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...

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...

By Kaitlin Thaney Crime Log Entry of the Week Tuesday, April 11 2 a.m. Campus Police from Lasell College arrested a 19-year-old male Northeastern student. He was initially encountered on Lasell's campus with mass quantities of alcohol in his possession. Confiscated from...

*Questions and answers provided by the Office of Semester Conversion. Situation 1 A student is scheduled for a January-June co-op, but decides to change to a July-December co-op. What does he need to do? 1) Meet with his co-op advisor to determine if this is feasible. 2)...