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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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Science grant to foster relationship between NU and BPS

October 11, 2004

By Bianca Strzelczyk As part of Northeastern's "Urban Outreach" program, the university, in conjunction with other area universities, was awarded a multi-million dollar grant to help improve public school education. The National Science Found-ation (NSF) awarded the University...

Groups give students ‘Mohr’

October 5, 2004

By Hailey Heinz By 6:55 p.m. Saturday night, students had already begun to cluster around the front of Blackman Auditorium. By 7:30 p.m. the line was out the door. The crowd was gathering to see Jay Mohr, the comedian most recently known as the producer and host of "Last...

Column: You Have My Word

October 5, 2004

By Hilary McMurray Thursday was supposed to be a night just like any other. I was supposed to be sitting around with friends, having a few beers, chilling on the porch of my friend's Mission Hill apartment; the only significant event being the presidential debate. But it was...

Clean skate

October 5, 2004

In last season's hockey preview, then-senior forward Brian Tudrick said he didn't "think he could take another year like [last year]." Guess what? He did. For the second straight season, Northeastern was the only team that failed to qualify for the Hockey East playoffs. So,...

Husky Happenings

October 5, 2004

Dukakis leads political discussion series As part of an ongoing lecture series titled "Campaign 2004," former Gov. Michael Dukakis, political science professor William Mayer and former columnist for the Boston Globe and MSNBC political analyst David Nyhan offered their views...

Campus gives round 1 to Kerry

October 5, 2004

By Peter Shanley Over 60 students assembled in Snell Library Thursday night to watch President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts face off in the first of three presidential debates. The contest, which was televised live from the University of Miami, centered...

Sports Briefs

October 5, 2004

ROW award goes to Volleyball's Peterson Volleyball's freshman setter Bree Peterson picked up her second America East Rookie of the Week honor after recording a career-high 70 assists in the Huskies 3-2 win over Harvard last week. Northeastern has now won four of the six Rookie...

Douglass Park resident stabs student

October 5, 2004

By Elizabeth Dudek A Northeastern student was stabbed in the face Tuesday morning by a fellow resident of 3 Douglass Park, Boston Police said. Richard Little, 39, allegedly grabbed Harsha Bhojwani, 23, pulled her into his apartment and then stabbed her above her right eye,...

Phantom Gourmet serves it up

October 5, 2004

By Krista Casey From cable TV to the heart of Boston, The Phantom Gourmet graced the streets in a food festival Saturday. The event spanned Lansdowne Street between Fenway Park and Avalon and featured some of Boston's best restaurants and great entertainment. The Phantom Gourmet...

Football loses heartbreaker in OT, 38-35

October 5, 2004

One might ask: What happens next for the Northeastern football team? The team has played like a winner in its first four games, but the overall record stands for what it is: 2-2 and a place in the middle of the Atlantic-10 standings. The Huskies were in Williamsburg, Va....

Rape is the real off-campus issue

October 5, 2004

Two sexual assaults occurred in the past two weeks in the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill areas. Monday morning, yellow flyers were posted on the doors of women's restrooms and various entrances around campus. The message? You (women) should try and be more careful. Well, that's...