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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Sexism, racism, and yes, Max, even ageism

July 5, 2005

To the Editor: I have to admit that I subscribe online to the Northeastern News because I love reading Max Lederman's features and columns on sports. Most of the time I agree with Max and admire his style and his fearlessness in taking on controversial subjects. However, in...

Column: Speak to the Beat

July 5, 2005

Paris Hilton, can you handle this? Mary-Kate Olsen, can you handle this? Lindsay Lohan, can you handle this? I don't think you can handle this. According to a survey of 1,500 girls age 13-18 conducted by Teen People, super-skinny celebrity bodies are not all that bootylicious....

CUP forum addresses vacant diversity position

July 5, 2005

Student leaders, upset because of an unfilled position geared toward diversity in one of the university's most heavily funded student programming groups, convened yesterday and voiced their concerns in an open forum hosted by the group's executive board members. The more...

I Just Tried to Ford the River and My [Expletive] Oxen Died group

July 5, 2005

Currently, there are over 3,600 Northeastern University groups on TheFacebook.com, ranging from the education-oriented to the truly bizarre. Follow as the News takes a bi-weekly look at some of the most creative. The year 1848 was a simpler time; a time of covered wagons, bandana...

Identity theft poses threat to college students

June 28, 2005

By Dinah Alobeid Imitation may be considered the sincerest form of flattery, but identity theft is a sweeping epidemic in the United States, causing inconvenience and frustration amongst its victims, said Glenn Hill, Information Services' information technology security manager....

SGA history repeats itself

June 28, 2005

Another year, another SGA president in trouble. Welcome to the new SGA. Same as the old one. Less than a year after Andres Vargas faced OSCCR for hosting a party attended by some underage guests, another SGA president finds his future at the mercy of the university's judicial...

Sexcapades

June 28, 2005

The art of not getting caught while having sex is one that has always eluded me through my college years. First, in my freshman year, I visited a lady friend at her house. By 2 a.m., I had stripped her of all her clothes and I was half-naked myself when she started yelling for...

New SGA Pres., VP found responsible, await OSCCR appeal decision

June 28, 2005

The two highest-ranking student leaders took their offices yesterday as they, and other members of the Student Government Association (SGA), continue to wait for the final outcome of their appeal process through the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR)....

Task force pushes for more res. halls in campus center

June 28, 2005

The Community Task Force analyzed and examined a presentation during its meeting Monday, which included a design that replaced on-campus buildings, including Cullinane Hall and the Cabot Physical Education Center, with residence halls, and possibly relocate academic buildings...

Commentary: Diplomacy crucial for U.S.-Iran talks

June 28, 2005

By Arthur Allen I don't mean to preach American ideals or anything, but we really should be holding ourselves to the standard of innocent until proven guilty. The fact that in a lot of places we aren't, the most immediate case being Iran, is hurting our image. It is unfair...

See Tom run

June 28, 2005

A lot of people are expecting two things from "War of the Worlds," out today: 1. For Tom Cruise to jump up and down on a defeated spacecraft pronouncing his love for Katie Holmes, and 2. For someone to give a rousing speech at the end declaring, "Today, we celebrate our Independence...

Kerr Hall to reopen for fall semester

June 28, 2005

By Ricky Thompson Kerr Hall may be down, but it's certainly not out. As repairs on the 91-year-old residence hall continue - two months after a natural gas explosion resulted in damages estimated at $800,000 - the university contends renovations will be finished for the upcoming...