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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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Profs, students say evaluations need work

December 7, 2004

By Hailey Heinz As each semester winds down, students are given the chance to bubble in scantrons and scribble comments on the performance of their professors. These surveys, administered by the Student Government Association (SGA), are designed to give students an anonymous...

RSA wraps semester up, looks to grow

December 7, 2004

By Josh Luby With the year half over, the Resident Student Association (RSA) has put on a variety of programs, and members have said they are looking forward to next semester and new opportunities to sponsor student events. Since the start of the semester, RSA has hosted several...

Co-op students hang around for holidays

December 7, 2004

By Meghan Colloton There's no place like home for the holidays. Finals are about to begin and the mad dash for students to pack their bags and head out of the residence halls for the holidays is in full swing. But there is a group of Northeastern students that are stuck here...

Column: Speak to the Beat

December 7, 2004

The political theorists are right: We are a nation divided. However, it's not over the war on terror, but on the historical Alexander the Great's sexuality in what is being touted as one of the gayest movies since, well, "Spartacus." In director Oliver Stone's current depiction...

Hourihan stellar, but Huskies fall to Maine

December 7, 2004

By Gayle Simone The Huskies looked to end their four game losing skid but a tough University of Maine team got in the way. The team skated hard, but to no avail; NU could not pull victories. Saturday's game brought the two teams to overtime but Maine was the one that came out...

NUPD launches revised community policing plan

December 7, 2004

The Northeastern Police Department (NUPD) is beginning to familiarize itself with more than just campus criminals. In the fall semester, the NUPD implemented a new plan meant to forge a stronger partnership between the police and the community they patrol. Under the community...

NU students deck the residence halls

December 7, 2004

By Meghan Colloton String up those twinkling Christmas lights. Strike a match and light those candles on your Menorah. Don't forget to roast your chestnuts on an open fire. But wait, you can't. According to the Department of Residential Life, students may not keep candles...

Provost backs later library hours for finals

December 7, 2004

Students cramming for exams and looking for late-night study space will have the opportunity to stay two hours later at Snell Library starting as early as Wednesday or as late as Friday, said Vice Provost for Research Srinivas Sridhar. The Student Government Association (SGA)...

CUP pres. looks back to get ready for Springfest ’05

December 7, 2004

A year after the postponement of the planned Ludacris concert, which was to be the culmination of a bigger and better Springfest week, the Council for University Programs (CUP) has begun to once again brainstorm programming and concert acts in an effort to redeem the reputation...

Handel’s masterpiece comes to Symphony Hall

December 7, 2004

By Chris Brook Hand in hand with the tree lighting in Boston Common and the baubles, wreaths and lights strung up in Faneuil Hall year after year, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's annual performance of Handel's Messiah has become etched into history as a city-wide holiday tradition....

Swimmers improve to 6-0

December 7, 2004

By Craig Roman It was a battle of unbeatens Friday night at the Barletta Natatorium, as the Northeastern Swimming and Diving Team maintained their perfect season by beating previously undefeated Wagner College, 114-91. The Seahawks provided Northeastern with its closest match...

New position aids students transitioning back to campus

December 7, 2004

By Hailey Heinz College is usually a time when twenty-somethings are allowed to linger between youth and adulthood -- unless they are at Northeastern. For six months out of the year, a Northeastern student has the option to be thrust into the full-blown "real world," complete...