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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Student loans changed

June 30, 2009

By Jenna Duncan, News Staff Effective today, college graduates who have to pay back student loans have a new option for repayment. The United States Department of Education developed a plan in which students repay federal loans based on how much they make after graduation. ...

Men

June 30, 2009

By By Jared Shafran, News Staff Since the end of the 2008-09 men's hockey season, some Northeastern hockey fans have questioned the team's chances for success in the upcoming season after losing nine players including All-American goaltender Brad Thiessen, who was signed by...

Councilor proposes new college tax

June 30, 2009

By Rob Tokanel, News Staff A proposed tax by At-Large City Councilor Stephen Murphy could cost Boston's private universities upwards of $16 million a year if passed. The tax would charge the universities $100 for each enrolled full-time student per semester, excluding those...

NU considers football stadium options

June 30, 2009

By Maggie Cassidy, News Staff ' Northeastern is engaged in conversation with the city of Boston about a potential partnership to renovate Franklin Park's White Stadium, a Northeastern official said yesterday. Under the plan, Northeastern's football team would play its home...

Trays to be limited in new residence hall

June 30, 2009

By Maggie Cassidy, News Staff Call them the little trays that could. Despite a formal recommendation to the administration from Student Government Association (SGA) to keep the new International Village trayless, some trays will be available when its dining hall opens this...

Letter to the Editor: MJ aftermath ripples through Northeastern

June 29, 2009

The world lost a music legend June 25. But I lost someone who meant much more to me than that. For the last 10 years, Michael Jackson played such a large role in my life; it is difficult to put it into words. So much in life changes, whether it be your close friends or your taste...

Letter to the Editor: Mistakes past, present, but hopefully not future

June 29, 2009

Recently the Boston Globe covered the dismal if not pathetic state of sports in the Boston Public Schools system. On June 24, Part Four of the series was published under the headline, 'Ill-equipped to compete.' Staff writer Bob Hohler reveals, 'there is only one trainer for thousands...

Editorial: Students to Boston: Don’t tax me, bro

June 29, 2009

College students are far from perfect neighbors. We are often loud, drunk and messy. And we are everywhere:' The Boston metropolitan area has more than 80 private colleges and universities who employ 68,600 people and have more than 360,000 students, according to The Prominence...

Hunter named outdoor All-American

June 16, 2009

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Indoors or outdoors, it makes little difference: Nate Hunter can throw the shot put and throw it well. For the second time in three months, the junior earned All-American honors in the shot put event. His latest feat came June 11 at the NCAA...

Bill may up study abroads

June 16, 2009

By Katie Curren, News Staff A bill circulating congress will, if passed, boost study abroad curricula in colleges and universities nationwide by expanding and diversifying locations, making studying abroad a comprehensive part of higher education. The Foreign Relations Authorization...

NU prof to study health rhetoric

June 16, 2009

By Lucia Allen, News Correspondent School of Law professor Richard Daynard and a team of researchers from the Northeastern Public Health Advocacy Institute of the school of law and will examine how personal responsibility rhetoric is used to block wide-scale public health...

Tall building construction debated on campus

June 16, 2009

By C. Mae Waugh, News Correspondent Tall buildings have invaded the Fenway and Northeastern areas, including 1330 Boylston St., a mixed-use high-rise building currently in construction, West Village H and International Village. At a forum called 'Can Height Make Right' sponsored...