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Cartoon: Always bet on Bruin

June 9, 2011

Editorial: Summer catalog lacking variety

May 26, 2011

At a university where, at any given time, a significant portion of the student body is employed on co-op, summer courses are necessary to keep pace with the academic calendars of other institutions. The point is to aid in both negating the time lost while on co-op and to graduate students in a timely fashion.

Letter to the Editor: New students, visitors flood the campus with a swarm of Residential Life to match

May 26, 2011

Housing and Residential Life at Northeastern transforms itself over the summer. When there are so many fewer students on campus, what happens to all those empty residence halls? Of course, many closed residence halls undergo scheduled maintenance and renovations, including replacing carpets, tiles and appliances, painting, rewiring and thorough cleaning.

Commentary: Some Bachelor’s degrees worth more than others, but cost of entry is too high

May 26, 2011

A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce published this week details the earning potential of over 170 majors across the United States. It shows with data the obvious fact that not all majors are created equal when it comes to how much money one can make. The study uses census data to look at the median salary per year for full-time, full-year holders of Bachelor’s degrees with different majors.

Editorial Cartoon: YMCA

May 25, 2011

Editorial: YMCA building a battle of two neighborhoods

May 12, 2011

This week, the residents and members of the Huntington Avenue YMCA hit a major setback in their efforts to block the renovation and conversion of the historic building into a new set of Northeastern dorms. The Boston Landmarks Commission unanimously declined to raise the level of historical significance of the building and to declare it a landmark of the city.

Letter: Mission Hill and the University turning neighbors against neighbors with task force

May 12, 2011

Many students in the area may be familiar with the Mission Hill Problem Property Task Force (MHPPTF). For those who are not, it is a group of elected officials, residents and members of local universities which exists to intimidate and harass students.

Letter: Osama bin Laden’s killing shows Obama’s national security credentials, ability to lead

May 12, 2011

The killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden by our military in Pakistan is a remarkable vindication for our commander in chief. While many Republicans, Tea Partiers and wannabe presidential candidates, such as real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump, have been resurrecting debates surrounding our president’s birth certificate and school records, President Barack Obama was working closely with his military advisers to put the final touches on an audacious operation to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.

Editorial Cartoon: Commencement

May 12, 2011

Northeastern Commencement 2011: A Summary. By William Macowski, News Staff

Column: Three Cups of Tea author’s lies are unethical

April 21, 2011

My freshman year, every incoming Northeastern student (freshmen and transfers) was required to read “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson, who also gave a speech in Matthews Arena on the book. (In his sequel, “Stones into Schools,” he remarks how he was moved that the students of Northeastern filled a stadium for him. Perhaps nobody told him it was required attendance for freshmen.)

Letter: A friend remembers student Christopher Williams

April 21, 2011

When Christopher Williams talked about the robotic lobsters on his co-op, “Yes,” I said, emphatically pumping my fist, ushering in laughter. I heard rumors of this robotic lobster when I visited the Marine Biology Center in Nahant.