When "The OC's" Seth Cohen coined the term "Chrismukkah" in 2003, it marked a turning point for the holiday season. By capsulizing the commercialization of Christmas and Hanukkah, it revealed that religious holidays have become less about faith and more about pop culture. At...

By Danielle Capalbo As the holiday shopping season enters full swing, some students said this year's top gifts fall outside their price range. To make the most of their tight budgets, students said they'll opt for thoughtful, creative gifts instead of video games and swanky...

By Amara Grautski Gabe Kapler, best known as a 2004 Boston Red Sox outfielder, is now using his name to champion his own cause: preventing domestic violence. The Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, welcomed Kapler and his wife, Lisa, to the Curry Student Center Wednesday night...

In the Nov. 29 issue of The News, the article "With no symptoms, UHCS does not test," seemed one-sided. The article only cited one student's experience in being denied STD testing without symptoms. If a student were to walk into the University Health and Counseling Services...

University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) shamelessly preaches for students to get tested for STDs, but turns them away if they don't have symptoms. While that is reprehensible in itself, in my experiences, UHCS has tripped up on much more than herpes and syphilis.

In early October, the Faculty Senate passed several resolutions. Among these was a request to the president and the provost to work with faculty to ensure "greater transparency" within the university. It was a resolution President Joseph Aoun appeared to support when he visited...

If you're not in a sorority or fraternity, you are probably thinking, "Why should I care about sorority extension?" But bringing Kappa Delta, one of the largest Panhellenic sororities in the country, to campus should not only be exciting for those of us already involved in Greek...

I read with great interest men's basketball Coach Bill Coen's excellent letter to the editor ("Coach: men's basketball needs support," Nov. 29). I wholeheartedly agree with the high value Coen places on student support for athletics games. I have seen firsthand how much the...

As 21st century journalists, our profession often gets the shaft. One of my journalism professors once accurately noted that we are often judged on the same level as used cars salesmen and defense lawyers. To some extent, the label is warranted. We chase ambulances. We shove...

By Cynthia Retamozo The men's and women's 2007-08 indoor track season opened Saturday with the Husky Track and Field Carnival at the Reggie Lewis Center, where the women's side competed against 27 other teams while the men's side went against 36. The Carnival was a nonscoring...

By Jared Sugerman The women's hockey team split a pair of games against Hockey East foes at Matthews Arena this weekend. The Huskies topped Vermont 2-1 Saturday before losing 4-0 Sunday to New Hampshire, the top-ranked team in the nation. Northeastern is now 3-10-1 overall,...

By Maggie Cassidy With the temperature dropping and finals fast approaching, students deserve a little time off. Thankfully, the city is teeming with things to do this holiday season. Check out these events to tide you over until The News returns with its weekly event calendar...