 degree sunlight last weekend in Durham, North Carolina, Sherman Hart didn't quite know what to expect. What the women's track coach found, however, was spectacular. At the Duke Invitational last week, the women runners set three new school...

The decision by Student Government Association President Richard Schwabacher to disband the recently created Committee to Examine Northeastern University Student Fees (CENUSF) comes across as a jaw dropper to campus onlookers. The end of CENSUF resembles a major change in student...

By Bradley Rosenberg Forget the wedding. It's time for a big, fat Greek party. On Sunday, April 13, the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England (FHASNE) will hold its 8th annual Greek Independence Day Parade, and all are encouraged to come help them celebrate....

By Stephanie Vosk Thanks to the work of students and faculty, communications studies majors have finally found their voice on campus and on the air. With the newly created Communication Club, students have the chance to address their concerns and creative energy and network...

By Dan Canastra The Huskies had several strong performances, including two first place finishes, at the Duke Invitational last weekend. Sophomore Idris Payne continued to run past the competition by winning the 400-meter race. Not only did Payne triumph, he broke a Northeastern...

Student IDs are a great thing. They provide student discounts, allow you access to your building, you can add money to them buy books and access your meal plan. Now imagine you can't do any of the above because of a new system put into place, that doesn't work properly at the...

The News continues its in-depth look into athletic funding with this, the second part of a four-part series: No one said jumping from Division III to Division I would be easy. NU track coach Sherman Hart understood this when he took the job as women's coach in 1988, and was...

By Christine Meade The rush of city life, traffic, working and classes seems to seamlessly slip away upon entering the Public Garden during the later spring and summer months. This area is like a separate world from that of the busy metropolis known as Boston. There are people...

By Brendan Reilly Northeastern's international student body will be faced with many questions over the next several months, and some may feel they shouldn't have to. Sparked by the first attempted bombing of the World Trade Center Towers in 1993 and later expedited by the...

By Briyah Paley Celebrating the earth has never been so much fun. Every year Boston plays host to what has grown to be the largest Earth Day celebration in the country -- EarthFest. This year, Sheryl Crow, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Nickel Creek, Alice Peacock, Sister Hazel...

Amidst the war and issues overseas that have most of the country's attention, it seems that certain problems back home have been forgotten, and must be dealt with. An important one is the state of our nation's schools. In the United States, the average child scores far lower...

By Max Lederman With a cold steady drizzle that made each ping of their aluminum bats feel more like a hammer smashing their cold fingers, the Northeastern baseball team lost a close contest to Holy Cross in their home opener last Wednesday, 6-4. The game was stopped once...