Where were you the day the Gulf War: Part 2 was declared? I was on my way to a Celine Dion concert at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The show began at 8:30, war began around 7:15 after President Bush's address to the nation two weeks ago. Before the show began, Dion knew what...

By Steve Babcock Student Government representatives from Northeastern and other area colleges came together at City Hall with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino Wednesday morning to discuss current issues facing collegiate governments. Another meeting and formal dinner at Boston...

I usually defend my journalistic brethren when someone around society wants to take a dig at them. But recently, I've noticed that our particular field is taking a lot of heat. Last night cinched it for me. While watching the postgame interview of Kansas coach Roy Williams,...

It's very easy to find the commercials for various armed forces enticing. They should be, they're put together by the best minds of propaganda our country has to offer. But before any of you, especially all you young men over the age of 18, get it into your head that being a...

By Emily Timberlake Year after year, students at Northeastern enter the housing lottery in hopes of getting a good number that will put them far ahead of other students in the housing hunt. This hope is not a reality for some 1,600 students who have been placed on the wait list...

By Carleton Atwater In the basement of a tiny house on Huntington Avenue, the space is scarce and there's no heat. Lighting is provided by a simple string of Christmas lights on the wall and, on top of all this, the floor is covered in water four inches deep. Despite these...

By Stephanie Vosk Northeastern University hosted a panel discussion titled "Freedom of Information" Thursday afternoon in Snell Library that explored the role of journalists during wartime and the reliability of the current media coverage in Iraq. The three panelists spoke about...

By Jillian Orlando The honors program at Northeastern currently offers special housing, smaller and more in-depth classes, discounts on tickets for the performing arts and free overload courses. But are these rewards enough to keep students interested in the program or is the...

A year after winning the school's first Division 1 Grand National Cheerleading championship, the Huskies were back at it last weekend. This time, however, the pep squad fell just short repeating as the cream of the crop, finishing second to Louisville at the 2003 Chick-fil-A...

No one is protesting in favor of Saddam or terrorists. However, we are and need to be concerned over why we are at war. Some criticize the protesters for not supporting our troops, but these consciencious objectors are supporting our troops by demanding that we have just cause...

By Jeff Schaible Using IMAX theatres' advanced 3D photography, "Ghosts of the Abyss" takes the audience on a unique look at an extraordinary journey to the legendary wreck of the Titanic. Academy Award winning director James Cameron returns to the site of his greatest work...

By Nicole Haley Fast food has become a staple of the American diet and somewhere along the line one quarter of adults in the United States have become obese, according to the Surgeon Genreral. With the estimate of public health costs stemming from overweight and obesity at $117...