By Steve Babcock Northeastern's growing array of issues surrounding semester conversion and various other changes to student life are giving the Student Government Association a lot to consider in the already fast-paced winter quarter. The students' outlet for grievances and...

As 50 Cent insinuates, Ja Rule is a Wanksta. Call me slow, but I did not realize that 50 was making reference to the pop commodity that has become Ja Rule in his debut video. If anyone else is stuck in my slow shoes, take notice that the Wanksta doll in the video is wearing a...

Crime Log Entry of the Week Thursday, Jan. 9 10 p.m. An officer patrolling Columbus Lot saw a group of young men taking items from the trunk of a car and putting them into backpacks. Once the students went on their way, the officer stopped and questioned them. The students...

By Margarita Neplokh As can be expected, the weather is cold and the sun goes down really early this time of year. The many reasons to get up and look good these days are limited. While being cooped up in the house and staring at the wall, look at the things that occupy your...

By Nicole Haley Northeastern alumnus Richard Egan turned in his resignation as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland on Dec. 20, only 15 months after President Bush appointed him to the post. Although Egan has not released any official statement to the press, nor was he available for...

The News has dedicated Special Sections for the next quarter, soley to semester conversion coverage. The following is the first installment of coverage. As the ball dropped in Times Square, and the clock struck midnight in the Krentzmen Quad, a realization set in among the...

I am not easily intimidated by people. Hell, the only difference between me and Nas is some gold chains and some introspective lyrics; the only discrepancy between me and Tracy McGrady is that he can play basketball and I cannot. But this was different. It was my first month...

The field of journalism has lost an icon. The Boston Globe has lost a valued employee of 41 years, the McDonough family has lost a father and a loving husband, Northeastern has lost a valued alumni and the world lost a wonderful human being on Jan. 9 when Will McDonough died...

ORONO, Maine - The Huskies find themselves in a tough predicament following losses of 7-1 and 3-1 to the Maine Black Bears last weekend at Alfond Arena. Northeastern, which is now 1-10-1 in Hockey East, remains in eighth place just a point ahead of rival Lowell which picked...

Next Wednesday, Jan. 22, marks the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized a woman's right to choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. As a woman born almost seven years after the decision and who went to high school during the Clinton...

By Max Lederman Flying high following their historic win against Boston College last weekend, the Huskies came to a crashing halt last week. NU dropped their first two conference games to Hartford (82-75) and Vermont (89-81). What makes Saturday's 82-75 loss at Hartford...

I'd like to respond to the recent articles written about network misuse at Northeastern. It's been a problem for a while at Northeastern, yet this is the first time that it's been publically acknowledged that there are people "misusing" the network. As a senior, I've been through...