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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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All Hail: Stereotypes may not be unjust

November 16, 2004

The stereotyping of Northeastern students: I'm just as sick of it as you are. From sports riots to Mission Hill, NU has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Much of the local media seems to see NU as the perfect scapegoat for all that is wrong with Boston's youth. Unsurpris-ingly,...

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner moved to student center

November 16, 2004

By Eleni Himaras The smell of fast food sandwiches will be replaced with the aroma of turkey and gravy and students will be replaced by senior citizens as an annual Thanksgiving tradition takes over the West Addition of the Curry Student Center Sunday. The Office of Government...

Stevens sings ‘swan’ song at the Middle East

November 16, 2004

By Chris Brook Brooklyn-based and Michigan-bred singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, alongside like-minded contemporaries such as the pseudo-psychedelic Devendra Banhart and Sub Pop recording artist Sam Beam (Iron and Wine), have almost single-handedly spearheaded the so-called...

Linebacker receives suspension after incident with kicker

November 16, 2004

By Max Lederman and Jeff Powalisz Liam Ezekiel, a senior linebacker for the Northeastern football team and the newly-crowned all-time Division I-AA leading tackler, has been suspended indefinitely from the team following an incident in practice last Thursday, the Athletics Department...

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...