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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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All Hail: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Aw-crap-I-missed-it-thority

January 31, 2005

By Dinah Alobeid Well, here we go. Another year, another semester. I thought being a first-year commuter would be hard on my social life, but things have turned out fine. Quality friends and the freedom to stay on campus with them as often as I like has made my Northeastern...

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,...

Letter to the Editor: Let’s not blow it on the big stage

January 31, 2005

By Bill Durkin This Sunday, there will be as much attention focused on Hemenway Street as on Tom Brady and Donovan McNabb. The memory of the tragic events after last year's Super Bowl still looms large over our campus. That night, the immature actions of a few helped to create...

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...

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...

Women go 0-2

January 25, 2005

By Jessica Man Matthews Arena was the sight for the annual brawl between the Northeastern women's basketball team and the Boston University Terriers last Wednesday. In the first of two meetings between these two America East rivals, the Terriers beat NU, 74-69. However, this...

Residents fume over smelly West Village quad

January 25, 2005

By Carleton Atwater Residents of West Village had more to dread about going outside than just the cold last semester, as a broken steam valve resulted in an odor that left students smelling foul. "It smelled terrible, like people were cooking raccoons or something," said sophomore...