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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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Third time’s the charm?

January 31, 2005

As the Super Bowl approaches, names like James Grabowski and Victoria Snelgrove are again becoming buzz words on campus. Other words like "riot" and "Hemenway Street" are also floating around. For a group of upperclassmen students still rolling out of the national spotlight,...

The Bogside Artists of Ireland

January 30, 2005

Dear Editor, The following should interest a great many of your readers especially those involved with the arts and/or have Irish affiliations. Thank You, The Bogside Artists. PRESS RELEASE DERRY, N.IRELAND. Jan 31, 2005 The City Council of Derry in Northern Ireland, a place...

Operation Student Shield Needs Revamping

January 27, 2005

The recent announcement by Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole, Mayor Menino and cllege officials of Operation Student Shield, to crack down on student drinking, vandalism and out-of-control parties is well intended, but needs revamping. As a proud parent of a Northeastern...

Columbia dampens swimmers’ Senior Day

January 25, 2005

By Craig Roman It was Senior Day Saturday at the Barletta Natatorium, but the senior's smiles quickly turned to frowns as the Northeastern swimming and diving team lost its third straight meet, this time to Columbia University, 136-107. It was the second loss to an Ivy League...

Column: Two points for honesty

January 25, 2005

Never in a million years would I see this one coming. Michael Jackson, well, that was to be expected. Bill Clinton? We all thought that he was having a little fling. But Bill Cosby? Just say it ain't so. For those who don't see the link between Jack-o, Slick Willy and the...

Local terrorist threats cause little panic on campus

January 25, 2005

When the pictures of four Chinese nationalists were shown on news broadcasts across the country and the words "dirty bomb" and "Boston" were uttered in the same sentence, a shiver of fear traveled through many Boston residents. Shawn Collins, however, had experienced the same...

Outbound on the Green Line

January 25, 2005

By Ricky Thompson For those seeking a change from the crowded stores and busy streets of downtown Boston, the Green Line's alphabet of outbound trains service a number of locations that give the region retail variety. Plus, it's easier on the wallet; it's free to ride any train...

Group wants vans to clean up act

January 25, 2005

Kelly Muellman and Imanuela Costiner aren't consultants from MTV's "Pimp My Ride." But after gazing upon the fleet of university vehicles last semester, they felt a change was in order. The two are co-presidents of Students for Environmental Action (SEA), a group aimed at...

New director brings healthy resum

January 25, 2005

By Ricky Thompson Working in the close-knit college community in Amherst, Roberta Berrien has influenced colleges such as the University of Massachusetts, Smith College and Amherst College. Now she plans to make her mark at Northeastern. Although only a few weeks into her...

Northeastern Crime Log

January 25, 2005

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Wednesday, January 19 10:30 a.m. A 24-year-old female student reported her wallet missing after leaving it in a classroom in the Behrakis Health Sciences Center on Jan. 11. The wallet contained...

Column: The Life and Times

January 25, 2005

By Justin Rebello I've been in a lot of arguments with females in my time, and in all my years I've come to one inexorable conclusion:

Frat pharm

January 25, 2005

By Chris Brook Saturday evening, as the snow fell in droves, 13 pharmacy majors gathered in the Curry Student Center for the culmination of two weeks of pledging to the university's latest professional fraternity, Phi Delta Chi. The finale came as the organization received its...