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The Huntington News

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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College Fest hits Hynes Convention

September 29, 2004

By Chris Brook A deluge of vendors, rappers, future strippers, and an ex-Real World cast descended on the Hynes Convention Center this past weekend in celebration of the 15th annual CollegeFest. The festival, which has always served as a school kick-off for the metropolitan...

Twins adjust to campus, begin missing home at one-month mark

September 28, 2004

The second installment in a year-long series chronicling two brothers' freshman years. The bathroom has yet to be cleaned in the Loftman Hall suite David Brodsky-Porges shares with four roommates. "We haven't cleaned it yet," he said with a smile. "I think it's okay though."...

Vargas steps down

September 28, 2004

Andres Vargas presided over the Student Government Association Senate Thursday, conducting business as usual -- making plans for SGA's future endeavors. Plans he will not get to be a part of. At the end of the meeting, Vargas stepped down from his position as SGA president...

Northeastern Crime Log

September 28, 2004

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports.

Relationship takes communication to new level

September 28, 2004

By Hailey Heinz Consult any book or magazine on relationships, and it will have some theory on how communication is key. For juniors Rob Christian and Maryann DiLuglio, however, communication has a whole new layer of complexity. Christian is deaf. He doesn't have total hearing...

Letter to the Editor: SEXcapades a poor example

September 27, 2004

By Kristen Nichols The name SEXcapades leads to one conclusion: trash follows. Thanks for living up to all expectations. I can read about sleazy sexual relations just about anywhere, I don't need it in a university newspaper. I could say "grow up" but what would be the use?...

Author discusses Sox-Yankee rivalry

September 27, 2004

It's too bad Aaron Boone will never get to walk the Freedom Trail or rest in the grass of the Boston Common. After last year's home run to eliminate the Red Sox from the World Series rush, the infamous former Yankee wouldn't last 10 minutes in the city of Boston. Why? Blame...

Commentary: Northeastern kids ain’t always misbehaving

September 27, 2004

It's a miracle that I'm still alive, really. How I've lasted three years, well ... it's nothing short of a miracle, especially since I attend the notorious "school that kills people." Oh wait, we're not supposed to talk about all of the deaths and accidents starting with the...

Women’s soccer swept in final week of pre-conference play

September 27, 2004

By Conor Nevins As one season ends, another begins. And so the story goes for the Northeastern women's soccer team. When America East Conference play begins next week at the University of Vermont, NU gets a chance to wipe the slate clean and focus on advancing to their third...

All Hail: Toying with today’s trends

September 27, 2004

In many cases it's just as bad to sit back and watch a great injustice take place without intervening. Sometimes in life you have to put your foot down and stand up for what is right, or in this case stand against what is so terribly wrong. No, I'm not talking about the unjustified...

Deaf students seek interpreter funding

September 27, 2004

By Emily Unsworth Wes Ireland has no problem understanding his teachers in class, but when he goes to interview for co-op jobs the communication stops. The Centralized Interpreting Fund (CIF) provides deaf students like Ireland with interpreters in class and at on-campus student-run...

Party ends with student stabbing

September 27, 2004

During an altercation occurring after a birthday party Saturday night on Columbus Avenue, Gregory Bennett thought he had "gotten a dead arm or something." But when Bennett looked down and saw the blood, he knew he had been stabbed. Bennett, 19, said a scuffle ensued after...