Ordinarily, Northeastern hockey coach Bruce Crowder would have been thrilled by last Friday's one-sided victory by his team. But as his players know, the schedule for the next month will determine what the Huskies will be playing for in the following three. Nonetheless, the...

By Joe Goldberg Hats off to David D'Alesandro, CEO of John Hancock, for exercising leadership in the janitors labor crisis. In an age when CEOs seem more concerned with maintaining their private jets than maintaining employees' retirement funds, his decision that John Hancock...

The red carpet was rolled out last Thursday at the newly renovated Ritz Carlton. The guest of honor was Northeastern's nationally recognized cooperative education program. Northeastern University's first annual co-op partners dinner featured alumni, CEO's, CFO's and co-op students...

By Kim Peterson Northeastern did not enter their two-game series with sixth-ranked Wisconsin expecting a weekend getaway, and they also probably didn't expect to have a 2-1 and 4-2 loss hanging over their heads at the end of it. There is no denying that a loss is no way to...

I am writing to you as a long time Northeastern Fan. My late husband Alex Gillis was a graduate of NU Law School in 1942, and my personal adviser at the University of Rhode Island was Asa Knowles who later became president of NU. I have worked closely with many NU professors...

By Kaitlin M. Thaney As the annual rush week for sororities began last week."Don't be just another face in the crowd" was the slogan seen in every corner of the Curry Student Center. Only four sororities were accepting pledges this year, due to the suspension of the Alpha...

By Ari Strait The three-time America East swimming and diving champion Northeastern Huskies will be taking a more prepared team into the pool this season to defend both their conference crown and last year's undefeated record. Sophomore Emily White believes the team has the...

In the Oct. 2 edition of the Northeastern News, Josh Parker wrote an opinion piece overflowing with hatred and contempt for the four million expropriated Palestinian refugees suffering under the heel of Israeli military occupation. He brazenly asserts, without factual backing,...

By Lea Schmidt Last week Panhellenic Council packed the Curry Student Center with ambitious sorority recruits, recruitment counselors, and lots of "sisters" for its fall recruitment. What could be more fun than that? Driving fiery nails through my eyes would be one thing....

By Jon Litchfeld The Fairfield field hockey team gathered inside their goal and let out a collective screech as part of their game preparation Sunday afternoon. The tactic may have helped the Stags, but Northeastern was still able to notch the 2-0 victory on a soggy Sweeney...

Thailand, surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, has a population of about 60 million. Brown Sugar Cafe, surrounded by the greenery of the Fens and the Boston Red Sox, has a dining room capacity of approximately 45, with its quaint atmosphere. The Asian feeling...

By Amanda Murphy If you thought spending five years at Northeastern University was a long time, just imagine 45 years as Doctor Nathan Riser has done. He is currently a professor emeritus of Marine Biology at Northeastern and has been here since 1957. He has seen five University...