“The delivery man looked embarrassed as he stood at the entrance to the Northeastern News office. ‘Um, I have some...
Sports
Ali and Me: My Interview (on Co-0p) with “The Greatest” Boxer of the Age
I was lucky enough to have spent my four years on co-op after freshman year working at The News-Tribune, a six-day-a-week newspaper in Waltham, Mass., a suburb of Boston. I had had interviews at The Boston Globe and The News-Tribune for my first co-op assignment. The Globe offered me a spot (five days a week, 9-5 working hours, pretty good...
Running with a Legend and for an Angel
My route to recognizing a special but largely unappreciated pioneer American female athlete, in my very first attempt at column writing for the Northeastern News in 1967, wound its way through a pretty absurd loss of innocence. Today, it is a complete relief to me that the actual column would never merit renewed scrutiny or, thank God, reprinting; it is also one...
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Northeastern’s Campus Transformed, Evolving into City Retreat
The Northeastern University campus has changed dramatically changed since 1971, becoming larger, greener and more welcoming. If all you recall are trolley tracks, endless acres of blacktop parking lots...
The Third Man: Film to Museum in Vienna
VIENNA —When a motion picture — in this case “The Third Man”— is regarded by critics and its admirers as...
Girls Can Do That: Becoming a DJ at Northeastern Changed My Life
When I say that Northeastern University changed my life, I’m not exaggerating. And when I say that, in some ways,...
Sports Editor a Woman? Advancing the Cause Across Sexual Barriers
“The delivery man looked embarrassed as he stood at the entrance to the Northeastern News office. ‘Um, I have some...
NU Recognition Elusive for South End Grounds and Early (1871) Boston Baseball
A few years before I ever trekked Northeastern’s hallways and tunnels looking for classrooms and classmates, I was aware of...
Running with a Legend and for an Angel
My route to recognizing a special but largely unappreciated pioneer American female athlete, in my very first attempt at column...
In Search of America the Beautiful
My years at Northeastern were spent in Boston for school and northern New Jersey for co-op. I alternated between these...
Cooperstown Hosts the NU News for 43 Years
As the grand blizzard of winter 1978 melted into spring, an idea was hatched that old college friends should meet...