BRC funds Deaf Club and National Chemistry Week At its Sept. 12 meeting, the Budget Review Committee (BRC) approved funding requests for two student programs. About $4,700 was allocated to the Northeastern University Deaf Club to fund a program Dec. 6 called Curtis Pride Night....

By Kelly Sullivan Burdened by classes, homework and the responsibilities college entails, some students find it difficult to have spare time to read. Sophomore English major Will Clark said he does not find it surprising that one in four people did not read a book last year....

By Alex Faust As students at Northeastern begin a new term, many will be bracing themselves for higher credit card bills and bank statements at the end of the month due to the increasing cost of textbooks. College students spend nearly $950 each year on textbooks, according...

By Danielle Capalbo Alberto Vasallo III strode toward the bleachers of Fenway Park last Friday, arriving hours before the Red Sox and the Yankees would play. But he was there to make community connections, more than to watch the game. Several times, the local journalist and...

By A.J. Mercincavage Nearly 200 local college students banded together with more than 100 longtime Mission Hill residents Saturday for the sake of a neighborhood park. Despite menacing clouds and rain, runners participated to support Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park, a 5.5-acre recreation...

By Kate Augusto One of the most common issues among college students today is that many don't reflect on their drinking behaviors, said Philomena Mantella, vice president of enrollment and student life. "[We're trying to get] students to take a look early on at

By Daniel Stoller In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings, Northeastern, along with many other universities, is rolling out a new emergency response system designed to deliver emergency information to students quickly. The system, like the recently lauded "Send Word...

By Nick Carpenito Several Latin American organizations kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month at Northeastern Saturday with Latin Night at the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute. Upon entering the Institute, students received green entrance bracelets and heard rap,...

By Kate Augusto A girl vomiting in a Stetson West bathroom; an alcohol transaction in front of 319 Huntington Ave.; an unconscious student lying in a Stetson West hallway. This is how some students introduced themselves to a new school year, and to Northeastern's Office of Student...

By Kate Augusto and Ricky Thompson At least nine Northeastern students were arrested in Mission Hill early yesterday morning on various alcohol-related charges, police and school officials said. An additional 20 to 30 students were reported to the Office of Student Conduct...

By Chelsea Pellissier A group of teenagers wound through Boston Common. The leader of the posse, a high school junior with blue hair, stopped and said she liked to smoke pot. She then walked away. She was among the students and Boston residents at Hempfest, officially known...

By Max Gelber As the crowd inside afterHOURS was preoccupied with side conversations, a man in thick rimmed glasses, faded jeans and a wrinkled button-down shirt with the sleeves sloppily rolled up, sauntered on the stage. He sat down on the lone chair and greeted the crowd....