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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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Women’s Hockey: Spoiling BU’s debut

October 11, 2005

By Matt Foster The Northeastern women's hockey team has set the tone for an important season in a big way. In the first ever varsity matchup against Boston University Friday (the Terriers to this point have always been a club team), the Huskies used a slick offense and a dominant...

Commentary: Liberation of Iraq anything but liberating

October 11, 2005

Two central pillars supporting the case for war in Iraq fell to pieces long ago. There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, not until we dropped our own terrifying array of depleted-uranium weaponry. There was no al-Qaeda movement there, not until we launched the war...

Conduct office to gain new director

October 11, 2005

After being vacant for nearly a year, the position of director in the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) will be filled Oct. 24. Valerie Randall-Lee, who has served as the associate dean of students at Emerson College for the past eight years, will move...

Men’s Hockey Preview: Lingering questions

October 11, 2005

Greg Cronin wants to make something clear as his college coaching career on Huntington Avenue kicks off. There will be no moral victories for the Northeastern men's hockey team this year. "One of the things that has been a backhanded slap around here in the past is that [the...

Letter to the Editor: Health center problems sicken former doc

October 11, 2005

I would like to respond to the article entitled "Diagnosis Disarray." Some students may recognize that I was one of the former medical pro-viders at the Health Center at NU. I remain an instructor at NU with close ties to the University. I think the flavor of your article very...

Budget Review Committee sees jump in event funding requests

October 11, 2005

The Budget Review Committee (BRC) spent more money on student programming than they received from the Student Activities Fee, but the fund remains "stable," chairman Billy Haddad announced Thursday. Haddad, who leads a group of 12 students that doles out money to student groups...

Court jesters

October 11, 2005

By Leah Fielding Nobody typically sees the personal side of Homecoming Court candidates - they're hidden behind lists of activities, accomplishments and formalities. Yesterday in the Curry Student Center Ballroom from 8 to 9 p.m., students were able to discover amusing tidbits...

Editorial Cartoon

October 11, 2005

Husky Happenings

October 11, 2005

Student Government warns of misleading petition The Student Government Association (SGA) announced Thursday that a petition recently circulated on campus urging students to support the selling of wine at grocery stores in Massachusetts was actually a petition opposing gay marriage....

Homecoming looks to freshmen for spark

October 11, 2005

By Danielle Tarloff and C. Mae Waugh The campus seems a little more crowded than usual. There is an increase in parents, extra alumni milling about and even a Husky dog wandering all over the place. What's the deal? A quick glance at one of the many signs around campus...

All Hail: The puck starts here

October 11, 2005

I want you to do me a quick favor. I want you to take a look at the following list. Tell me who you can identify. Tell me who you can't. Joe Thornton. Ilya Kovalchuk. Joe Sakic. Mats Sundin. Rick Nash. Dominik Hasek. Nikolai Khabibulin. Any of these names ring a bell? They...

Public Safety works to inform students of Fire Awareness Month

October 11, 2005

By Megan Jicha Often cramped and messy, with too much in too little space, residence halls can be a breeding ground for unintended fires. The Dorm Room Fire Test Group is trying to make residence halls safer through methods tested and discussed Oct. 1 at a live Dorm Room Test...