Remember in the opening scenes of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," when the delectable River Phoenix made it his mission to get the cross back from the 1920s pirates because, "it belongs in a museum?" Unfortunately, that was a movie and Harrison Ford won't be going to...

By James Walton Listed at a generous 5-feet, 8-inches tall, Cassandra Brown is not the prototype for rowing that her times and accomplishments for the Northeastern University women's crew team might suggest. Brown, or "Cass," as friends and teammates call her, is the prototype...

In last week's opinion piece, "Mideast Visits Show Truth," Josh Parker illustrated his limitless capacity to produce rambling, hateful rhetoric masquerading as political commentary. In one stroke, Parker denigrated Islam, attacked Northeastern News columnist Joe Goldberg as a...

The Faculty Senate debated Monday about what the appropriate policy should be if faculty members abandon their positions, another aspect of the continuously contested faculty handbook. The issue is just one of many that the senate has been debating since early in the year to...

Although the boat fell behind by nearly a five-seat deficit, don't think that worried coach John Pojednic. The crew stormed back, eventually taking the victory by a full second (5:27.8 to 5:28.8) in the Dreissigacker Cup over Brown on the Seekonk River. "That was actually our...

By Lisa Kaczke Twenty students moved across the dance floor to the noise of clapping and shouting. "Slow, slow, quick, quick," instructor Peter Jetty shouts. They stop as Jetty explains, "The biggest thing is posture." There is no eye contact and the woman looks over the...

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...

Work with me here... imagine a heavy, deliberate sigh. [Sigh] Picture me rolling my eyes and crossing my arms. I am frustrated, confused and aggravated. Why? Semester conversion. More specifically? Those damn mini summer semesters. If you [the student] are confused...

By Lea Schmidt Playing to an atypical and modest crowd at The Middle East in Cambridge, Local H, known for their hit "Bound for the Floor," pushed the attendance numbers aside and rocked out. This past Sunday night, with openers the Humanoids and Jucifer, Local H played downstairs...

After sitting in my bed Saturday morning, I realized that my parents had their priorities all wrong. What were they thinking, not allowing me to have a television in my room and encouraging me to read, so I would be able to expand my vocabulary? What they should have been doing...

The News continues its in-depth look into athletic funding with this, the third of a four-part series: Nate Houghton loves soccer, but not on this day. It is cold and rainy, and a foot injury that has pained him all season is especially cranky today. Granted, the captain...