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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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BRC rejects CUP spending report

December 22, 2004

The Council for University Programs' (CUP) major event of the semester has suffered more setbacks than they expected, even after it has already taken place. Due to a failure to document last-minute expenses and small budget changes and modifications, CUP's spending report...

Rockettes kick-it in Boston

December 9, 2004

By Lauren Underhill The Rockettes, a perfect 36-member kick line, dazzled a packed Wang Theater on opening night Dec. 2. The Radio City Rockettes, along with an additional cast of 50, made a special trip to Boston for the first time to entertain Bostonians with their Christmas...

AIDS Week brings awareness to campus

December 9, 2004

Students from all around Boston came to view the brightly-colored panels of the AIDS quilt on the walls of the Curry Student Center last week, taking a moment out of their own lives to reflect on those lives taken by AIDS. "You get sort of the silent feedback," said Student...

‘Blade: Trinity’ doesn’t disappoint

December 9, 2004

By Chris Estrada David Goyer has taken over the machine that is the Blade movie franchise and he's leaving his own mark on it. For "Blade: Trinity," the third film of the series, he's put himself in the director's chair along with the screenwriting duties he's had since the...

Artist blends country with pop rock

December 9, 2004

By Rocco Colella The past few years have given us a wide variety of singer-songwriter musicians, from John Mayer to Jack Johnson, but after myriad clones of these brooding and sexy sounding boys with guitars, it starts to get old real quick. However, Josh Zuckerman's sound...

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...