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Free MFA event to feature local artists

September 23, 2010
For those well-rounded culture lovers of both music and art, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) is hosting its sixth annual College Night.

Cartoon Caption Contest

September 23, 2010

Is your sense of humor recovering from the recession? E–mail your best captions for this cartoon to [email protected] or tweet @HuntNewsNU.

Calendar: Sept. 23-29

September 23, 2010

By Gail Waterhouse, News Staff Entry of the Week: Fluff festival's fifth anniversary Fluff festival’s fifth anniversary: This Saturday, some serious “WTF?” action is going down in Somerville. That’s right, it’s time for the fifth annual “What the Fluff?...

Column: Tirades and tiaras

September 23, 2010
By my definition, a guilty pleasure is something I very much enjoy, despite my better judgment.

Fratmusic.com leaves listeners guessing

September 16, 2010

Fratmusic.com, the college student’s go-to site for pre-mixed party music, has been down since mid summer. Instead of finding eargasmic playlists, pregaming party-goers are greeted with an acid-tripping brown bear trying to decipher the cosmic meaning of double rainbows, much...

PikeFest rocked into fall

September 16, 2010

This year’s newly-named PikeFest brought a “cool” front to campus last Saturday, with performances from The Cool Kids, Bad Rabbits and Chiddy Bang. “This year was the largest turnout we’ve ever had, probably a few thousand,” said Pi Kappa Alpha President Bryce...

A cappella groups welcome new talent

September 16, 2010

By Gail Waterhouse, News Staff A cappella at Northeastern has become more popular in the last few years, with an increase in student talent and regional recognition, sparking a friendly rivalry among the multiple groups on campus. Five groups comprise Northeastern’s a...

Fall TV shows try to fill ‘Lost’ void

September 16, 2010

By Francesca Sales, News Correspondent The fall semester has started, and with it a slate of new fall TV shows. Many are premiering within the next months, but will old fans of cult favorites,-- such as the recently-ended “Lost”-- take the bait? Sure, your TV calendar...

NU Band Spotlight: All These Elements

September 16, 2010
Sitting at a table in a purple-striped dress shirt and black slacks, Northeastern junior Jay Donovan hardly looks the part of the dedicated musician he is.

BostoNU Weekly Calendar, Sept. 9 to Sept. 15

September 8, 2010

Calendar compiled by Gail Waterhouse, News Staff Event of the week CollegeFest weekend: If you just can’t get enough of Welcome Week and are yearning to meet new people, hear more music and score free stuff, come to CollegeFest, a two-day free for all at the Hynes...

Summer reads

August 17, 2010
As summer’s end draws near, one might like to look at what he or she has accomplished in the last few months. Reviewing linear algebra, or solving an evil sudoku puzzle in less than one hour count as accomplishments. But the one thing that seems to be a popular summer pastime is reading (excluding those required for school).

Concert review: Maps and Atlases avoid police, puts on stellar show

August 17, 2010

By Andrew Judd, News Correspondent Hordes of flannel-clad twenty-something hipsters crowded the Middle East Upstairs last week to watch Chicago-based "math rock" outfit Maps and Atlases. The band made the trip to Cambridge in support of its recent debut full-length album...