The baseball team broke even on its opening road trip, playing five games in Florida before opening conference play at Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent William ' Mary this past weekend. Despite losing the series to William ' Mary, manager Neil McPhee saw good...

By Stephanie Shore Rockism. Not a familiar term, but a pretty familiar concept. The term was brought to my attention by a 2004 New York Times editorial I read for class a few weeks ago. The widely-discussed editorial, written by Kalefa Sanneh, was titled, "The Rap Against...

Ashoke Ganguli curled up in a train compartment, clutching a book of short stories and poems by Russian author Nikolai Gogol. An old man interrupted him, issuing advice to the young traveler. "Pack a pillow and blanket," he said. "See the world." There was a sudden crash,...

Sophomore third baseman James Donaldson is the Huskies' offensive leader. He tops the baseball team with a .483 batting average, 14 hits, six doubles and 10 RBI through the first eight games of the season, earning him The Northeastern News Player of the Week honors. "I felt...

By Maggie Cassidy Optimus Prime kills an innocent bystander on a Fung Wah bus with a bike helmet. While it may seem like a bizarre scene, Northeastern's comedy troupe NU ' Improv'd acted it out last night at afterHOURS. The group performs at local comedy clubs and competitions,...

By Marc Larocque Charlie Kaufman lite Will Ferrell slips into the paradigm of prominent comedians dipping in and out of serious roles in his role in "Stranger than Fiction." I wonder how well he can do it. If ads are any indication, Ferrell's next movie, the ice skating farce,...

By Andrew Parquette Musician Josh Kelley was in the limelight Monday night performing in front of a packed crowd in afterHOURS. His set spanned three albums, including his most recent, "Say The Word," which was released last October. His musical style resembles sensitive...

By Bobby Feingold Worms, drawn in charcoal, are crawling across walls, overlapping and suffocating each other. Pieces of billboard posters and film are tangled around the two-dimensional insects while the background is strewn with bits of Astroturf. "Crawlers 6," an art exhibit...

By Jewel Della Valle Two weeks ago, Ashley and Ali Bielawski played what may have been their last hockey game together, a 6-2 loss at Boston University Feb. 24. The sisters from Needham have played together for six years, four with the Assabet Valley Midgets in high school and...

By Matt Nielsen The season ended Friday for the men's hockey team (13-18-5, 9-13-5 Hockey East) at the hands of rival Boston College (24-11-1, 18-8-1 HE) in the quarterfinals of the Hockey East Conference Championship tournament. After posting a conference-best 10-win improvement...

A few thoughts I had while applying sunscreen over spring break: The women's basketball team shouldn't let their 4-26 season get them down - they can proudly call themselves record-holders. The Huskies overcame a 16-point deficit to force a women's NCAA-record five overtime...

By Cynthia Retamozo The women's track ' field team placed 15th out of 49 teams in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship at the Reggie Lewis Center March 4. On March 9 they traveled to Tampa for the non-scoring University of South Florida Track and Field...