The men's crew team walked directly into the fire last weekend, competing against the University of Washington on the Montlake Cut in Seattle, on the school's 100th anniversary of rowing. With sunny skies and tens of thousands of people there to soak in the festivities, NU...

With cabin fever and senoritis spreading around campus, it is only fair that we have a pre-final exam stress reliever. This form of medication will be brought to us by WRBB via their Spring Music Concert. On Saturday, May 10, NU's campus will be overtaken by the banging beats...

We've become a nation with too many Jay Gatsbys. It's really sad. Certain elements of American society desire wealth, power, and glamour so much that they resemble the depraved antihero of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, "The Great Gatsby." As I will explain, I blame Bush, not the...

By Bradley Rosenberg Three NU graduate students placed fifth in the Carrot Capital Business Plan Challenge (CCBPC) Saturday with their plan for the "East Bay Brewing Company," a beer manufacturing business venture. While the placing in the competition did not gain them any prize...

By Dan Canastra In front of thousands of spectators, the Huskies put up a valiant effort at the Penn Relays last weekend. The Penn Relays, which is the largest relay meet in the world, featured some of the best athletes and track programs in the country. Due to the thousands...

By Jillian Orlando Rain in New England is not an unusual occurrence, but last Saturday it cost the city some important cleanup efforts. The 8th Annual Northeastern University Service Day was set for Saturday, but due to weather conditions the major events involving outdoor...

Every quarter Circle K sponsors a blood drive, along with the American Red Cross, and every quarter the appointments fill up. This quarter is no different. "Most days are full, with about 80 appointments a day," said freshman biochemistry major Jessica Baycroft. "The Red Cross...

Pull up a seat on a grassy knoll. The greenery wasn't too hard to find was it? As summer quickly approaches and the weather is beginning to look more and more like spring, one thing students can be grateful for is being part of the NU community. An experience at NU is unlike...

By Bradley Rosenberg The NU Varsity women's crew team came in third again Saturday, with Texas taking first and Boston University bagging second, but Coach Joe Wilhelm is not all that disappointed. "Varsity rode particularly aggressive," he says. "I thought we did a really...

The need for a Rape Crisis Counselor is on both the administration's and students' radar screen. Though students are honing in on the issue this week, the administration will continue to monitor the blip in the upcoming weeks and months. This Thursday the Student Government...

By Nicole Haley The newly formed Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship (NuChiAlpha) tried to reach students on a spiritual level Last Thursday by using the popular animated sitcom "The Simpsons" as a model. The group met at the Sacred Space in Ell Hall to talk about Jesus, the Bible...

By Margarita Neplokh We have all seen her, that girl. She is always around campus, looking perfectly put together. She is not wearing anything flashy, nor is her hair -- the color of fire -- what some would consider normal, yet she still comes across as being stylish. Having...