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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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Spookie Daly Pride storms Harpers Ferry

November 9, 2004

Spookie Daly Pride (SDP) stormed Boston last Saturday night with their unique sound and onstage antics. The band played to a packed house of loyal fans and bar-goers at Harper's Ferry in Allston. They describe themselves as fun, silly and joyful. Their music combines funky...

Private donor provided $8m

November 9, 2004

By Hailey Heinz This is the final in a four-part series detailing the background of buildings on Northeastern's campus. When George Behrakis donated $8 million toward construction of the Behrakis Health Sciences Center, it became the largest private donation in Northeastern's...

‘Big Man’ defends campus title in annual contest

November 9, 2004

By Stephanie Peters Any question as to who is the "big man" on Northeastern's campus was put to rest Thursday night when sophomore Chip Homer successfully defended his title during Delta Phi Epsilon's "Big Man on Campus:

SGA lobbies for longer library hours, increased study space

November 9, 2004

Students up late studying at Snell Library may not have to head home by midnight for much longer if the Student Government Association has its way. SGA collected over 400 student surveys in the past two weeks that show students want a quiet study space on campus where they...

Seven days of Tibet

November 9, 2004

By Hailey Heinz At around 1:25 p.m. last Friday, a procession made its way across the Northeastern campus. Led by two Tibetan Buddhist monks in traditional robes, who were ringing bells and chanting, a group of about 20 students made their way from Ell Hall to a pond in the...

Huskies lose fourth straight

November 9, 2004

Senior linebacker Mike Hall and his upperclassman teammates felt the watchful eye of a former coach Saturday as the Huskies took on the University of Massachusetts at Parsons Field. Don Brown led his Minutemen team before a crowd of 4,216, standing across from the group of...

Dealers unveil new models at autoshow

November 9, 2004

By Chris Estrada Over 30 domestic and import car companies descended upon the Bayside Expo Center in Dorchester this week for the 2004 New England International Auto Show. The center was teeming with auto enthusiasts, families and photo seekers as the dealers showed off their...

Davenport elevator used as toilet, shut down

November 9, 2004

The lights are back on, the floor is clean and the smell has faded, but the signs hanging in Davenport A remind residents of the incident that occurred in the building's elevator, leaving it out of service this weekend. Both elevators in Davenport A were shut down from Friday...

‘Incredible’ family tackles box office

November 9, 2004

By Chris Estrada Director Brad Bird wants his viewers to know something about animated movies. "They're not animated movies, they're movies period," said the director of "The Incredibles" during an interview on his college publicity tour for Disney and Pixar's latest shot...

Exit polls show increase of youth vote

November 9, 2004

Notorious for dismal showings at the polls since the mid-1970s, the young voter demographic came out in record numbers for the 2004 presidential election, according to exit polls. But with turnout high in other demographics as well, the young vote was not able to make a difference...

Student Ambassadors network in NU community for Husky pride

November 9, 2004

By Amanda Carswell Homecoming 2004 marks the third year in a row a member of the Student Ambassadors group has been crowned Homecoming Queen. Kelly Martin, the new 2004 Homecoming Queen, is the current vice president of Student Ambassadors. Although the group has been very...

Volleyball loses to Maine after UNH sweep

November 9, 2004

By Erika Carrubba Despite a sweep of the University of New Hampshire Wildcats on Friday, the Northeastern volleyball team was unable to put away the third-ranked University of Maine Black Bears Saturday at Cabot Gym. The Huskies record now stands at 18-10 overall and 9-3 in...