By Kate Augusto Strengthening the Arts and Humanities at Northeastern is one of the administration's goals for the future of the institution. As part of the Academic Initiative Plan, a plan in progress that aims at raising Northeastern's status in the collegiate world, the committee...

By Veronica Schiebold The Asian American Center sponsored "The Model Minority Myth" workshop last Thursday in Curry Student Center. Vivian Louie, Ph.D., an assistant professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education lead a discussion addressing Asian Americans stereotypes.

By Cindy Retamazo A member of the U.S. Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education spoke last Thursday at the Alumni Center on what the future holds for postsecondary education. Although government funding is going more toward the older generations,...

By Kate Augusto For aspiring animators, the annual animation festival, Siggraph, is a place to showcase their art. On Monday, students were given a first-hand look into how the exhibits were chosen. The festival showcases various multimedia from a multitude of sources around...

By Matt Nielsen The men's hockey team (12-16-5, 8-13-5 Hockey East) needed just one point in their weekend series with No. 18 Massachusetts (16-11-5, 13-9-3 HE) to clinch the seventh spot in the Hockey East playoffs. The Minutemen proved too much for NU, however, and swept the...

By Adam Riglian The men's track ' field team returned to form at last weekend's New England Championships after a sub-par performance at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup Feb. 8 and 9, running with the kind of fervor head coach Sherman Hart has been looking for. "We really competed...

Here's a quick question-and-answer session for you. Ready? Q: A regular-sized trailer truck departs from a local street with equipment, uniforms and boxes upon boxes of sunflower seeds. What do people do? A: Line up on a street, stare at and photograph moving professionals....

It was the game that kept going and going. And going. The Huskies set a new NCAA women's basketball record for the longest game played when they lost to Drexel (8-20, 3-14 CAA), 98-90, in five overtimes in Philadelphia Thursday night. Junior guard Shaleyse Smallwood...

Senior co-captain Zara Northover won the shot put and weight throw in the Huskies' second-place finish at the New England Championship last weekend. Northover has been dominant during the indoor season, winning every shot put competition she had entered. But it is a fluke she...

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team wrapped up its season with a disappointing loss to Boston University Saturday. Though NU outshot the Terriers 25-24, they fell 6-2 after briefly leading by two in the first period. With a win, the Huskies could have picked up a...

After a successful debut in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the Northeastern baseball team looks to continue its success heading into the 2007 season. The Huskies (27-23, 19-10 CAA) lost several key members from last year's squad, including their ace, Adam Ottavino,...