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...

By Stephanie Vosk Wedding bells were ringing for Kristin Stanley, but she could only capture the sound for a moment before "Operation Iraqi Freedom" intervened. With tentative plans to marry in October 2004, the coordinator of public relations and special projects for the...

He maxed out all 10 of his credit cards and held his breath to make his newest film. Now, two years later, Justin Lin can exhale. At 26-years-old, the director is living his dream and taking it all in very slowly. Lin is the director of "Better Luck Tomorrow," a film about a...

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 Dan Canastra The Northeastern men's track team captured five first place finishes at the Husky Spring Open last Saturday at the Solomon Track in Dedham. Idris Payne, a sophomore, picked up the first victory of the outdoor season for the Huskies, finishing first in the 200-meter...

He walks in the room and his ocean blue eyes light up when he sees the young and eager faces gazing at him in awe. The legendary actor is in Boston promoting his new film "Basic," which opened March 28 to rave reviews. In the movie, John Travolta is former military Army Ranger...