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...

Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder had a lot of things on his mind last night following NU's 3-2 loss at Amherst. Tonight, after a day where the team practiced on the power play, thought of Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett's fumble recovery in the Fiesta Bowl and a strong...

AMHERST - A theme is developing in the Northeastern locker room. The Huskies, who are now 2-12-1 in Hockey East, dropped their latest Hockey East game losing to Amherst 3-2 after holding a 2-0 lead. Even with the loss, the Huskies still lay claim to the 8th and final playoff...

By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association opened debate last Thursday on a resolution that would make a yearly meeting with academic advisors mandatory for every student. The SGA will vote on the resolution at this Thursday's meeting. The resolution SR-W-02-103...

By Lisa Kaczke The dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are still alive. The 600 people from all over the state who gathered at the Curry Student Center on Monday are proof of that. The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) held a commemoration of King's life,...

By Emily Werchadlo The times, they are a-changin'. No longer are women sitting on the sidelines when it comes to sports. We are in the game with the boys, or at least we are watching it on TV with them. For you women who have got sports down, more power to you, but this column...

By Nicole Haley This is the first in new series The News will dedicate to profiling student organizations on campus. Freshmen Alexandra Pincay felt out of place when she arrived at Northeastern this fall.

Upon opening The News last week, I was shocked to see an article written about my fraternity, Alpha Kappa Sigma. Since The News has never printed anything positive about Greek life at Northeastern, I braced myself and began to read the article. My assumptions were correct, as...