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Bush’s budget puts student loans at risk

February 22, 2005

By Hailey Heinz If President George W. Bush's proposed federal budget for the next fiscal year is passed by Congress, Esther Assaad's financial aid package will take a hit and receive a contribution all at once. Assaad, a sophomore communications major, receives both a Perkins...

Player of the Week: Idris Payne

February 22, 2005

Only a handful of Northeastern track athletes have entered their senior season with a history of success like Idris Payne. Take his junior season, for example: Eight wins in 10 individual races, NU record of 46.71 in the 400 at the New Balance Armory Invitational,and Most...

All Hail: Stirring up the stir fry line

February 22, 2005

By Hailey Heinz I address these words to everyone who was standing in the stir fry line last Thursday: I'm really, really sorry. For those of you who weren't standing in the stir fry line, be glad you weren't. It was like this: I was at Stetson West around 5 p.m. It was...

What happened at the Bush Event

February 20, 2005

Do any of you journalists or editors love your country enough to follow up on this story? Noel Sutter 603)661-5099 The Following is written by Sue, a middle-aged woman in Portsmouth, NH: "On Feb. 16, 2005, at the Bush event in Portsmouth, NH, a friend and I tested freedom...

Announcement Should Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station close 2012 or 2032?

February 20, 2005

Should Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station close 2012 or 2032? Discussion by National Experts - March 3rd -7:30 PM Pilgrim Nuclear - about to apply for license extension: The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station located in "America's Hometown, Plymouth MA has announced that they plan...

Expanded Letter dated February 18, 2005

February 19, 2005

Date: February 18, 2005 From: Satish Chandra, P.O. Box 381629, Cambridge, MA 02238 Telephone: 617-282-4996 FAX: 617-825-4996 E-Mail: [email protected] Webpage: www.Psychotherapy.eBoard.com Dear Editor: Harvard's president has suggested that the paucity of women in...

Toxic Work Places

February 18, 2005

Jan 11 2005 To Whom It May Concern. Wow what an experience. I was employed at Gal Power Systems in Mississiauga to work on diesel generator systems. I was working on a pair of 16 v 92 Detroit diesel generator sets at 4160 volt at a facility called the South West Regional...

Health and Safety

February 18, 2005

Jan 11 2004 To Whom It Might Concern. Here is a copy of a letter I sent to the Toronto Sun newspaper about an article that was published. This incident that happened to me is an odd health and safety issue. Here is a situation where a union might have made a difference. I...

Customers break free from restrictive cellular service

February 17, 2005

Starting Nov. 24, a new rule will go into effect that will revolutionize the cell phone industry, making it possible to switch cell phone services without losing your digits. The original mandate, which was passed by Congress in 1996, will make it so customers who want to change...

*Revised submission* Political Co-ops Need Improvement

February 17, 2005

Here's an edited form of the article I submitted last night. Jason Zaler 617 519 8986 [email protected] --------------------------- POLITICAL CO-OPS NEED IMPROVEMENT As you read this, many students are beginning to get the hang of their new co-op jobs. They are becoming friendly...

Lick the vote 2004

February 17, 2005

Ice Cream moguls Ben ' Jerry doled out their famous treats and talked about their success, current issues, and the importance of voting Monday night at Blackman Auditorium. Friends since junior high, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield started their business in 1978 in Burlington,...

NU campus celebrates World Series centennial

February 17, 2005

By Tim Coughlin and Jeff Powalisz To celebrate the 100th year of Major League Baseball's World Series, Northeastern Law Professor and former Major League Baseball salary arbitrator Roger Abrams coordinated a World Series Centennial Celebration on Oct. 1. The first World Series,...