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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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2d SGA VP resigns, previous position refilled

June 19, 2007

For the second time this month, the Student Government Association (SGA) lost and gained a member of its elected executive board Monday due to personal reasons. Chris Kelley, who was entering his second termas vice president for financial affairs, had run for re-election...

Networking website connects Bostonians

June 19, 2007

By Juliana Schatz Despite the city's endless offerings, many Boston residents are either too young or too broke to fill their social schedules without assistance. Three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, Roy Rodenstein, Rebecca Xiong and Geoff Menegay, started...

Column: Pena, Milano represent Huskies in pros

June 19, 2007

Considering there are currently no active teams on the Northeastern campus, it's been a pretty good month for Husky baseball. Eight former Huskies are playing on baseball diamonds across the country for various Major League organizations led by the most recent draftee Dan Milano....

Letter to the Editor: Society needs bike know-how

June 7, 2007

I began riding a bicycle to and from campus when I moved to an off-campus apartment in '05 and now commute to Arlington and back every day. I read the op-ed (Northeastern needs bike know-how, May 23) this morning just after an incident I had on my way here that raises an important...

Forks and Spoons: Giving up dreams for relationships: not a worthy sacrifice

June 6, 2007

The other day, I bumped into a girl from my high school on the street. I had not seen her in almost two years, so I wasn't expecting a long or meaningful conversation with her, since I never knew her that well. Minutes after our encounter, however, she told me about a guy she...

Faculty discuss NU’s new mission

June 6, 2007

About 15 faculty members attended the first open forum to discuss the university's new Academic Initiative plan and mission statement Friday afternoon. The modest crowd questioned a few points of the plan, but were relatively mute throughout the hour-long presentation. The...

Sports Briefs

June 5, 2007

Northover earns spot at NCAA Championsips Senior thrower Zara Northover and junior hurdler Tramaine Shaw traveled to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the Track ' Field NCAA East Regional Championship May 25. Both athletes were honored at the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association...

After 17 years, interpreter is remembered as a legend in field

June 5, 2007

By Leah Fielding She's been called by her students one of the best sign-language interpreters in the state, and they said Northeastern is losing a legend. Melissa Foster, 17-year associate director of staff development/lead interpreter with the deaf services unit of Disabilities...

NU puts HIV testing in motion

June 5, 2007

By Bobby Feingold "I thought my life was over," he said. "My heart dropped when I first heard the news. I didn't know what to do next, if I would tell my family, how old I would live to. All I knew is that my life as I knew it was over." "Kyle," a senior at Northeastern, was...

Men’s and Women’s Crew: Men’s crew ends season at IRA

June 5, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The men's crew team wrapped up its season last weekend, finishing 11th overall at the IRA Championship in Camden, N.J. The Husky varsity eight took eighth in the petite final, coming in behind the Cornell, Wisconsin, Yale and Oregon State crews at 5:47.2....

Ex-mayor moves into halfway house

June 5, 2007

From a presidential suite to federal prison to a Huntington Avenue halfway house, former Providence Mayor Vincent Cianci Jr. has had a colorful five years of living arrangements since his conviction of racketeering conspiracy in 2002. Cianci, popularly known as "Buddy," moved...

Ancient Egyptian expedition attracts students

June 5, 2007

The expert archaeologists huddled together. They exchanged nervous glances and tried to decipher their mission from the crackling voice of Director Cavendish. They had three tasks: Enter the ancient Egyptian tomb, reconnect with a long-lost professor and find the Pharaoh's...