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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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Hillel house rings in the Jewish New Year

September 21, 2004

By Erin Engelson The Hillel house was packed. Students noshed and schmoozed while eating food reminiscent of mom's Jewish kitchen. The sights and smells of potatoes, roast turkey and kosher brownies filled the room. The first floor of the small house echoed with the sounds of...

Field hockey falls in national poll

September 21, 2004

By Jason Richland What a difference a week makes. Heading into play last Wednesday, the Northeastern field hockey team had a firm grip on the national field hockey scene with a 6-0 record and ranked eighth overall. But by Monday morning, the honeymoon was over, and the team...

Judgment day

September 21, 2004

Andres Vargas walked into the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) Tuesday dressed in a black suit and tie, ready to tell his side of the story. The Student Government Association (SGA) president went before OSCCR's student judicial board to testify about...

Nobody expects the Northeastern Inquisition

September 21, 2004

How many times this weekend when you were partying with your friends did you think to yourself, "I hope Northeastern doesn't find out." Well now you should, because "big brother" is watching, waiting to tell on you. On a ride-along with Boston Police, Vice President for Student...

Rhythm and ‘Rhymes’

September 21, 2004

By Bianca Strzelczyk Hip-hop superstars, Method Man and Busta Rhymes, ignited the stage with their fast-paced, high energy performances at Matthews Arena Saturday night for Fall fest '04. Doors to the concert were set to open at 6 p.m. Many students, however, were already...

NU complies with residents’ call for housing

September 21, 2004

Following accusations from the Fenway Community Devel-opment Corporation (Fenway CDC) concerning the alleged illegal operation of residence halls, Northeastern recently agreed to provide 15 units of housing for low-to-moderate income families from its leased Hemenway Street properties....

Inch by inch, ‘Hedwig’ takes YMCA stage

September 21, 2004

By Carleton Atwater This isn't your average rags-to-riches story: botched sex change operations, musical theft and drag queens each play a crucial role in the course of Hedwig's history in the hit off-Broadway musical, "Hedwig and The Angry Inch." The Cambridge Family YMCA...

Player of the Week: Mariel Wilner

September 21, 2004

Women's soccer goalie Mariel Wilner may just be a sophomore and a newcomer to the women's soccer team at Northeastern, but with two shutouts and an America East Player of the Week nod already under her belt, her name is quickly spreading. She has been named The Northeastern...

SEXcapades

September 21, 2004

Last year, the girls on the second floor of Smith Hall came up with this silly little thing we called a shower race. Whoever could have sex in our showers first would win (girls with boyfriends were immediately disqualified; that would have been just plain unfair). One night,...

Busta show fails to fill Matthews Arena

September 21, 2004

After the cancellation of the Springfest concert and months of anticipation for a replacement show, Busta Rhymes and Method Man played to a little over half-filled Matthews Arena Saturday. The signs on the windows of Matthews Arena said "sold out" on the day of the concert....

Letter to Editor: ID numbers have no Social Security

September 21, 2004

By Ethan Rabinowitz I am writing to the Northeastern community to expose the gross negligence exhibited by Northeastern in its choice of student ID numbers. As most Northeastern students know, our social security number is used as our student ID number. Growing up, if there...

Not your average lab experiment

September 21, 2004

By Amanda Carswell With bus loads of students arriving every few minutes, the Museum of Science opened its doors to area college students for its eighth annual College Night Monday. The museum provided free access to its 550 interactive exhibits, as well as complimentary admission...