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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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Letter to the editor: OSCCR reform necessary for NU

November 13, 2007

For the last several years, the Northeastern administration has been listening to the students complain about the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). They've heard us but they haven't really been listening, and if they have, they certainly haven't been...

Football: Happy to upset

November 13, 2007

By Chris Estrada At 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the football team has not been a postseason contender for some time. But it has sure been playing like one lately. Before the team's 31-13 victory over then-No. 8 New Hampshire two weekends...

Men’s soccer: NU out in CAA quarterfinals

November 13, 2007

By Andrew Parente The men's soccer season came to a disappointing end Tuesday night as the Huskies fell to Virginia Commonwealth in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament 3-1. With the loss, the Huskies finished the 2007 season with a record...

All Hail: Blood boils as students register for classes

November 13, 2007

For the past three hours the uncooperative, cantankerous Northeastern registration process has been waging an all out war on me. It's winning. War began at 5 p.m. I was ready for battle. I had ammunition: the schedule I wanted, a backup, a backup for the backup. I'd planned...

Chairs with flair

November 7, 2007

By Myung Jin Lee Jim Lambie has transformed chairs into artwork. Lambie, an artist who tries to use architecture in his artwork, presents his new exhibition, titled "RSVP: Jim Lambie," at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Saturday through May 25, 2008. "It is a non-traditional...

Hip-hop performance to examine culture

November 7, 2007

By Matt Collette While considering hip-hop and spoken word performances, Asian American performers are rarely the first to come to mind, said organizers of tonight's "Beats Rhymes and Rice" event. Three Asian American hip-hop artists from across the country will perform in...

Letter to the Editor: STD testing not free for all at NU

November 7, 2007

Have you ever had sex? "What!? Now hold on just one minute!" you sputter with indignation. "That's none of your business! Too personal! I'm still a virgin!" (Sure, if you say so). Nowadays, with all honesty, sexual activity is nothing to be ashamed of. Everybody's gettin'...

Women’s Hockey: Five goals lead Huskies to first season win

November 7, 2007

By Jared Sugerman A quest that began more than a month ago in the Land of a Thousand Lakes finally ended two nights ago in the Ocean State. The women's hockey team, who began its season Oct. 5 in Minnesota, nabbed its first victory of the year Tuesday, downing Hockey East...

Students call for OSCCR reform

November 7, 2007

By Matt Collette In its meeting Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) held an open forum about the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) to determine what issues students wanted addressed in the Code of Student Conduct. SGA senators and some...

Letter to the Editor: RSA put heart, effort into Husky Hunt

November 7, 2007

To say the organizers of the Husky Heart "lacked heart" ("Husky Hunt exhausts, endangers students," Nov. 5) is not only inaccurate, but incredibly disrespectful. After all of the hours they spent in preparation, that statement is downright ridiculous. Whether you appreciated...

Field Hockey: Team recognized by CAA

November 7, 2007

By Jimmy Charshafian Five members of the field hockey team were rewarded for their stellar play this season as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) handed out its postseason awards last week. Sophomore defenseman Suzanne Hazelzet, who became the first Northeastern player...

Election Day marked by drop in attendance

November 7, 2007

By Bryan Cohen A wave of voter apathy swept across Boston Tuesday when turnout in city council elections dropped to its lowest numbers in decades. Without a mayoral race and with five of nine district seats running unopposed - combined with rainy New England weather - a perfect...