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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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… While women get eliminated in semis

November 8, 2004

Friday was a sad day for the Northeastern women's soccer team, as they played their final game of the 2004 season. The Huskies were shutout by Binghamton University, 3-0, in their America East tournament semi-final match up. Despite missing out on the chance to play for the...

Husky Happenings

November 2, 2004

Alumnus dies in N.H. plane crash A member of the class of '73 was killed last Friday when the single-engine plane he was flying crashed about two miles from the North Central State Airport in Lincoln, N.H., the Boston Globe reported. Paul Douglas, 53, of Norfolk, earned his bachelor...

Lewis Black

November 2, 2004

By Dinah Alobeid Politicians, celebrities, even the Catholic Church - no one is safe at the hands of Daily Show regular, comedian Lewis Black. Black performed his comedy act to a sold out crowd in Blackman Auditorium Saturday night as part of Homecoming weekend. Black...

SGA president faces many challenges

November 2, 2004

Congratulations on becoming Student Government Association president, Bill Durkin. Now it's time to get down to business. Since the suspension of Andres Vargas a month ago left SGA without a leader, the organization has come under a lot of criticism. The year has, in essence,...

Durkin wins SGA Election

November 2, 2004

The Student Government Association elected its new president in a marathon Joint Senate meeting last Thursday night, choosing Vice President for Academic Affairs Bill Durkin for the position. Durkin took over the position from Interim President Erin McFadzen immediately following...

Forum discusses lessons from Jackie O

November 2, 2004

By Ricky Thompson To Tina Flaherty, author of "What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons from the Remarkable Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis," it was the former first lady's more unheralded characteristics that distinctively set her apart from other women who had previously held her...

Commentary: Meet the Pres., SGA leader speaks

November 2, 2004

By Bill Durkin My fellow students, I am honored to be your new Student Government president. Serving the Northeastern undergraduate student body will be a great challenge for me, but I am confident that I am up to the job. Know that I am driven by a genuine passion for public...

When Johnny comes marching home

November 2, 2004

By Amanda Carswell and Bianca Strzelczyk A cold and misty morning did not stop the Fenway faithful from taking to the streets Saturday for the Red Sox victory parade. People of all ages watched as Boston Duck Tour boats filled with members of Red Sox Nation made their way...

Northeastern Crime Log

November 2, 2004

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports.

Celebrate NU Day

November 2, 2004

By Hailey Heinz Free pizza was given out Thursday as part of Celebrate NU Day, a pep rally sponsored by the Student Ambassadors of the Alumni Association, which combined Northeastern's 106th birthday with the kickoff of Homecoming festivities. In addition to pizza, Qdoba provided...

Students carve up competition

November 2, 2004

By Dinah Alobeid The third annual Pumpkin Carving Contest sponsored by Dining Services was held on Thursday in the Levine Marketplace. Deb Fantasia, who does the marketing and managing for Dining Services, ran the event and said she was enthusiastic about doing something...

‘Haunted’ Housing Services transforms Speare Commons

November 2, 2004

By Amanda Carswell Speare Commons is usually sprinkled with students studying, drinking coffee or checking their e-mail. But last Friday it was decorated with balloons, cobwebs and a few chalk-lined bodies on the sidewalk outside the entrance. For five hours in the afternoon,...