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...

By Bradley Rosenberg The Northeastern Huskies were beaten by the Harvard Crimson on Saturday by a score of 75-70, but the men were hardly losers, as they were able to set two new NU records at the dual meet. The first record was set by senior Vinny Tortorella, one of the team's...

By Joe Goldberg The following fictional conversation depicts a real-life debate that can be found in Jewish synagogues throughout America. Until now, it has largely been a private Jewish discussion, taking place behind synagogue doors. The two characters represent two views...

By Kimberly Peterson They didn't play the way they wanted to play. They didn't score the way they thought they would score. Most importantly, they didn't win. No. 6 New Hampshire thoroughly thrashed Northeastern, sweeping the Huskies last weekend with a pair of 3-0 losses. "I...

When working the night shift, the only thing you want to do when you get home is go to bed. I attempted to do so last Thursday evening when I arrived home from work. Below my window I could hear a group of female students talking excitedly. Being that it was a Thursday evening,...

ORONO, Maine - Despite better forechecking, goaltending and more scoring opportunities, the Northeastern Huskies dropped their ninth straight Hockey East contest, 3-1, to the Maine Black Bears in front of 4,955 at Alfond Arena. Jimmy Howard made 26 saves and Todd Jackson scored...