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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Husky Happenings

September 12, 2006

Nursing doctorate program set to begin next year The university announced last Thursday that a new doctorate program in nursing will begin in September 2007. The new program, which is open to registered nurses with a bachelor's or master's degree in nursing, was founded partially...

Editorial Cartoon

September 12, 2006

The spice of life

September 12, 2006

By Stephanie Shore The mood was festive as students gathered in the Snell Library Quad for Northeastern's first ever variety show. Customized caution tape, which decorated the quad, read, "This is NU: Huskies Gone Wild," and the message rang loud and clear as the event began....

Volleyball: Huskies drop first conference match

September 12, 2006

By Jewel Della Valle The Northeastern volleyball team suffered two hard-fought losses at the hands of Connecticut and Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Hofstra last week. Head coach Ken Nichols named insufficient team spirit and inability to execute the game plan...

NUCalls offers peer-taught languages

September 12, 2006

By Marc Larocque For students struggling with rapidly rusting high school Spanish skills or thirsting for new language on their tounges, a new student group is being born. The Northeastern University Cultural and Language Learning Society, or NUCalls, allows students to pick...

Commentary: Plenty of donkeys out there to fill corner office

September 12, 2006

Democrats are lucky this year. After almost 16 years of Republican governors, Democrats in this state have a great opportunity to elect one of their own to the corner office. This opportunity comes in the form of three candidates: Christopher Gabrieli, Deval Patrick and Thomas...

Column: A-10 upset leaves bleak prospects for Homecoming

September 12, 2006

Sunday was an odd day for Atlantic-10 football fans. I'm speaking of two victories by 1-AA teams over 1-A teams. Northeastern beat Holy Cross 24-14. Now is a moment to be proud of your NU Huskies; losing 38-0 the week before against a powerful program like Virginia Tech...

Column: Nice job, Zuckerberg

September 12, 2006

By Stephanie Shore I think we can all agree that the implementation of the "Facebook Facelift" was a pretty ugly mistake. Most facelifts are, after all. Just ask Joan Rivers. This coming from an admittedly Facebook-obsessed "Inter-nerd." I'd count how many times I check...

Commentary: It’s important to take time and remember

September 12, 2006

As I flipped through the channels Monday, stopping on a news station was hard, but necessary. Five years to the day, I sat in front of my television and watched my city being attacked in a way that seemed impossible. Two planes crashing into the Twin Towers? The story seemed...

Our exciting (virtual) lives

September 12, 2006

By Megan Jicha When cloudy skies, cold temperatures and rain arrive, college students gather to shop the stores of Newbury Street and eat the fine foods of Boston while catching up with friends and family. No drab forecast could ruin an outing like this, because there is no...

Letter to the Editor: Students should look at SGA for themselves

September 12, 2006

As a Senator, there is no denying my disappointment in former Vice President George Gottschalk's alleged actions. I am also not surprised that The News has placed a negative spin on the situation. The News said in last week's editorial, "we are disappointed in SGA, and more importantly,...

Vigil marks 9/11 anniversary

September 12, 2006

By Chris Estrada On Monday evening, the Northeastern community paused to remember those lost on September 11, 2001 with a candlelight vigil on Krentzman Quad. Against a backdrop of local police and fire officials and a constellation of tiny, bright flames from candles held...