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Column: Kids should set their own gender rules

September 22, 2007

By Ashley Traupman Gender is not about who you are; rather, it is what you do. We are not inherently male or female. Instead, we act either masculine or feminine. One definition of gender is the stereotypical roles that are attached to males and females. People define gender...

Column: Kids should set their own gender rules

September 20, 2007

By Ashley Traupman Gender is not about who you are; rather, it is what you do. We are not inherently male or female. Instead, we act either masculine or feminine. One definition of gender is the stereotypical roles that are attached to males and females. People define gender...

Northeastern Crime Log

September 19, 2007

By Matt Collete Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Wednesday, September 12 9 p.m. The Boston Police Department (BPD) requested Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) assistance at an apartment on Parker...

Panel discussion addresses immigration myths

September 19, 2007

By Daniel Stoller Representatives from academia, immigrant advocacy groups and health care providers participated in a panel discussion where they attempted to break the myths surrounding immigration and undocumented workers. Held in Raytheon Amphitheater, the "Dialogue on...

Gang violence persists, NU resists

September 19, 2007

By A.J. Mercincavage Youth and gang violence is an ongoing problem in Northeastern's neighboring communities, police said. "We are one of the busier districts," Captain Paul Russell, of District B-2, said of the youth and gang violence in his jurisdiction, which includes Mission...

Tutoring services offered around campus

September 19, 2007

By Kate Augusto When the Provost's Office announced last May that the Peer Tutoring Center would close in late June and tutoring would fall under individual colleges, some students panicked, said Stephen Lavenberg, Student Government Association's vice president for academic...

Gaming to lose a Wii bit of extra weight

September 19, 2007

By Sean Leviashvili Nintendo Wii may widen gamers' workout horizons. This past spring, a study in the United Kingdom reported that using Wii Sports, a game that comes with the $249 Wii system, can burn more than 150 calories an hour. The game keeps users active through arm...

Faculty seek end to grievances

September 19, 2007

By Kate Augusto Some Northeastern faculty members feel that the university is being run like a corporation and they are being marginalized by senior administration, said Carol Glod yesterday, chair of the Agenda Committee, in a presentation during Faculty Senate yesterday. The...

Garrison Keillor’s advice to Blackman crowd: be cheerful

September 19, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Garrison Keillor is a staple on some airwaves throughout the midwest. The Host of National Public Radio's "A Prairie Home Companion" and "The Writer's Almanac," Keillor took his style to the stage when he spoke about the values of cheerfulness and communal...

Web exclusive: Life lessons through laughs

September 19, 2007

By Daniel Stoller Accompanied by a bevy of polo-shirted friends, Ryan Clauson swept into the club and quickly altered the pensive afterHOURS atmosphere. The focus shifted from two quiet singers to the large, loud man in the back of the room: Clauson. Clauson, a middler theatre...

Music series sets off

September 19, 2007

By Kathryn Morcone A weekly concert series kicked off yesterday at the African-American Institute. The first event featured many of the musicians involved in the annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert and reflected on the history of the Northeastern tradition. Speakers included...

NU ‘ Improv’d put on game face

September 19, 2007

By Matt Collette When the NU ' Improv'd troupe took the stage at afterHOURS Tuesday no topic was off-limits, from Lindsay Lohan, the romantic prospects of second cousins or the similarities between shoes and the Nazi party. About 160 students attended the hour-long show, NU...