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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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Men’s and Women’s Track: Huskies open new year with victories

January 9, 2007

By Adam Riglian Head coach Sherman Hart eased the men's and women's track teams back into the season after winter break Saturday, as both teams triumphed over Harvard with scores of 77.5-66.5 and 87-40, respectively. Senior captain Christian Tirella led the men's team with...

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January 9, 2007

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Men’s Basketball: Northeastern drops sixth straight at VCU

January 9, 2007

Since New Year's Eve the men's basketball team has played four games. That is 160 minutes of fast-paced basketball in nine days, and the fatigue seems to be showing as the Huskies (3-12, 1-3 Colonial Athletic Association) have dropped six straight including a heartbreaker to...

The Great Divide

January 9, 2007

By Carrie Knific There is hardly a day when middler political science major Carollynn Ward is not seen bright and early on the floor of the Marino Recreation Center. "A lot of my health interest comes from my family," Ward said. "My grandfather died morbidly obese - one day...

Editorial: Portal to your privacy

January 9, 2007

When George Orwell published the ominous "1984," he told of a future monitored by the ever-watchful Big Brother. Now in 2007, Northeastern students have another worry: Big Mother and Big Father. The recent launch of Northeastern's Parents Portal, similar to students' myNEU,...

New halls approved, to net 1,800 beds

January 9, 2007

By Samantha Egan Last month, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approved Northeastern's plan to construct two new residence halls, which together will provide 1,800 beds. According to the building plans, one of the new residence halls will be located on the corner of...

Commentary: Northeastern caught up in red tape

January 9, 2007

As a freshman at Northeastern, one would think it is a little too soon to be as completely upset with the school as I already am. I beg to differ. While I love my classes, my professors and the people I have met, I hate the bureaucracy of the university. I have witnessed it firsthand...

Portal gives parents web access

January 9, 2007

By Jessi Savino Letters were sent home to the parents of all students over winter break as the university announced the launch of the new myNEU Parent Portal that, with students' permission, allows parents access to information like grades and finances. The idea for the portal...

Commentary: Affirmative Action a chance to rectify past mistakes

January 9, 2007

First there was the 5-4 Supreme Court decision that Affirmative Action, at least for now, could remain a policy; then there was the ingenious Boston College Republicans whites-only scholarship and now Tufts University's controversial remake of a Christmas carol which, while not...

Commentary: Co-ops not always a guarantee

January 9, 2007

The primary reason I came to Northeastern was for its co-op program. I heard so many great stories about the program and I was even counting down to the day it was my turn to start. So when my sophomore year began in September, I could not wait to start co-op in January. I did...

Fraternity, sorority placed on probation

January 9, 2007

The Greek Executive Council has sanctioned two of its chapters after a three-month investigation into an off-campus party that resulted in eight students being summonsed by Boston police and many more being reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR)....

Commentary: Middle East programs often one-sided

January 9, 2007

There are, at present, a very large number of Middle East themed events or programs on most American universities and college campuses. The vast majority of these, are of the anti-Israel or Israel-bashing types, and even Northeastern has been host to several of these just this...