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Letter to the Editor: Northeastern wasn’t built in a day

November 16, 2004

By Amanda M. Bergin I am extremely disappointed with The Northeastern News for printing the article "Building F Provides Wake Up Call for Students" (Nov. 10). Not only did the article use two completely asinine pictures of construction, but worse, had the nerve to put one on...

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,...

Lecture speaks to women in engineering

November 15, 2004

By Kaitlin Keane Despite consistent efforts in the past few years, women remain drastically underrepresented in the male-dominated engineering field, said Rachel Reisberg, director of the Women in Engineering program at Northeastern. Reisberg spoke to students last Wednesday...

A year to remember

November 13, 2004

By the time he gets home at night, his two boys are already tucked into bed, sound asleep. Careful not to disturb them, he watches over them, wondering. He questions himself - will he be able to raise his boys to someday be leaders? After this academic year, Ed Klotzbier...

Dems plan for afterHOURS watch event

November 13, 2004

By Dinah Alobeid Correction: The article's title suggests a single-party event held on campus which is against university code. The watch event was supported by the political science department, UNA, NUUU, the Inter-Class Council, RSA, SGA and the political science student association....

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...

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....

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...

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...

Student groups brings ‘The OC’ to NU

November 9, 2004

By Bianca Strzelczyk The weather may be getting colder in Boston, but in Orange County, Calif., things are just beginning to heat up as "The OC" begins its second season Thursday nights on Fox. The season premiere, which aired last Thursday night at 8 p.m., attracted many...

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....