In early April, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors approved incommodious service cuts and fare hikes, effective July 1. The 23 percent fare increase and host of service reductions are part of the MBTA’s proposal to reduce its $185 million...

By Sarah Moomaw, News Staff My friends say I'm a runner. I tell them I play one on TV. I said this to a woman during a 5K on Father's Day after she told me she runs to eat endless ice cream. Sold. We make excuses for everything, but why running? For the last mile...

On Friday, June 1, Kelsey Rennebohm (age 28) was killed on Huntington Avenue in a bike accident involving an MBTA bus and vehicular traffic. While the details are still being investigated, there is one fact that will not change: Huntington Avenue is one of the city’s most dangerous...

Last week Northeastern University Athletics Director Peter Roby encouraged college-bound LGBT athletes to check out Northeastern. “If you are a young, LGBT athlete looking for a place to play, we invite you to consider Northeastern,” Roby said in a promotional video for...

By Sarah Moomaw, News Staff We all tell white lies. Whether it’s to get out of something we don’t want to do or cover up something we did, it has become part of human nature. One of the first – and easily claimed as most successful – social media sites has set...

By Nick Jacques, News Staff As we all know, Boston is the “Hub of the Universe.” Our fair city is a global leader in education and culture, and is competing to be a leader in technological innovation. Unfortunately, as young people across the city have probably come to...

By Nick Jacques, News Staff Following a historic trial, Tyler Clementi’s tormentor is going to prison. Colleges and universities now need to take steps to ensure a case like this never comes up again. Clementi’s roommate, Dharun Ravi, was convicted of 15 charges –...

Four years after the death of Rebecca Payne, with two indicted men finally facing charges, the Northeastern community is reminded of the horrific event that shocked friends and strangers alike. But let us also be reminded of Rebecca Payne. Not just the young woman brutally and...