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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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Players of the Week: 4×100 relay

April 5, 2005

Sherman Hart often finds himself on the edge when a 4x100 relay begins. "The 4x100 is one of those events where as a coach, you just close your eyes and hope everything happens right, especially with the handoffs," said the Northeastern track coach. This past weekend at...

MTV stars keep it ‘real’

April 5, 2005

By Stephanie Peters As former cast members on MTV's "Road Rules," millions of viewers have followed either the drama of their daily lives or the cutthroat, and often backstabbing, competition of MTV's endless stream of "challenges." But outside their television obligations,...

University faces challenges in minority hiring

April 5, 2005

Over the past several years, Elena Quiroz has noticed a trend. For every one Latino faculty member hired, she has watched two leave. "It's painful," said the director of the Latino/a Student Center. "There's not that much retention." Northeastern is in the midst of hiring...

Northeasern Crime Log

April 5, 2005

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, March 29 9 p.m. A manager at Wollaston's in the Marino Center reported a middle-aged man had shoplifted aftershave. Upon being stopped, the man briefly struggled and then fled. The...

Commentary: Trying to re-NU ideas of ‘good’ colleges

April 5, 2005

By Andrew Guida My friend and I got into a heated argument about picking a college. Last year I picked Northeastern over Villanova and URI, and looking back on it and the little research I did, I got incredibly lucky in making the perfect decision. My friend tells me he's...

Dropkicked

April 5, 2005

By Ryan Menard With Mos Def out of the Springfest lineup and hometown rowdy-rockers Dropkick Murphys in his place, Northeastern is set to host the band fresh off their six-show St. Patrick's Day stint at Avalon. Everything from their Irish-American roots to their unabashed...

Freshman runner making huge strides

April 5, 2005

By Caitlin Gambee Northeastern sprinter Charity Briggs has kicked up dust and made her mark on the women's track team with an impressive freshman season. While attending Cornwall Central High School in Katonah, N.Y., Briggs built an extensive r

Novel

April 5, 2005

Hi, I noticed you have a "sex" section in your paper. I live in New York City, have written for the sex section in Salon.com, and now teach an online course with Salon. My third novel THE ART OF UNDRESSING, about an ex-stripper mom and her daughter, has just been published...

Mos Def ‘Dropkicks’ Springfest concert performance

April 5, 2005

By Bianca Strzelczyk Council for University Programs Concert Chair Josh Pratt received an unexpected phone call from his advisor Erin Dayharsh on April 1. "What's the worst thing I could tell you?" she asked. "The concert being canceled," Pratt said. Dayharsh's news may...

Program provides tax help for students as filing deadline nears

April 5, 2005

By Dinah Alobeid When it came time to fill out his tax forms, freshman Cory Renzella didn't bother. Instead, his father filled them out for him, just as he has always done. Renzella, a freshman international affairs major and Student Government Association (SGA) assistant...

Silent treatment

April 5, 2005

By Barry Levites James Byrd Jr. was walking back to his home in Jasper, Texas one summer evening in 1998 when they came for him. They cut him off with their pickup truck, jumped out and beat Byrd, breaking his ribs. They said they wanted to "roll a tire." They proceeded to...

Huskies continue to struggle as AE play closes in

April 5, 2005

By Jason Richland The Northeastern baseball team split the weekend set at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, downing the University of Hartford, 8-1, Friday and falling to the University of Vermont Sunday, 11-1. They then dropped the Tuesday afternoon game against the University...