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Religion reporter tells all

April 2, 2008

By Amara Grautski Pulitzer prize winning journalist Michael Paulson, has made a career out of combining two controversial aspects of modern society: religion and politics. On Wednesday afternoon, Paulson, the Boston Globe's religion reporter, spoke to a group of about 40...

Air pollution violations endanger students

April 2, 2008

By Daniel Deza Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up new standards for smog control and added Massachusetts to a long list of violating states that have yet to make improvements, leaving some students concerned about air quality. The aim to diminish...

E-mails, lifted block fuel SGA controversy

April 2, 2008

By Kate Augusto and Anne Baker Just one day after a controversial block was lifted from Student Government Association (SGA) presidential nominee Dan Kamyck, his opponent Rob Ranley faced a possible grievance for an ethical violation. Kamyck notified SGA parlimentarian Grant...

Actors catch the music bug

April 1, 2008

David Bowie. David Sitek. Scarlett Johansson. The list sounds like part of a childhood game. Now: Which one of these things doesn't belong? But Johansson, who proved she could carry a tune in "Lost In Translation," and who showed her chops at the Coachella festival last...

Game Review: Nostalgia wins fans over in series installments

April 1, 2008

By Mike Rougeau Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii) Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Samus, Pikachu: anyone who played video games during their childhood should be overcome by a wave of nostalgia upon hearing these names. And although there are those who would have us dismiss our...

Band members’ love for music on display

April 1, 2008

By Daniel Deza The Fenway Center will ring with the sounds of crashing cymbals and angelic flutes as Northeastern's Concert Band takes the stage for its fourth annual spring show. At 3 p.m. Saturday, doors will open for a student- and faculty-led collaboration that has been...

Choral society ‘can’t wait to just perform’

April 1, 2008

By Daniel Deza With finals approaching, take a break and hear the "Songs for the Open Road." This Sunday at 6 p.m., Northeastern's Choral Society will belt out some tunes of America's greatest poets, writers and old proverbs. Accompanied by an orchestra of 29 musicians,...

Aoun Discussion Transcript

March 31, 2008

The following is the transcript of an interview with President Joseph Aoun and members of the Northeastern News executive board. Click the headphones to the right to hear the original audio recording of this interview. JOSEPH AOUN, PRESIDENT: Well, I would like to share...

Collegiate numbers to drop

March 31, 2008

By Michael Napolitano The number of college-aged students is expected to decline starting next year, leaving some colleges worried of the effects on admissions, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The organization recently released...

UPDATE: Senate crushes block; Kamyck to run in SGA election

March 31, 2008

By Kate Augusto Student Government Association (SGA) presidential nominee Dan Kamyck will be allowed to run in the this year's presidential elections, following a 33 to 9 vote Monday night that lifted a block placed on his candidacy last week. The vote and preceding discussion...

Husky Happenings

March 31, 2008

Cappys employees confess to beating two customers Two employees from Cappy's Pizza and Subs confessed in a pretrial hearing to the beating of two undergraduate students last April, a charge they emphatically denied at the time. A Roxbury District Court judge ordered Demetrios...

Elections near, students unclear

March 31, 2008

By Anne Baker As the Student Government Association (SGA) prepares to begin its second direct presidential elections tomorrow, some students remain in the dark about the election and its candidates. "I don't really think students see the benefit of it and how it impacts them...