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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Letter to the Editor: Freedom of religion also a voting right

November 16, 2004

By Keinan Greene In his recent editorial rant over the "moral values" vote determining the presidential election ("The Midwest is now safe," Nov. 10), Justin Rebello makes the starkly secularist decree that religion "should serve as no basis of opinion" in deciding how to vote....

Letter to the Editor: Students, pedestrians congesting traffic

November 16, 2004

By Martha L. Bulyk I suggest that Northeastern make a better effort to warn students not to step out into traffic on Huntington Avenue. I commute down that street every day by car. Almost every single day I see Northeastern students (and perhaps staff as well) step out into...

New in Improv’d

November 16, 2004

By Dana Mirabella and Jeanine Mendez Comedy isn't always a laughing matter. Just ask the members of NU ' Improv'd, who had to weed down 30 students auditioning for three spots in the 2-year-old comedy troupe. Two reporters followed the group for two months as senior criminal...

Huskies fall to two-time defending champs

November 16, 2004

By Jason Richland ALLSTON - Liane Dixon threw her stick, Diana Nelson slapped her pads and Mari Creatini hung her head. Alli Bolster covered her face with her hands as tears streamed through her fingers. The roller coaster ride stopped dead on a sunny day at Harvard University...

Huskies beat two AE opponents to improve to 5-0

November 16, 2004

By Craig Roman A strong freshman performance helped the Northeastern swimming and diving team win their third meet in a row Saturday at the Barletta Natatorium. The Huskies beat the University of Maine, 139-94, and the University of Vermont, 160-75. The Huskies were carried...

Husky Happenings

November 16, 2004

Public Safety investigating elevator vandalism Northeastern Police are actively investigating the vandalism in Davenport A that left broken lights and feces in the elevator cars over the Nov. 5 weekend, said James Ferrier, associate director of public safety. University officials...

Agreement with city forces students out of apartments

November 16, 2004

Due to an agreement made with the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Northeastern students living in certain apartments on Hemenway Street are being forced to vacate their housing by Jan. 1. The number of students living in those apartment buildings went over a number agreed...

Northeastern Crime Log

November 16, 2004

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, November 9 4:30 p.m. A male Boston University student left his laptop on the fourth floor of Snell Library while making copies. His friend, another BU student, stayed behind to watch...

Theatre Department portrays ‘Pippin’

November 16, 2004

Black-clad members of the cast of "Pippin" creep onto the stage humming, twirling and entwining their hands in a gesture for the audiences' eyes to follow. The lead player sings, "Join us/Come and waste an hour or two/We've got magic to do/Just for you." And thus begins...

From Bikini Bottom to the box offices

November 16, 2004

By Greg Psomas Nickelodeon's porous protagonist Spongebob Squarepants will be packing up with his beloved snail Gary and moving from his pineapple under the sea to the silver screen. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, rated PG, hits theaters nationwide Friday. The film is...

Keep it rolling

November 16, 2004

They're two months ahead of schedule. The Northeastern men's hockey team, which went all the way to Jan. 3 during the 2003-04 campaign for their first Hockey East (HE) victory, continued their winning ways with two straight HE wins in their first two tries last weekend. On...

President’s assistant leads versatile life

November 16, 2004

By Megan Colloton Her office is cluttered with papers strewn over tables, desks and bookshelves. Folders and paperwork overflow from boxes spread across the floor, and a large, multicolored tapestry hangs on her wall, bringing some color to an otherwise paper-filled room. She...