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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Letter to the Editor: Students hold hypocritical views about SGA

March 31, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, as part of Campus Invasion, the Student Government Association (SGA) asked students to fill out surveys in exchange for food. One of the questions on the survey asked, 'Do you feel that SGA currently advocates on your behalf?' Students could answer yes...

Letter to the Editor: Banner should draw on positive aspects of NU

March 31, 2009

I had just returned from lecturing to my criminology class when I noticed in front of my office at Churchill Hall the red and gray banner hanging from a pole with the words 'Northeastern:' Opportunities without Boundaries.' As a sociologically-oriented criminologist, I lecture...

Elections extended

March 29, 2009

By By Jenna Duncan, News Staff Elections for the next Student Government Association (SGA) President were extended last night, as total votes barely surpassed half the amount required to appoint someone to the position. Voting was scheduled to end at 11:59 tonight, however...

Financial aid still a priority

March 29, 2009

By By Ashley Dean, News Correspondent With university funds drying up recently, schools have taken numerous measures to stay afloat financially. And though some are concerned that universities will favor wealthier students as they try to recoup costs, these fears have not been...

Author speaks of American political attitudes

March 29, 2009

By By Greg McGowan, News Correspondent Despite President Barack Obama's 'change' theme that he ran his campaign on in the fall, Americans continue to support President George W. Bush's policies, said Jeff Manza in his 'Civil Liberties, Public Opinion, and the War on Terror'...

Northeastern engineering students face off in freshman curriculum contest

March 29, 2009

By By Lana Lagomarsini, News Correspondent It seems the freshman curriculum can still challenge some of the smartest students at Northeastern. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter at Northeastern sponsored the 'Are you smarter than a freshman?'...

TRACE to see changes

March 29, 2009

By By Rob Tokanel, News Staff ' Nearing the end of its first school year in operation, the Teacher Rating and Course Evaluation (TRACE) Program may soon undergo changes to increase the quality of feedback and level of participation from students. The TRACE Program, which allows...

University offers seniors career help

March 29, 2009

By By Jenna Duncan, News Staff Financial aid isn't the only thing that has been affected by the current economic downturn. While many graduating seniors now look to find their first full-time job, Career Services is hosting March Career Madness Month, holding events all month...

Husky Happenings

March 29, 2009

By By: Jenna Duncan, News Staff Law professor Alan Dershowitz to speak tonight ' ' Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz will speak at Curry Student Center West Addition tonight at 7 p.m. , according to an announcement on the myNEU portal. At the event, Dershowitz, America's...

Some look to the ‘stars’ in difficult times

March 29, 2009

By Rachel Bater, News Correspondent Melissa Robinson, a freshman business major, said she didn't exactly know how to cope when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. She had many questions, she said, and at times, felt isolated. 'I didn't really know what to...

Forks and spoons: A comedy of errors

March 29, 2009

As a general rule, I'd rather pay $10 to watch a romantic comedy of errors at AMC Loews than watch my life become one, free of charge. Too bad 2009 has been, so far, the year of comical dating. January and February, at least. For a good 60-something days, life was surreal...

Men’s Hockey: Another Husky heartbreak

March 29, 2009

By Jared Shafran, News Staff GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.'- Northeastern's first trip to the NCAA tournament in 15 years had a familiar feeling to it. Eight days after the Huskies bowed out of the Hockey East tournament in overtime to UMass-Lowell by blowing a 2-0 lead late in the third...