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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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‘Paper’ a popular choice among hipsters

March 14, 2006

Calling all indie rock kids, scenesters and hip-hop heads: break out the dance shoes and break down those inhibitions - "Paper" at Harper's Ferry is the latest craze to hit Boston. "Paper" is a club night every Thursday at Harpers Ferry in Allston and has been selling out...

Player of the Week: Jose Juan Barea

March 14, 2006

Senior guard Jose Juan Barea continues to be honored for his play as a Husky, earning Mid-Major Player of the Year honors from www.collegeinsider.com along with being named 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. The recognitions were given to the Northeastern...

CEO of General Electric to speak at commencement

March 14, 2006

By Taimi Arvidson The Board of Trustees has selected Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric, as the keynote speaker for this year's commencement. The university chose Immelt because of his ability to run a complex organization, said Kay Onan,...

LASO makes it ‘Big’

March 14, 2006

By Nicole D. McGovern The families of a Puerto Rican woman and an African American Muslim man will battle out their differences in the Curry Student Student Ballroom on Thursday at 6 p.m. "Before they get married they need their feuding families to get along and bless their...

All Hail: ResMail Woes

March 14, 2006

It's not often that an incident would annoy me to the extent that I wouldn't simply rant about it on my online journal or complain verbally to whoever got in my path. But this one absolutely took the cake. I walked into my building on Tuesday afternoon, back from a long day,...

Freeland puts $15k toward RSA’s spring formal

March 14, 2006

By Stephanie Peters When students tear it up on the dance floor and sit down to a fancy meal at the Boston Marriott Copley Plaza Saturday night, it will largely be on President Richard Freeland's dime. President Freeland pledged $15,000 to the first annual Northeastern University...

Mayan Blessing

March 14, 2006

Mayan priest Juan Gonzalez blessed the artwork at the opening of the "Mayan and Modern Central American Art Exhibit" at the Curry Student Art Gallery on Monday. The exhibit showcases art, artifacts and photography that portray culture and landscape of the Central American...

The Fenway

March 14, 2006

By Marc Larocque For students making the move off campus, deciding what neighborhood they want to live in is an important choice. "Make sure you find a place that you like, because ultimately it's your house and you have to live there," said Joe Hassell, a real estate agent...

Committee to examine UHCS resignations

March 14, 2006

The Faculty Senate convened a new committee last week to review the process that merged the campus health center and campus counseling center into a single entity last year. The announcement of the new panel comes on the heels of a period of resignations by employees who witnessed...

Gainsborough/St. Stephen St. Area

March 14, 2006

By Marc Larocque Gainsborough and Symphony are some of the most expensive streets in town. Ranging from $3,200 to $4,200 a month for a three-room, these apartments might seem difficult to afford for some students, but Jillian Jewett, a middler nursing major who lives on St....

Streakers steal the show at CUP’s pornography debate

March 14, 2006

During a debate between pornography actor Ron Jeremy and the founder of an anti-pornography church before spring break, two students spiced up the action by streaking naked across the front of Blackman Auditorium. The debate was organized by the Council for University Programs...

Comics

March 14, 2006

Drunk Mistake by Nathan Stearns Tuna by Evonne Davies Seein' Red by Matt Moore