By Bessie King Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the cash bar as an open one. Get out the dance shoes, and iron the wrinkles from the tuxedoes; it's time for the formal. Northeastern's second annual formal, this year dubbed the "Snow Ball," is co-sponsored...

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Correction: A previous version of this story misidentified the location where the Entry of the Week took place. Crime Log Entry of the Week Tuesday, December 12 2 p.m. A 25-year-old male...

Legacy 2000 to host a screening and violence discussion Legacy 2000 will host a screening of a local documentary "Street Soldiers" and a panel discussion on violence in Boston. The screening will be Thursday in 20 West Village F at 6 p.m. The film examines how violence was established...

By Nick Mendez Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the week Tuesday, February 13 5:30 p.m. A male model for an art class in Ryder Hall reported his $300 sunglasses were stolen between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. while...

By Kate Augusto The Fundamental and Translational Research planning committee held an open meeting yesterday afternoon to gather suggestions of ways to improve academic research at Northeastern. More interdisciplinary research, competitive graduate programs and greater research...

By Marc Larocque Two student groups that don't typically interact found a common bond at a recent event. Matt Lebovic, a graduate student at Hebrew University in Israel and a gay rights activist, spoke to about 30 students from Students for Israel at Northeastern and the Bisexual,...

By Christina Prignano Students, volunteers and community leaders gathered to discuss early education access and success Thursday. The event was February's Forming Opportunities for Collaboration, Understanding and Service (FOCUS) Forum, hosted by the Northeastern Center of Community...

By Casey Ramsdell Prince Cedza Dlamini, founder and executive director of the Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs and grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, talked about his vision of a world focused on peace and reform driven by young people...

By Maggie Cassidy Does getting flipped vertically over somebody's shoulder and landing flat on your back sound appealing? It's called an ippon seoi-nage, and several students can pull such a move; however, as members of the NU Judo team, they reserve the technique for competition....

By Derek Hawkins Congressional Democrats considered themselves victorious Friday when the House of Representatives passed a resolution opposing President George Bush's plan to deploy 21,500 new combat troops to Iraq. "Today we set the stage for a new direction in Iraq," said...

By Mike Devine Recipients of the federal Pell Grant scholarship learned last week that the maximum grant money will increase by $260 for the 2007-08 school year. The maximum Pell Grant scholarship that can be awarded to a student will now be $4,310, up from $4,050. The Pell...

By Casey Ramsdell The Graduate Record Examination (GRE), an exam taken by college students applying to graduate school, will have a longer, more challenging format beginning in September, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced last Wednesday. The last date college students...