The state of the union may or may not be strong, but the State of the Union was liberal. That was the view of media commentators from the left, right and center the morning after President Barack Obama delivered his fourth State of the Union address. The president called for a higher minimum wage, universal preschool […]

For the study, Creswell, recent CMU graduate James K. Bursley and Northeastern University’s Ajay B. Satpute presented 27 healthy adults with information about cars and other items while undergoing neuroimaging. Then, before being asked to make decisions about the items, the participants had to complete a difficult distractor task — memorizing sequences of numbers — […]

As they say, hope springs eternal. And the key word in that phrase—today— is “springs.” That is because today is the first day of Red Sox spring training and the official beginning of their 2013 campaign. To mark the occasion, we checked in with Roger Abrams, former Major League Baseball arbitrator and Northeastern University Law professor, who joined […]

Boston College’s Pat Mullane envisioned a nightmare scenario a few weeks ago. Johnny Gaudreau had stuck with his commitment to Northeastern and was on a line with Kevin Roy. Frightening, at least for an opposing player. “I would hate to play against him and Kevin Roy,” Mullane said at the time. “That would be terrible […]

“I think we will see him get aggressive on gun control…maybe the economy, too, but not in a way that is particularly polarizing,” said Greg Goodale, Associate Professor in Communication Studies at Northeastern University. “He is a conscious president. You get the anger and sorrow about gun control, but you don’t get that on other […]

With the hunt for Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer suspected of three killings, in its second week, local officials have offered $1 million for information that could lead to his capture. As of Tuesday morning, more than 1,000 tips have been received since the reward was announced Sunday afternoon, police officials said. Yet what is […]

After successfully funding and building her first company with a Shark Tank pitch, Northeastern alumna Rebecca Rescate was back on last week, trading feline potty training for a pillow that doubles as a hoodie. Her new company, Hoodie Pillow, had already racked up tens of thousands of sales before Rescate’s repeat performance on the reality show […]

Today Pope Benedict stunned the Catholic world with word that he will be stepping down as head of the Roman Catholic Church. He said he no longer has the physical stamina to fulfill his papal duties. Today Callie Crossley looked at Pope Benedict’s papacy with two people who have given a lot of thought to the Catholic […]

It’s not as though there hadn’t been hat tricks in a Beanpot before, but few if any were like this one. Freshman Kevin Roy scored three goals against Boston University in last week’s opener from a total distance of maybe 20 feet, batting in the second and third periods as if waving a wand. “He’s […]

“This issue is complex. It’s not simple. So we need to have a thoughtful conversation about it. I think that’s what we’re trying to do,” said the criminologist, Jack McDevitt, a professor at Northeastern University.

With the Women’s Beanpot championship on the line against Boston College Tuesday night, Pickett has a chance to do something only two other players have achieved in tournament history — win the MVP trophy twice. She scored the winner in overtime in the final against Boston University last year.  

Jack Levin, a professor of criminology and sociology at Northeastern University, said the officer’s judgment ­appeared sound. “I think if he had just ­allowed the commissioner’s son to drive on, it would have been a lot worse, especially if he had had an accident,” said Levin. The officer “protected motorists; he protected the driver he […]