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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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Cast flaunts fishnets in ‘Rocky’

October 26, 2004

By Vanessa Smith Party favors, screaming virgins and a sweet transvestite from Transylvania. Believe it or not, these things do have something in common. They are all just a small part of the Full Body Cast's production of the 1975 musical, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."...

Annual Head of the Charles floats in

October 26, 2004

Rowing of a world-wide scale reached the depths of the Charles River in Boston this weekend as the annual Head of the Charles Regatta took place. Among local schools, the Northeastern men's and women's crew teams participated, trying to make a mark in a wide open field. The...

Professors examine Red Sox riot mentality

October 26, 2004

Before he was a professor of journalism, Chuck Fountain was no stranger to gathering with thousands of people in the street after a sports victory. After the United States men's Olympic hockey team won the gold medal in a miraculous defeat of the Soviet Union in 1980, Fountain,...

Vegetarian food on the go not as ‘fantastic’ as namesake

October 26, 2004

Nowadays, being a vegetarian can be more convenient with delicious recipes, new tasty products and even hotels for those who live the sans meat lifestyle. Fantastic Foods, however, is not one of those exciting, delectable products. A sponsor of the Vegetarian Food Festival...

Students find digital dates

October 23, 2004

By Marlena Spurr A freshman journalism major who has dating and random play listed in her Facebook profile, began talking to a male because of their shared interests on the site. "We had similar music interests. We were taking the same course, but we weren't in the same class,"...

Scores of Bostonians answer ‘Real World’ casting call

October 19, 2004

By Taryn Kelly More than 1,000 people between the ages of 18 and 24 came from as far as Pennsylvania and Ohio to compete last Saturday for a spot on one of the original reality TV shows. MTV held an open casting call for the next season of "The Real World" at The Rack in...

Huskies spend Saturday helping the community

October 19, 2004

By Adam Windram It may have seemed like the crack of dawn, but for approximately 300 students who gathered in Krentzman Quad at 9 a.m. Saturday, the early rising marked Northeastern's ninth annual Service Day. Ready to give back to the community, students registered to volunteer...

Fischer leaves NU for MIT

October 19, 2004

After serving as director of the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution for four years, Bill Fischer will be leaving his position Oct. 29 for a new position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fischer, who came to the university in 2000, designed and implemented...

DeGraw packs afterHOURS

October 19, 2004

Gavin DeGraw played Friday night in one of the biggest events ever held in afterHOURS, attracting over 225 students to listen to the singer/songwriter perform tracks from his latest album, "Chariot." Students began lining up outside afterHOURS around 3:30 p.m., said manager...

CUP rallies student support for Homecoming week

October 19, 2004

The week of Homecoming is quickly approaching, and the Council for University Programs (CUP), as well as numerous other student groups, is working to rile up some Husky pride in a student body that, in past years, has failed to turn out large numbers for the annual event. With...

Profs stress importance of hip-hop in academics

October 19, 2004

By Josh Luby It's blasting from the windows of passing cars and on the radio in public places. Now, hip-hop just might be in class schedules, too. Hip-hop studies has been appearing in curriculums around the country. The University of Texas is one of the many universities...

Huskies remain unbeaten in AE play

October 19, 2004

By Jason Richland One hundred and fifteen minutes of field hockey could not settle it. One round, four shooters each, of penalty strokes could not settle it. But in the second round of penalty strokes Northeastern outscored the formerly unbeaten University of Connecticut in...