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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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Brockovich brings biography to Blackman

March 15, 2005

By Bianca Strzelczyk There are countless stories about ordinary people achieving extraordinary greatness. At a law firm in California, Erin Brockovich's inner drive and determination led her to overcome obstacles. With her bouncy, blond hair and sometimes revealing clothing,...

Hurting Huskies: NU dropped hard by UVM in final, set for NIT

March 15, 2005

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The highly anticipated championship match-up between the No. 1 seed University of Vermont Catamounts and the No. 2 seed Northeastern men's basketball team failed to live up to the hype as UVM easily defeated the Huskies, 80-57, Saturday in Burlington, Vt....

Huskies trapped in UVM’s kennel

March 15, 2005

BURLINGTON, Vt. - One of the main reasons the Northeastern men's basketball team couldn't compete with their "A" game against the University of Vermont Saturday afternoon was what could be read on the chests of thousands of Catamount fans - "Patrick Power." The term has nothing...

Stephen Babcock

March 15, 2005

Question for the debate: With your seat on the Committee on Funding Priorities, do you plan to raise the university's depedence on tuition as a major issue facing not only the amount of revenue, but the frankly skyrocketing cost of tuition as well.

Commentary – Student: You only want us for our money?

March 15, 2005

By Colleen Booth Northeastern students have become the scapegoats for all irresponsible behavior occurring in our city. (I say "our," although we are constantly reminded it is anything but ours.) This is not an assumption. I was told directly by an officer of

Womens’ Basketball: Huskies bumped by Hawks

March 15, 2005

By Jessica Man After losing their leading scorer to injury, the Northeastern women's basketball team bowed out of the 2005 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women's Basketball tournament with a 47-43 loss to the University of Hartford at the Chase Family Arena Thursday....

Husky Happenings

March 15, 2005

Fall semester registration set for April 4 Registration for the fall semester will begin April 4, two weeks later than the original March 21 date, said University Registrar Linda Allen. "We wanted to make sure we had all the up-to-date course times and information," Allen said....

NUTV to begin broadcasting on myNEU

March 15, 2005

By Carleton Atwater Since its inception two years ago, Northeastern University Television (NUTV) has struggled to get off the ground. But their hard work is beginning to pay

Condom creativity

March 15, 2005

By Chris Brook In an effort to find the "Picasso of Prophylactics," Boston-based Global Protection Corporation (GPC) has recently launched a nationwide contest in conjunction with its new product, One Condoms. The objective of the competition is to have the general public design...

Barea suspended by University

March 15, 2005

By Max Lederman and Jeff Powalisz Northeastern star point guard Jose Juan Barea has been suspended from tonight's NIT game with the University of Memphis, Athletics Director Dave O'Brien announced yesterday. Northeastern and America East investigated a loose-ball scramble...

Smallwood jumps onto scene quickly for women’s hoops

March 15, 2005

By Greg Psomas The Northeastern women's basketball team gained a deadly weapon for their arsenal this season thanks to their America East Rookie of the Year point guard, Shaleyse Smallwood. Smallwood, a freshman and Mattapan native, is ninth in the conference in scoring with...

And Moby makes three

March 15, 2005

By Ryan Menard The addition of techno-nerd pioneer Moby to the Springfest roster will round out an already diverse night of music. While Moby's melancholic electronica is miles from the other artists' styles, he joins Mos Def and Less Than Jakefor the April 9 show. All three...