Skip to Main Content
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Campus

A.D.D. Meds

February 13, 2005

Dear Editor, Your story on the non-prescibed use of ADD medication was excellent and alarming.Excellent that you are reporting on it and alarming that people think they can self medicate safley. The drug Adderal has been taken off the market in Canada due to safety concerns.It...

Sexcapades

February 10, 2005

It's not like me to write such a letter. However, I feel very strongly about this and I wanted you to know. The Sexcapades section of the paper is one of the tackiest (is that a word?) pieces of writing I have ever read. Honestly,I don't care about someone else's sexual encounters,...

Response to the “All Hail” article in the Feb. 2nd edition of NU news.

February 9, 2005

My name is Chris Cerrato, class of 2007. I'm a middler Graphic Design student at NU. In response to the February 2nd, 2005 issue's "All Hail", the first thing that came to my mind was "What a whiny drama queen". I also travel to campus via the Franklin Line from Norfolk (and...

On scout’s honor

February 8, 2005

Every American has a right to be a part of an institution, regardless of his or her sexual orientation, civil rights activist James Dale argued in a talk with students at the Curry Student Center Ballroom Thursday night. Dale discussed his discrimination from the Boy Scouts of...

To the extreme

February 8, 2005

By Hailey Heinz This is the fourth in a five-part series examining students' experiences with financial aid. When Betty Ly decided to attend Northeastern, her parents sold their house in Newton and her mother took a second job. This was the only way Ly could afford to attend...

Inside the NU actors’ studio

February 8, 2005

By Bianca Strzelczyk The third installment of an ongoing series chronicling the production of "Lower Depths" by the Northeastern Theatre Department opening Feb. 16. As the winter weeks slowly pass by, the cast members continue to get deeper into the lower depths of the minds...

All Hail: The “twixts” and turns of adulthood

February 8, 2005

By Peter Shanley What do you plan to do after college? Me, I'm going to take the next available plane to Spain and become a smack dealer. It's fast cash, baby; cruise the hills of Spain with my buddy Jacob Barnes, fish the rivers and see The Show. I will tell Jacob I feel his...

Silent night

February 8, 2005

By Jennifer Nelson and Stephanie Vosk Peering down from their Hemenway Street windows, students waited for the chaos to erupt as the New England Patriots secured their third Super Bowl win in four years. But all they could see were hundreds of riot police lining the streets....

Editorial Cartoon

February 8, 2005

By Alexis Yavne

Column: Holla Atcha Dogz

February 8, 2005

I don't know what to make of it. Everywhere I go, every media outlet from here to Taiwan wants to talk about the New England Patriots as a dynasty. The questions come in waves: Are they a legitimate dynasty? Is Tom Brady the second coming of Joe Montana? Does Romeo Crennel...

Victory parade draws Pats fans to Hub

February 8, 2005

By Amanda Carswell and Megan Fraser It just doesn't get old for New Englanders. For the third time in four years, the New England Patriots toured the streets of Boston Tuesday with a shiny new Vince Lombardi Trophy in tow. The 2005 Super Bowl champions loaded into Duck Boats...

Column: Two points for honesty

February 8, 2005

At least we didn't have to worry about seeing another boob at halftime. And if this year's act really felt like flashing the millions watching, he might have confused some, but not nearly as many as "Nipplegate 2004." This year leading the Super Bowl halftime hysteria was...