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Calendar: April 21 – 27

April 21, 2011

By Emma Shuck, News Staff Together Boston, an electronic festival surrounding music, art and technology, will bring a free concert to Northeastern’s Fenway Center on Thursday, April 21. The event will bring in a wide variety of talent, all with unique performances done by...

Column: The dos and donts of summer festivals

April 21, 2011

Music festivals can be a daunting experience. The masses of people, bands and overall mayhem often leaves one’s head spinning. It takes the right balance of planning and spontaneity to successfully manage your way through the many facets of these chaotic events. In honor of...

Column: One is the awesomest number

April 14, 2011
Over the course of this semester, something strange and completely lame has happened to almost all of my girlfriends: They’ve all found boyfriends.

‘Boston’s Finest’ nightlife showcased online

April 14, 2011
Most college students in this city have, at least once, met some crazy, memorable characters on the late night streets of Boston. Imagine preserving those memories on film and sharing them with the world on a website dedicated to the finest elements of nightlife in the Hub. Edek Wasilewski, a middler communication studies major, wanted to share his own funny stories, so he created a website to make this possible. He and his six-person team are launching the full version of Bostonsfinest.tv April 20. Currently, a preview site is up with a video the team made at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Southie. While videos of late night shenanigans are going to be the top feature of Boston’s Finest, the site will have other highlights such as blogs, a Twitter feed, nightlife advice and other items that reflect culture in Boston.

Student activism theatre group “Come Out” on stage

April 14, 2011
Coming out as gay in today’s world is easier than it once was, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Northeastern’s student theatre group Acting Out decided to explore this issue on the stage in “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are,” which was performed Sunday. They invited the audience to contribute to a dialogue about the thought-provoking topic after the show.

Oh, the places we go: Italy

April 14, 2011
As I gazed up at the scorching Italian sun, heat was the last thing on my mind. I was standing in breathtaking Venice, Italy, barely able to take in the overwhelming beauty of my surroundings.

Calendar: April 14 – 20

April 14, 2011

By Emma Shuck, News Staff Entry of the Week: Come see a very different type of entertainment at Step Fest 2011 on Saturday, April 16, brought to campus by the Iota Gamma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Members of the Divine Nine, the historically Black Greek...

Springfest mixes it up

April 12, 2011
A sold-out Matthews Arena echoed as the crowed chanted,“TGFO” (Taylor Gang For Life), during Wiz Khalifa’s performance of his song “Taylor Gang” on Saturday night. Khalifa coined the name for his loyal fan base and the song is off of his mix tape Cabin Fever (2010).

SPRINGFEST: The Week in Photos

April 7, 2011
A photo slideshow of Springfest activities around campus.

Tokyo Police Club gets the crowd rowdy

April 7, 2011
The caution tape adorning the scene at afterHOURS was surprisingly necessary Wednesday – it was there to go along with the 2011 Springfest theme, NUTORIOUS, but ended up serving as a warning for the night to come.

MFA shares silent dialogue of Japanese tea customs

April 7, 2011
he exhibit is very small, quaint and simple. Even though it looks sparse, this is actually the most appropriate way to showcase a Japanese tea ceremony known as chanoyu. Japan might be a little too far to travel for tea, but Northeastern students can walk a few blocks to experience the culture by learning about Japanese tea customs.

Diverse crowd fought for fun with fluffy weapons

April 7, 2011
A headrest, a sitting cushion, a weapon. The pillow is such a necessary item to everyday comfort, but is often overlooked and forgotten. Yet, Saturday, April 2, the pillow brought about 1,500 costumed people together in Cambridge Common for International Pillow Fight Day.