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Column: Why we hate the Evil Empire

July 31, 2006

Pure, unadulterated hatred. It's not a pleasant thing. Sometimes, it's hard to discuss. Usually, it's controversial. Always (at least to those who are sane), it's something that one hopes can be eliminated. People hate other people. Countries hate other countries. Rock...

Track ‘ Field: Hunter named CAA Rookie of the Year

July 31, 2006

Sophomore Thrower Nate Hunter didn't expect to contribute a lot in his first year on Northeastern's track team. He also didn't expect to win the shot put at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championships in Richmond, Va., in April, propelling the Huskies to a fourth-place...

Summertime swing

July 18, 2006

Daddio's Swing Orchestra, an 11-piece swing band sponsored by the Office for Student Affairs, was seen and heard Monday playing near the Curry Student Center.

Husky Happenings

July 18, 2006

Transition Team created to help Aoun adjust to NU According to a university-wide memo sent July 10, Neal Finnegan, chairman of the Board of Trustees, has enlisted 17 members of the academic and administrative community to form a Transition Team for helping Northeastern's seventh...

Northeastern Crime Log

July 18, 2006

By Bessie King Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Monday, July 3 Noon Northeastern Police Department (NUPD) officers responded to reported vandalism of a vending machine in Dodge Hall. 10 p.m. NUPD officers stopped two people...

Summer on campus brings good news, reasons to smile

July 18, 2006

The oppressive heat descending on Boston this week would be enough to make anyone cranky, especially Northeastern students, who are huddled in classrooms and cubicles instead of at the beach. Summer is a tough time to be a Husky, when the carefree days of sunshine are instead...

Commentary: Caring UHCS nurses deserve public thanks

July 18, 2006

I want to publicly thank two nurses from University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) for the assistance they provided me. I sustained second-degree burns to my leg on June 10 and went for care at a hospital close to my house. Part of the continuing care process was supposed...

Commentary: Boston’s students shouldn’t live in fear of violence

July 18, 2006

Not long ago, my friends and I would get our once-a-week adrenaline rush at a local suburban movie theater, seeing horrors like "The Devil's Rejects" and "Saw 2." As a Northeastern student enrolled in the five-year program, I will be spending most of my time here in the city,...

Editorial Cartoon

July 18, 2006

A match made in academia

July 18, 2006

President Richard Freeland is adjusting to the idea of stepping out of the spotlight to make way for a new president - of Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU). On Aug. 4, President Freeland's wife, Elsa Nunez, will assume the presidency of ECSU. Just 11 days later,...

NU team finalists in Campus MovieFest

July 18, 2006

For five minutes, Jonathan Cohn had broken all the rules - of moviemaking. But it paid off when his fast-paced film, created earlier this year for Campus MovieFest, was chosen among 16 out of 25,000 entries to be screened at the Atlanta Film Festival. "We didn't want to lose...

Int’l Co-op regroups, moves forward

July 18, 2006

By John Guilfoil Less than a year after the sudden departure of its director, the International Co-op Program is preparing for a fresh start - with a veteran administrator at the helm and an early interest list of nearly 60 students. More than a dozen students, including...