As janitors across the city struggle over negotiations for a new contract, many building owners and trustees, such as FleetBoston and State Street Bank, have publicly stated their support. Politicians from across the political spectrum, such as Jill Stein, Tom Birmingham, and...

By Eric Creamer The Northeastern field hockey team may be dominant, but they had to lose to someone. The No.9 Huskies traveled to North Carolina this weekend and lost a heartbreaker to 13th-ranked Duke, 3-2. The loss came two days after they cruised past Appalachian State,...

The following is a series of excerpts from President Richard Freeland's testimony that he is giving today before the Committee on Education and the Workforce. "Northeastern was founded over a century ago as a place of opportunity for people in Boston who did not have the financial...

By Lea Schmidt Never has Matthew's Arena been filled with such good karma as it was this past Saturday night. No, it wasn't because Northeastern's hockey team has suddenly gained an intense hippie following. Ratdog was there playing the first concert held at Matthew's Arena...

The Student Government Association's Senate voted last spring to conduct a referendum, which will ask students if they would like to see the student activities fee raised from $17 per quarter, to $50 per semester once the conversion is complete. SGA argues that with a higher...

BROOKLINE-Let's forget Northeastern's 28-17 victory over Hofstra last Saturday ever happened. Seriously, I mean that. We all should have made like Adam Walter before the game started, and allowed the banner to shroud our vision for the duration of the contest. Let's forget...

By Joe Goldberg War is ugly business. It's also big business. If I mentioned how much money our government spends on weaponry, many readers would feel quite nauseous. Sure, there are just wars to be fought, and a strong defense is important to preserve our democracy, but defense...

By Nina Nocciolino Though most people's attention turns to the football team in the fall, one team that goes relatively unnoticed and is once again making a name for NU is The Northeastern Cheerleaders. Last year the team went to the National Cheerleading Competition, in Daytona...

By Alexandra Gallant and April Eve Jasak Look inside your wallet. Find a couple dollar bills and your ATM card, right? The McDonald's dollar menu doesn't seem too appetizing and you've been to the dollar store a few times too many. Honestly, how much food past the expiration...

The reviews were mixed on Northeastern's performance at the Quinnipiac Invitational last Friday. The women's team (1-1) finished first in the event, dominating the field of seven clubs to the tune of 36 points. Their closest competitors in the event were Fairfield, who finished...

As last week commemorates the two-year anniversary of relentless Palestinian terror, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat finds himself in a precarious and yet refreshingly ironic situation. Concealed in the fa

By C.G. Lynch With the transition from quarters to semesters approaching next fall, Northeastern's Student Government Association has requested a raise in the student activity fee. Currently, for each quarter all Northeastern undergraduates, excluding those on co-op, pay an...