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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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Dresdens doll up battle of the bands

March 29, 2005

By Ryan Menard When Boston-based, "punk cabaret" duo, the Dresden Dolls graced afterHOURS with their story Thursday, students had an opportunity as unique as the eccentric band itself. With the experience that comes from rising as underground cult favorites to major label...

Column: Two points for honesty

March 29, 2005

We could have a serious campus-wide medical emergency on our hands. It could be worse than the Hepatitis-enriched food that plagued Boston last fall and involve more people than The Facebook. What we have on our hands could be the most widespread case of frostbite this city...

Conference USA next stop for Everhart?

March 29, 2005

Ron Everhart may have coached his last game on Huntington Avenue. The men's basketball coach was scheduled to interview Tuesday in New Orleans for the vacant Tulane University head coaching job, according to a report by The New Orleans Times-Picayune. Everhart, an assistant...

Field of mediocrity

March 29, 2005

Northeastern men's basketball fell in the finals of the American East Championships, and advanced to the NIT only to have its best player suspended before the game. Women's basketball lost in the semis of its AE Championship but has shown a plethora of young talent. Men's and...

New minor brings global sounds into classrooms

March 29, 2005

By Amanda Carswell Flipping on the radio, listeners sometimes hear a mixed jumble of music from across the globe, from Latin to reggae to pop. The genres blur together, crossing borders and borrowing techniques. Beginning in the fall of 2005, the new minor of ethnomusicology...

Column: The Life and Times

March 29, 2005

By Justin Rebello Remember that episode of "Friends" when Ross and Rachel got together? Of course you do. They watch that video where Rachel was stood up on her prom night, and it's revealed that Ross had gotten prepared to take her instead. Then, at the last second, Rachel's...

Editorial Cartoon

March 29, 2005

Forensic science arrests TV viewers attention

March 29, 2005

By Stephanie Peters The notion that forensic investigators could use hair samples to reveal a person's involvement with explosives sounds like a storyline pulled from primetime television, but how realistic is it? Jimmie Oxley, a University of Rhode Island chemistry professor,...

Moreira, female sprinters shine for Northeastern at Snowflake Classic

March 29, 2005

By Ricky Popolizio A week into spring, the Northeastern men's and women's track teams still had to deal with winter weather in hosting the Snowflake Classic on Saturday at Solomon Track in Dedham.

DMB stunt

March 29, 2005

Speaking as a journalist I must say the April Fools joke you pulled on your readers was inappropriate. What you print should be fact, otherwise readers are not going to trust you. I realize not all your reporters are journalists so please review your code of ethics with them....

Lane, counseling services set for summer renovation

March 29, 2005

By Hailey Heinz Starting this fall, Northeastern students will be able to get care for the body and for the mind, all in one location. Plans are in the works to renovate the Lane Health Center building on Forsyth Street that will both modernize and expand it. While employees...

Send-off: Treat yourself

March 29, 2005

By Ricky Thompson When the doors leading to the Frost Lounge opened for business last Thursday, nearly a dozen students were there, waiting. For the third time in four days, Senior Week tickets were on sale inside. Leading the pack was Pat Sullivan, who had already decided...