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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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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...

Logan takes Battle of Bands title

November 9, 2004

By Erin Engelson Northeastern-bred band Logan took home the grand prize in the final round of afterHOURS' Battle of the Band Friday, beating five other bands in front of a packed house. Josh Baird, Ryan Karp, Scott Dyke, Mark D'Alfonso and Dan Holmes of Logan were awarded...

All Hail: Pizza ‘ politics

November 9, 2004

Sen. John F. Kerry's run for the presidency began amidst two pitchers of root beer and some pepperoni pizza. Two years ago, most Americans knew nothing about the cerebral senator from Massachusetts. They didn't know about universal health care or his service in Vietnam. The...

SGA invades campus with cocoa, carts

November 9, 2004

Students had a chance to "get a ride" around campus on golf carts rented by the Student Government Association Tuesday, as the organization launched its second Campus Invasion. Senators and executive board members offered students free rides to class on the carts from 9 a.m....

Building F provides wake-up call for students

November 9, 2004

By Stephanie Peters Building F provides wake-up call for studentstherapy major Sarah Veiga, there is no escaping the din of jack hammering or the roar of heavy machinery. When Veiga wakes up in the morning, it's to the sound of construction outside her Willis Hall apartment....

Northeastern Crime Log

November 9, 2004

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, November 2 11:30 a.m. Officers received information from a student identifying a 20-year-old male student as being involved in disorderly conduct in the Fenway Park area following...

Column: Two Points for honesty

November 9, 2004

This could be the beginning of the end. No, I'm not talking about election results, even that is trivial compared to the matter at hand. Folks, Pee-wee Herman may be making a comeback. Gasp. Better yet, this news made The New York Times. OK, so I added a teensy bit of...