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Column: What Andy Samberg says about GroupThink

November 16, 2011

The Lonely Island couldn’t have been more spot-on in mocking the typical “bro” persona in its “We Like Sports and We Don’t Care Who Knows” YouTube video: whiskey, football and a d-bag attitude to compensate for some serious insecurities. The reason the video is so...

Calendar: Nov. 17-23

November 16, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: International Art Show The 15th annual Boston International Fine Art Show at Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama this weekend will feature work from 40 galleries based in the United States and Europe. Come view paintings, works...

Free BSO concerts come to Fenway Center

November 10, 2011

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will hold the first of five free concerts for Northeastern students and the community at the Fenway Center Friday. The concerts are a part of the BSO’s 2011-12 Community Chamber Music Series.

Blackman hosts Dave Coulier of “Full House”

November 10, 2011

The lights dimmed. About 100 audience members gathered at Northeastern’s Blackman Auditorium collectively hushed. Dave Coulier slinked on stage with an affable nervousness to an enthusiastic response from those present. “Is this it?” he said. “Where is everybody? I thought this was supposed to be a full house?”

Puppets share stage in theatre department’s latest production

November 10, 2011

In Japan, some puppeteers spend 20 years trying to perfect the motion of the left leg before mastering the rest of the puppet. Northeastern’s theatre department tried this same style of puppetry for its current production – though instead of two decades of preparation, they had two months.

Clubs hold first ever “Words in Action” event

November 10, 2011

Students shared Shakespearean sonnets, modern theatrical monologues and original poems at the first “Words in Action” event last Saturday at afterHOURS. Spectrum Literary Arts Magazine and Northeastern student theatre group Acting Out co-sponsored the event, which was primarily coordinated by the latter’s president, Miranda Paquet, a middler English major.

Calendar: Nov. 10-16

November 9, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: Cheapskates on the Pond ’Tis the season if you’re a cheapskate date. The Boston Common Frog Pond is launching a special college night of ice skating Tuesday, where students with a current college ID can get half-price admission...

360-degree “Peter Pan” performance at City Hall Plaza

November 3, 2011

An evasive British voice whispers “All children grow up. Except for one …” as periwinkle lights soften and a glowing London landscape evolves fluidly on the ceiling.

Club spotlight: Northeastern paintball team

November 3, 2011

At first glance, paintball may not seem like the most team-oriented sport. Players fire paint-filled balls at each other with the goal of eliminating all of the other team’s members – get hit once and you’re out. With participants rushing behind barriers and scrambling on the ground to avoid projectiles flying at over 200 miles per hour, it would appear as though all the individuals are fending for themselves. But the president of the Northeastern paintball team offers another view.

LASO/CVSA host Latin Sambura event at afterHOURS

November 3, 2011

On Oct. 28, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) and the Cape Verdean Student Association (CVSA) hosted “Fright Night,” a Halloween DJ Party at afterHOURS, which both clubs said was their most important and largest event to date. This is the third year both clubs came together to put on the Latin Sabura event.

NU Dining Services hosts carving contest

November 3, 2011

To some, carving a pumpkin is an art. To others, it is a chore. To some Northeastern students, it is a tradition, a competition and, sometimes, a little piece of home.

Calendar: Nov. 3-9

November 2, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: Flash Mob Join Boston Flash Mob this weekend to get jiggy with Bill Clinton. Strangers on the street will break into choreographed dance this Sunday at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center (BCEC) with special guest...