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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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Editorial: Communication breakdown

April 6, 2008

The myNEU portal: We can't live with it, but we can't live without it. It provides students access to some of the most important information they need, but is impractical, inefficient and often impossible to use. The e-mail client is antiquated, driving many students to seek...

Letter to the Editor: Senator reminded why she left SGA

April 6, 2008

With the Student Government Association (SGA) president and upcoming executive board elections coming into focus, I am reminded of where I was this time last year and exactly why I quit SGA. I was on co-op in Washington, D.C. and wanted to run for executive board, having become...

Letter to the Editor: Kamyck: Enough with Ranley’s gimmicks

April 6, 2008

This year's Student Government Association (SGA) presidential election started as a contest between Robert Ranley and Marines Piney. Two weeks after she accepted her nomination, Piney withdrew from the race. I had supported Piney and agreed with her campaign's focus on academic...

Registration still frustrates

April 6, 2008

By Erin Kelly Correction: A previous version of this article contained incorrect information about the start date for the new system and listed an incorrect spelling for Charles Price, senior associate registrar. Students have customarily complained about accessing the course...

Letter to the Editor: Botched SGA elections threaten choice

April 6, 2008

In 1924, the Student Government Association (SGA) was founded to serve as the united voice of the undergraduate student body at Northeastern. SGA, on its very own website, claims that "every undergraduate student is considered a part of SGA," and students are encouraged to participate...

Step Fest celebrates Institute’s anniversary

April 6, 2008

By Keir Bristol People from all around Boston came to see Step Fest 2008 held in Matthews Arena Saturday afternoon. The show featured two sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta, as well as three fraternities, Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Phi Beta Sigma....

Letter to the Editor: Ranley: I need students to bring success

April 6, 2008

Huskies, You've seen the chalking, the cards and have probably seen me at your door. Now is the time to vote! Voting has been extended until Saturday, so please make sure you don't miss your chance to vote. The Student Government Association (SGA) president is responsible...

Concert ends Geek Week

April 6, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan Northeastern's Association for Computing Machinery (nuACM) made an attempt to represent "nerdy music" at an afterHOURS concert Saturday night featuring folk singer Jonathan Coulton and two video game cover bands, The Power Glove and The Konami Kode. The past...

Commentary: Mourning ‘Puck’ unites Greek community

April 6, 2008

Wednesday night, a memorial service for Jake Freeman was held in Centennial Quad. Jake was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and Wednesday marked the one year anniversary of his death. Watching the candlelight reflect off the tears streaming down the faces of the...

Column: In changing media, ‘new’ still needs ‘old’

April 6, 2008

"Get out of this business while you still can." Those were the wise words of encouragement from a Boston Globe staff reporter during my stint as a co-op employee there last semester. To be fair, his melancholy tone seems justified. It's well-documented that The Globe, and newspapers...

Choral Society takes road less traveled

April 6, 2008

By Sean Leviashvili The 12 stained glass windows in the Fenway Center project colored light into the church every afternoon. But last night, the lights were on the NU Choral Society - stagelights, that is. Preparing for their Spring Concert since the beginning of the semester,...

Ted Leo sweats it out

April 6, 2008

From five rows back, Ted Leo's skinny silhouette looks cut off at the waist. Between here and there, where he's standing on-stage at afterHOURS, a fraction of the large crowd - about 200 Northeastern students - is dancing, blocking any clear view of the singer-songwriter and...