RSA opts to keep resident activity fee steady The Resident Student Association (RSA) decided not to raise the resident activity fee at its Jan. 10 meeting. The fee, paid by all students living on campus, will remain at $29. "It's a serious matter we should discuss," RSA President...

By Nick Mendez Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the week Saturday, January 27 2 a.m. Residence Life staff called NUPD to report a fight in the lobby of Smith Hall. The officers interviewed an 18-year-old...

By Jessi Savino In the past 20 years, the number of people infected with HIV worldwide rose from about 2.5 million to 40 million. Sixty-four percent of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa. However the rates may be declining. Kofi Awusabo-Asare shared these facts and talked...

By Nikki Markow With a $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, Dr. Ahmed Busnaina and a team of Northeastern researchers and professors are beginning a project to design an implantable sensor with the ability to detect different types of cancer. The nanobiosensor...

By Samantha Egan Although the Council for University Programs (CUP) has made bids on several acts, the Springfest and concert committees are still seeking student opinions through an online poll posted on their website. The survey contains a list of possibilities for the concert,...

By Pamela King Terry McAuliffe said he decided to let his son, Jack, take the driver's seat. Jack hit the gas and proceeded to run into former First Lady Hillary Clinton. Clinton immediately stood up, brushed herself off and shouted, "Hey Jack, did Bill [Clinton] teach you how...

By Drew Bonifant More than two years after the Student Government Association (SGA) passed legislation calling for new student identification numbers, the university is set to enact the change at the end of February. In 2005, SGA senators Cory Renzella and Nicole Martino wrote...

After a turbulent semester that saw eight members summonsed to district court and its chapter placed on probation, the university's chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity cleaned house two weeks ago, electing a fresh, five-person executive committee to head the organization. The...

By Marc Larocque Amanda Zoglio's family speaks Italian, but she grew up without learning the language. "It makes me feel left out to hear my mother and sister speaking in our native tongue as I sit incomprehensive," said the senior graphic design major. "In high school, my...

By LaChia Harrison Each year a small group of students gather in a lab in the basement of Richards Hall with one mission: to design and build an off-road vehicle that will endure the challenges of tough terrain and water. Even after a full day of classes or a long day at...

By Cynthia Retamozo Walking down the aisles at Wollaston's or Shaw's, it is hard to miss the "0g Trans Fat!" label on some items. The trend to remove trans fat from food and restaurants hit New York in December and has now made its way up the east coast and into Boston. The...

By Bessie King Reports show that every year thousands of students graduate from New England colleges and leave in search of opportunities elsewhere. But State Senator Brian Joyce is hoping more students will stick around if they're given a good reason. He's not talking about...