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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Frat raises funds with planks

April 11, 2013
With yoga mats unrolled and muscles prepared for endurance on a sunny Tuesday, the Northeastern chapter of Phi Delta Theta displayed true brotherhood.

Vote for the Best of NU

April 9, 2013
Vote here for your favorite events and locations from the 2012-2013 school year. Winners will be announced in the April 18 addition of The Huntington News. Voting will closed on April 15 at 7 p.m.

BREAKING: ResLife reverses decision; seven fired RAs have been reinstated

April 5, 2013
The Department of Housing and Residential Life has reversed its decision to fire seven Resident Assistants (RAs) last month and announced that no other RAs will be fired as a result of a campus-wide audit of RA activity, the office said.

ResLife slow to move on audits

April 4, 2013
No news was good news this week for the more than 150 Resident Assistants (RAs) on campus waiting to find out if they will be fired.

NU severs ties with Adidas

April 4, 2013
Northeastern officially cut its ties with the athletic apparel and equipment company Adidas last week, following a campaign against sweatshops driven by the Progressive Student Alliance (PSA).

Spring Sprucing

April 4, 2013
After bleak and frigid New England winters, Northeastern’s campus receives a facelift each year. When spring arrives, landscaping crews take to the areas on campus, planting flowers and laying new mulch – as much a sign of spring on campus as the impending final exams.

Veterans’ lounge completed in Forsyth Building

April 4, 2013
Couches were added to the Northeastern Student Veterans Organization (SVO) room in the Forsyth Building this week, finishing off a space that doubles as a lounge and office for the group.

Task Force discusses housing impact study

April 4, 2013
An independent researcher at a community meeting last Thursday outlined her plans for a housing impact study in the neighborhoods around the Northeastern campus.

Journalist Kristof to speak at Northeastern

April 4, 2013
Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof will discuss his 2009 novel “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” on April 15 in Blackman Auditorium.

In emotional speech, Menino signals the end of an era

April 4, 2013
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the longtime stalwart of old-school politics who guided the city through a period of vast transformation, announced he would not seek a sixth term last Thursday. The mayor delivered the televised speech at Faneuil Hall in characteristic Menino style – fondly reminiscing about the city’s neighborhoods, boldly declaring he could have won another election and charmingly botching parts of the English language.

Acrimony in ResLife: Seven RAs fired for failing to perform rounds

March 28, 2013
Seven RAs from the FLYS complex were fired last week when the Department of Housing and Residential Life (ResLife) discovered the majority of the staff had failed to perform some or all of their nightly rounds between the beginning of spring semester and spring break.