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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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On the Hunt

November 14, 2006

By Brian Benson With Red Bull running through their veins, students ran, biked and T'd around Boston for 24 hours during the first annual "Amazing Husky Hunt." Sponsored by the Resident Student Association (RSA), more than 600 students participated in the campus-wide scavenger...

Former porn addict discusses recovery

November 14, 2006

By Maggie Cassidy There are 11,000 pornography video releases a year, there are two porn stores for every one McDonald's restaurant and the pornography business is a $57 billion industry worldwide. These were some key facts and statistics recovering porn addict Michael Leahy...

Editorial Cartoon

November 14, 2006

New magazine aims to influence music tastes

November 14, 2006

By Matt Dolloff From offering concert reviews to exposing new musical trends, Northeastern's latest student publication aims to open the music industry world to a wider audience. Tastemakers magazine made its debut in late October, and was created by the Northeastern chapter...

All Hail: Order, coherence missing from InfoCommons

November 14, 2006

One of the many frustrations a Northeastern student can face is Snell Library's InfoCommons. From the moment you walk in, it is an adventure full of obstacles to overcome. If you plan on going to InfoCommons at peak hours, which lately seems to be every hour of the day, prepare...

Jewish cinema highlighted

November 14, 2006

By Anne Baker Boston-area students were exposed to Jewish cinema culture when the 18th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival wrapped up its two-week presentation of modern films from around the world last week. The festival featured more than 50 independently produced feature...

Comics

November 14, 2006

Quackers! by Ricky Thompson Paul 'n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Angry Lemon by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle Comics are not edited by The News staff.

Column: Legit ‘bros’ need not apply

November 14, 2006

By Julia Gall The concept of using slang in casual conversation has always been omnipresent in our culture. Each year, there are new words that people gravitate to, but only a select few catch on and last. And when they do, they become a universal language staple, especially...

Puzzle Solutions

November 14, 2006

Sudoku Solution Crossword Solution

NU keeps quiet on “recent, distressing incident”

November 14, 2006

By Stephen Babcock and Ricky Thompson University officials remained silent early this week after acknowledging an investigation about an incident involving racial or religious discrimination, but one administrator said the incident would be discussed today at Faculty Senate....

Space Race

November 14, 2006

By Brooks Wallace Gripes of jealousy are often heard from art majors passing the Ruggles building while architecture majors fight for space inside. Economics majors unwind in their department's lab while nursing majors cluster over their small computer space. With the current...

T vote yields fare hike

November 14, 2006

By Nora Devin The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) voted unanimously last week to increase the fare for public transportation throughout the city. Under the new changes, in January the T will now cost $1.70, up from $1.25, and bus fares will rise from $.90...