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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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Investing under wraps

April 10, 2007

By Kate Augusto As universities around the nation take steps to divest from companies that do business in Sudan, Northeastern's board of trustees announced this week they will look into endowment investment procedures in the next several months. Forty-one universities,...

Comics

April 10, 2007

That's Not What I Meant! by Jordan Akselrad and Larry Galbraith Paul ' n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Happy Orange by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle

Inauguration week costs top $300k

April 10, 2007

Joseph Aoun has officially been inaugurated as the seventh president of Northeastern, but the remnants of the events still surround campus with "Northeastern Illuminated" flyers in the Curry Student Center, large banner on the Marino Center and Meserve Hall and students and...

Cyclist dies in collision at Huntington and Forsyth

April 4, 2007

By Derek Hawkins A cyclist was killed at the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Forsyth Street Wednesday afternoon after a collision with a taxi caused his bike to skid under a truck, police said. Emergency services took the unidentified man to Brigham and Women's hospital...

HEAT letter asks for Aoun support

April 3, 2007

The Husky Energy Action Team (HEAT) called for Northeastern to sign on to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment by June 30, 2007 in a letter sent to President Joseph Aoun in February. HEAT is asking for a greenhouse gas (GHG) management plan. When...

Gaining an Army outlook

April 3, 2007

By Mark Larocque As rows of iPod-plugged students climb in place on StairMasters in the Marino Center, Paul Chong is being briefed below in the lobby. The slender freshman political science major from California is sitting with seven other cadets and listening to Michael...

Springfest concert sells out in record 7 hours

April 3, 2007

By Samantha Egan The record-breaking sale of Springfest concert tickets on March 28 has left Council for University Programming (CUP) members shocked and many students empty-handed and angry. Tickets to the event, headlined by Nas and featuring Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco...

Five minutes of fame

April 3, 2007

By Kristin Lusis An American boy and a French girl get tangled up in bed sheets. They soon fall in love in a swept-away international romance. But tragedy befalls the young couple, as the girl's nightmare of her boyfriend dying in a plane crash becomes reality. Then the screen...

All Hail: Grammar police, don’t arrest this girl

April 3, 2007

Everyone is familiar with the "Grammar Nazi," that ornery individual who plagues the life of anyone who utters a phrase deemed "grammatically incorrect." But don't we all have a little of the Grammar Nazi in us? Personally, more than anything else, I hate when people use apostrophes...

Obituary: Dedicated student, Freeman loved to play

April 3, 2007

From the moment Jake Freeman stepped foot on Northeastern's campus he was determined to excel in his studies. But that does not mean he didn't know how to have a good time. Mr. Freeman transferred to Northeastern from Santa Barbara City College in September 2006 and rushed...

Breakdancing, graffiti art honored in hip-hop tribute

April 3, 2007

By Derek Hawkins The Curry Student Center's West Addition looked more like a club downtown than a food court Saturday afternoon. Black shades covered the floor-to-ceiling windows and the tables were embellished with graffiti. Students tested microphones on a stage in the center...

Obituary: ‘Infectious’ perspective of life made Devino stand out

April 3, 2007

By Derek Hawkins Adrienne "AJ" Devino, a freshman communications major loved by her friends and family for her compassionate personality, eclectic interests and unique sense of style, died Saturday night in a snow tubing accident at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H. She was 18. Ms....