By Kate Augusto College students of our generation want to be leaders for social change more than other generations, said Sherrie Waller, a senior architecture major. Waller was one of more than 30 students working booths at a fair on Wednesday called "A Year of Social Change."...

By Veronica Schiebold James Michael Curley's house in Boston, a place not open to the public, was recently visited by Urban Politics students during Summer II. Professor Larry Overlan, who is writing a book about Curley, the former mayor, was able to bring his students for...

By Kate Augusto As the Academic Initiative Plan takes action this semester, Northeastern officials are looking to three of the cultural centers on campus to be focal points in the change, despite uneasiness among some students. "[When I first heard about the upcoming changes]...

By Marc Larocque At 9:07 a.m. on a recent Friday, Michael Baptist assumed he would be the only person awake in his first-floor Mission Hill apartment. His roommates were away and a friend, a fellow Northeastern student who often spent nights there, was asleep in a room across...

It started with a trip to the restroom before their plans went down the drain. "If you're looking for weed, my roomate Ferrante has some for sale," Michael Emery allegedly said to a young woman as he leaned out his residence hall window. Nearby, a pair of plainclothes Northeastern...

By Maggie Cassidy Break open the piggy banks and stock up on lighters: Boston is bracing itself for a lineup of fall concerts featuring acts ranging from Puddle of Mudd to Mandy Moore. In addition to '80s rockers Van Halen, who will be touring with original frontman David...

By Marc Larocque Northeastern janitors, without the help of university administrators, but with the support of Northeastern students, were offered better contracts last week. After more than a month of protests and rallies, members of SEIU Local 615, a union of 16,000 building...

By Marc Larocque At 6:15 a.m. Friday, about 40 Northeastern students and staff wielding Styrofoam coolers and sunscreen slowly assembled in front of Chicken Lou's. "The plan for today is to live the dream," said Brian Shute, a graduate student waiting for his friends to arrive....

By Chris Estrada Last year marked a turning point in the Northeastern men's soccer program. The Huskies notched their first post-season appearance since 2003 on the strength of a six-game winning streak to end the regular season. While their stay in the Colonial Athletic Association...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly spelled names in the photo caption. Shahjehan Khan is Muslim. But while growing up in suburban Boxboro, Khan said his religion didn't define his identity. Many of his friends were white and he listened to musicians...

With its second losing season in Cheryl Murtagh's 20 years as coach behind them, Northeastern's field hockey team hopes to rebound big in 2007. "We want to win the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) title [this year]," said Murtagh, who has led the Huskies to 14 NCAA tournament...

By Danielle Capalbo A Nigerian flag hangs from the face of a new house. It flaps quietly, green and white. Inside, a father and daughter are at odds. His robust West African accent commands her to her room. She appeals, with no trace of an accent. He wears a military costume;...