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Criminal Justice alumni angry

March 25, 2009

By By Jenna Duncan, News Staff After being left out of the process since January, alumni were included last night in the discussion regarding the College Structure Initiative, which would possibly merge the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the College of Criminal Justice....

SGA Candidates lack passion

March 25, 2009

By By Michele Richinick, News Staff At the third and final Huntington News sponsored Student Government Association (SGA) presidential debate Monday night, candidates Matthew Soleyn, an SGA senator, and Ryan Fox, SGA Vice President for Student Affairs, both stressed the importance...

Stimulus funds go to Hub housing, schools

March 24, 2009

By By Jeanine Budd, News Staff Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) will be major benefactors of the $147.4 million in stimulus money Boston will receive from the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARAA) this year, according...

Review: Swanky yet friendly atmosphere in Inman Square

March 24, 2009

By By David Royster, News Correspondent The bumpy ride down Cambridge Street on the Harvard/Holyoke Gate-bound 69 bus reveals a clear difference from the exclusivity of Boston's Back Bay area or tourist-oriented Downtown hub. Free of T stops and tourists, East Cambridge borders...

Letter to the Editor: Springfest concert saves the (Jimmy Eat) World

March 24, 2009

The vernal equinox may have occurred last weekend, but spring's official grand entrance is happening Sunday at Northeastern with the commencement of Springfest. The Council for University Programs (CUP) is presenting its week-long event series with mental and physical challenges...

Letter to the Editor: Student frustrated with SGA candidate Soleyn

March 24, 2009

In light of the elections for the president of the Student Government Association (SGA), I wish to make public the actions of SGA Senator Matthew Soleyn during the Resident Student Association (RSA) General Council meeting last night. Soleyn was asked by a member of the RSA...

All Hail: Candidates fail to show their fun sides

March 24, 2009

On Monday, I attended the debate between the two Student Government Association (SGA) presidential nominees hosted by The News. The stuffiness of the debate made me feel like I was at a cigar bar sipping bourbon '- or something of that sort. Can someone please remind the candidates...

The Boston Underground Film Festival offers up unusual cinematic fare

March 22, 2009

By Maraithe Thomas, News correspondent Movie lovers have four days left to relish in the indie oddities screening at the Brattle Theatre for Boston's 11th annual Underground Film Festival. These struck us as worth a look. '9 to 5:' Days in Porn' '9 to 5' is a documentary...

The Indivisual

March 22, 2009

By Anna Marden, News correspondent On Friday the 13th, Ben Gram watched his friends '- members of Boston band Irepress '- play a tiny venue in Bismarck, ND called Eagle's Lodge. Gram said the venue was in the middle of nowhere and never gets any shows, and that people there...

Despite name, ‘Sunshine’ not conventionally bright

March 22, 2009

By Matt Collette, News staff The two films may share similar titles and Alan Arkin's familiar presence as a fun, warm grandfather, but 'Sunshine Cleaning' isn't 'Little Miss Sunshine.' The movie is about Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams), a single mother who cleans homes for a living....

Film focuses on global warming

March 22, 2009

By Nelly Ortiz, News correspondent It took Jake Gyllenhaal's pretty face in 'The Day After Tomorrow' to sell a broader audience the story of global warming. Now, the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Oprah Winfrey preach on behalf of the ailing environment. While 'Everything's...

Everyday science

March 22, 2009

By Taylor Adams, News correspondent The so-called 'climate generation' of young people must find innovative scientific solutions to the global climate problem in order to change the world, said television personality William 'Bill' Nye in a speech at Blackman Auditorium last...