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Response: MBTA service cuts may be necessary

February 2, 2012

In his column last week “The MBTA needs to reassess its priorities,” Michael Denham correctly pointed out that Mass Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) first priority should be public transit – after all, they are a public transport organization – but his suggestion...

Letter: NUCD responds to NUCR call for debate

February 2, 2012

Northeastern University College Republicans (NUCR) recently wrote a Letter to the Editor complaining that the Northeastern University College Democrats (NUCD) have been clamping down on political discourse on campus by declining offers to have debates with their organization....

Letter: Knockout Barstool on the Blackout Tour

January 28, 2012

“PS – Just to make friends with the feminists I’d like to reiterate that we don’t condone rape of any kind at our Blackout Parties in mid-January. However if a chick passes out that’s a grey area though.” No, that isn’t going to cut it.

Editorial: Food trucks a good model but hindered by City Hall

January 26, 2012

Last week, Boston food truck owners said they aren't getting the business they originally projected. This is surprising, and to those who appreciate good, cheap food, it’s upsetting for a number of reasons. The first being the fundamental paradox of a truck roaming the city,...

Editorial Column: The MBTA needs to reassess priorities

January 26, 2012

Last Monday, protesters and students swarmed the State House and the nearby Transportation Building to voice their opposition to proposed budget tweaks by the Mass Bay Transit Authority, including raising fares, cutting buses, and scaling back E Line service. The cuts are...

Letter: NUCR calls for election year debate

January 26, 2012

During my first semester at Northeastern University in the fall of 2010, I had the privilege of participating in one of the most time-honored of all political traditions: a debate between two opposing parties. As the 2010 midterm elections drew closer and closer, anticipation...

Letter: Apartment hunt with caution, information

January 26, 2012

The year has barely begun, and yet it’s already the start of apartment hunting season. It seems to me that more and more students are looking to go off campus. I have personally taken part in the apartment search process for two years and always dread it. Each year, the rush...

Editorial Cartoon

January 26, 2012

Editorial Cartoon

January 19, 2012

Editorial: Swipe access system blocks outsiders at a price

January 19, 2012

Finally, after nearly a year, Snell Library got around to installing its swipe access system. As easily expected, it garnered immediate flak from students about long lines and apparent inefficiencies. Gone are the days where we can just flash our cards and keep walking, we now have to stop and swipe. Oh my.

Response: Paul portrayed unfairly in column

January 19, 2012

As a humble reader, I would like to put in my two cents about last week’s editorial column (“Paul gains support despite harmful stances,” Jan. 12) calling Ron Paul insane. If one really researches what he stands for – personal liberty, individual rights, free markets, smaller government – most of what he believes in is logical. Due to brevity, I’ll explain two of Paul’s most controversial policies.

Letter: Australia native’s Northeastern observations

January 19, 2012

I’m going to slip a pleasant, cheerful message into the piles of irate and indignant complaints I dare say The News is sent on a regular basis. Having been a visitor from Australia to Northeastern this past week, I’ve been enjoying a little look at your extravagant college lives here in Boston. Consequently, I feel like you ought to know and appreciate your idiosyncrasies, both great and confusing, as observed by a foreigner.