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Alex Frandsen, Sports Columnist

Manning assault can’t be ignored

March 4, 2016
Peyton Manning is not just famous. He is deified. He has transcended the football world, where he accomplished almost everything a quarterback could hope to accomplish, and has become something much more: A cultural icon.
Swimming and diving competes in conference champs

Swimming and diving competes in conference champs

March 4, 2016
The Northeastern University (NU) swimming and diving team completed the 2015-16 campaign with a combined fifth-place finish at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) swimming and diving championships in Virginia, racking up 422.5 points at the University of Richmond.
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Trump, Clinton win big in Bay State

March 4, 2016
Massachusetts voters took to the polls Tuesday, March 1, favoring Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the Republican and Democratic primaries, respectively.
Bullet for My Valentine returns to America

Bullet for My Valentine returns to America

March 4, 2016
After releasing its fifth record “Venom” in August 2015, the Welsh metal band Bullet for My Valentine is slated to present the album at the House of Blues Boston on March 3.
Letter: A call on SGA to heed student voices

Letter: A call on SGA to heed student voices

February 25, 2016
On Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall to hear opinions from the student body on five referenda under consideration. Among the submitted referenda was a proposal from Students Against Institutional Discrimination (SAID) to initiate a democratic redrafting of the SGA Constitution to make the group more responsive to the student body. The referendum proposal is supported by a broad coalition of student organizations who have been frustrated for years by the Association’s structural flaws, which prevent representatives from being accountable to their constituents.
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Ballet comments on political oppression

February 25, 2016
A single string instrument played an eerie rhythmic melody as two men hoisted Spencer Keith’s limp body up by the arms – a haunting recreation of a rebel’s crucifixion.
Professor prints soluble drugs

Professor prints soluble drugs

February 25, 2016
Nanoparticle technology, a 3-D printer and a bit of brainpower are the three key tools in a Northeastern University (NU) professor’s pioneering research to create medicine that dissolves directly into the bloodstream – no needles required.
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Massachusetts readies itself for primaries

February 25, 2016
For this year’s Super Tuesday on March 1, Massachusetts will be one of 15 states and territories that will open their polls and cast votes on who they believe should be the nominee for president from the Democratic and Republican parties.
Huskies come out swinging in season opener

Huskies come out swinging in season opener

February 25, 2016
The Northeastern University (NU) baseball team opened up its season at L. Dale Mitchell Park with a four-game series split against the Oklahoma University (OU) Sooners.
Op-Ed: Becoming comfortable with "majority black culture"

Op-Ed: Becoming comfortable with “majority black culture”

February 18, 2016
“When I was in seventh grade, a black kid in my English class told me I was black on the outside but white on the inside because I talked like a white kid. I told that kid that ‘if black people aren’t allowed to speak standard American English, I have no interest in being black, so that works out, doesn’t it?’”
Porches electrifies afterHOURS

Porches electrifies afterHOURS

February 18, 2016
Laced in with lightly distorted guitar chords, bass lines played in an echoed round with synthesizers at afterHOURS last Thursday night.
Love Sucks Oddity Market presents dark celebration

Love Sucks Oddity Market presents dark celebration

February 18, 2016
While some spent this past weekend smelling rose petals and munching candy hearts in honor of Valentine’s Day, others eschewed the frilly holiday in favor of a darker celebration.