By Steve Babcock As the weekly Student Government meeting moved into debate Thursday, Vice President of Academic Affairs Andres Vargas was asked to approach the podium. Just two days prior to the meeting, senators unified to elect Vargas to his new position. On this day, however,...

By Stephanie Vosk The controversial debate surrounding the University of Michigan's affirmative action policy and the pending Supreme Court decision have now reached Northeastern's campus. Professor Martha Davis, former legal director of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund...

By Max Lederman No matter what sport, the most delicious win for any NU team is to beat cross-town rival Boston University. It's about Bean Town pride, and bragging rights, and for the Northeastern men's Basketball team, Saturday's thrilling 72-69 road win over the BU Terriers...

In order to soar through the U.S. News and World Reports national rankings of universities, as well as maintain the number one ranking of internships and co-ops, Northeastern University must sell itself to the nation. Semester conversion plus the branding campaign and three...

Following the debate that has been unfolding in the op-ed pages of The Northeastern News, I was reminded of the line in Thomas Friedman's "From Beirut to Jerusalem" where he quipped that when discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict people generally go insane. I have been following,...

By Lindsay Niegelberg WASHINGTON D.C. - Tens of thousands of protesters braved the 18 degree weather in Washington D.C. on Jan. 18 to tell President Bush that they do not support war in Iraq. "Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere," read one protester's sign, quoting...

From their name alone you might not be able to distinguish Delta Lambda Phi from other fraternities. But there is a factor that uniquely separates them from the rest: Delta Lambda Phi is a gay fraternity. Delta was established in 1986 by three elderly gay men who left a trust...

By Joseph Rubin Vengeful about last week's losses, the Huskies tore off their leashes, strutted their stuff, and let Boston know who really is "Best in Show," delivering losses to both the Terriers and the Seawolves last week at Solomon Court. "We're taking advantage of opportunities...

Alright, so here's the deal ... University College is not converting to semesters. Big deal, right? Well, like all the other aspects of semester conversion, it all depends. Every week, I've been meeting with various people who do various jobs at various locations on campus....

I saw Hulk Hogan on TV the other day and he asked me, "Whatcha' gonna' do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?" I didn't really know, so I asked myself, "What would Jesus do?" That didn't seem to help either, so I changed the channel to the Cartoon Network to see if "Johnny Bravo"...

By Chris Janiec In recognition of their support in this fall's janitor's strike in Boston, Northeastern University's Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) will be presented with an award from Jobs with Justice. The award will be presented at Jobs with Justice's annual dinner on...

By Briyah Paley Freshman journalism major Christina Peaslee has a tattoo of a Chinese character on her lower stomach that means courage. She has her reasons. Peaslee is the first person in her family who is going to college and although the Wareham, Mass. native received a hefty...