Last Sunday I had a chance to address a panel that included United States Congressmen Michael Capuano and Barney Frank. Capuano's district includes the Boston campus of NU, meaning he represents most of our students. The event took place at Newton City Hall, and was organized...

By Stephanie Vosk The speakers for this year's commencement ceremonies were announced by the university Monday. Christine Todd Whitman, who will be the keynote speaker at the undergraduates' ceremony, June 14, served as governor of New Jersey from 1993 to 2000 before being...

By Nicole Haley Academicians from various fields of study and locations throughout the world met at Northeastern last Thursday for the first of a three-day Practice-Oriented Education (POE) Conference to reinforce the importance of programs like co-op. The conference was hosted...

By Max Lederman After splitting two games last Wednesday against cross-town rival Boston College, the Northeastern baseball team went into two more double-headers on Sunday and Monday against Albany looking to start their conference schedule with a splash. The splash ended...

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to visit anew the incendiary issue of affirmative action on American campuses, attention is simultaneously being refocused on the collateral, and equally thorny,

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...