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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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November 8, 2005

Hey Nikic, Here's what you do. It's Thursday and you need to find a date for Friday night. Don't worry, uncle Bobby has come to the rescue. Uncle Bobby follows you around campus picking out the girls to go after and how to pick them up. When Friday night comes, uncle Bobby...

Letter to the Editor: The end of Red Sox Nation’s Theo-cracy

November 8, 2005

After the 2002 season, Theo Epstein was named the new general manager of the Boston Red Sox and the news crews couldn't get enough. He was a perfect choice, born in Brookline and a lifelong Sox fan. He was an Ivy League graduate and had a sixth sense when it came to the game...

Husky Happenings

November 8, 2005

SGA debates credit card vendors on campus The Student Government Association (SGA) debated a bill Thursday that, if passed, would force credit card vendors on campus to display information about high interest rates. Vice President for Student Affairs John Guilfoil, sponsor of...

Women’s Hockey: Top-ranked St. Lawrence too much for the women’s hockey team

November 8, 2005

By Matt Foster The puck just won't fall the right way for the women's hockey team. The Huskies traveled to Canton, N.Y. to play top-ranked St. Lawrence on Sunday, only to leave empty handed, 3-0. The loss dropped Northeastern to 1-8-1 while the Saints extended their undefeated...

Very little student in student voice

November 8, 2005

On a campus of 14,000 undergraduates, the idea of one making a decision that affects them all is odd. The decision to not include the other 13,999 is just plain stupid. Not for nothing, when you've been asked to represent the student body, it might come in handy to actually...

Get into intramurals

November 8, 2005

By Bessie King Northeastern's intramural sports program began in the 1960s, offering students of all skill levels the chance to form teams and play a variety of sports, ranging from indoor soccer to broomball, in a competitive, tournament style, according to Beth Griffith, assistant...

Swimming debuts against the South

November 8, 2005

By Kevin Williamson The Northeastern swimming team received its first taste of southern competition this weekend in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies fought their way through a two-day tri-meet, falling to Delaware and William ' Mary, but returned home with a victory over Old Dominion....

Commentary: Student voice forcing body to stay silent

November 8, 2005

A Presidential Search Committee has recently been assembled to find a new leader to replace President Richard Freeland. Unfortunately, only one seat has been designated for the student voice on campus. In the Nov. 2 issue of the Northeastern News, several students believed...

Around the intramural bases: Softball

November 8, 2005

Take a few friends, a softball and bat and a name like Clutch Papi, and what do you get? A Northeastern intramural softball team. Tuesdays and Thursdays through September and October, teams like Lee's Batters and Clutch Papi meet in the Fens to face off. For many, the decision...

Bubblegum bros no more

November 8, 2005

By Danielle Tarloff and Tamara Garcia It all started in the spring of 1997. Long blonde hair; infectious melodies; were they girls? Did it matter? With the hit single "MMMBop," Hanson has been part of American and international pop culture, receiving mention in two "Family Guy"...

Letter to the Editor: Local weekly upset by Digs in reporting

November 8, 2005

On behalf of Boston's Weekly Dig, I'd like to register my horror at the shoddy treatment we were recently given in the pages of this newspaper ("Weekly Dig names NU biggest rioters," Nov. 9). Reporter Danielle Tarloff started off on the wrong foot by overturning and setting...

Around the intramural bases: Soccer

November 8, 2005

Last year, Brandon Gillespie played on an intramural soccer team whose season came down to the wire. After finishing in a one-to-one tie, Gillespie and his teammates found themselves in a shot-for-shot shootout. They lost, and their opponents went on to win the league championship,...