Admin. presents Campus Fee findings to SGA Vice President for Student Affairs Ed Klotzbier and Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Larry Mucciolo paid a visit to the Student Government Association (SGA) last week to discuss what has been done so far with the funds raised by the Campus Recreation Fee. The fee was made mandatory by SGA last year in an attempt to bolster club and intramural sports, as well as begin to raise money for the construction of an on-campus sports stadium. Mucciolo said a net gain of approximately $1.2 million has been collected in the past year, much of which has gone to two categories of spending: yearly expenses and one-time investments, such as vans to transport club teams to competitions and events. Mucciolo said the vans were considered a priority this year due to the death of a ski team member last winter in a car crash on the way to a competition. Although several new club and intramural sports have been added, several senators complained about the high cost of fitness classes and the competition fees that often accompany joining an intramural team.

CUP presents post-Valentine’s Day concert The Council for University Programs (CUP) is sponsoring a post-Valentine’s Day hard rock concert at afterHOURS Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. The bands scheduled to perform are Folly, My Bitter End and We’re all Broken, which are originally from the New York and New Jersey area. The free concert requires a Northeastern ID, but students can bring up to two guests. “I wanted to bring something different to the school,” said Holly Barron, a junior music industry major and assistant concert chair of CUP.

Iraq soldier speaks to Northeastern students “Everything I saw and did in Iraq followed me home and I have to deal with it every day,” said Marine Lance Corporal Michael Hoffman, who returned from fighting in Iraq and is speaking out against the war. He spoke about his experience in Iraq to approximately 100 students in Dodge Hall last Wednesday. Hoffman spoke about the dire conditions of war, lack of equipment and constant fighting that grinds on the human psyche, in addition to constant pressure to save his own life and those of his friends. Since returning from war he is the co-founder of a group called Iraq Veterans Against the War to encourage other soldiers to speak out, gather together and try to recover. Hoffman stressed not only the importance of speaking out against the war, but also the importance of supporting the soldiers who return instead of making mistakes similar to Vietnam protests