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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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Women off to flying start

September 21, 2004

By Conor Nevins The theme of the Northeastern women's soccer team during the 2004 season has been finding a way to win. Although they have faced a string of injuries to key players, including all three senior captains, Jen North, Liz Dyjak and Andi Matthews, the Huskies continue...

Campaigns focus on college-age voters

September 21, 2004

By Peter Shanley On the heels of the 2000 presidential election, which was decided by a mere 535 votes in Florida, President George W. Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry have their campaigns registering voters across the country, especially at college campuses. A New...

Letter to Editor: Five minutes of silence on Election Day

September 21, 2004

By Marc Catone Many voters face a dilemma on Election Day. They are against the war in Iraq, but both presidential candidates support the war. How can anti-war voters tell George W. Bush and John Kerry that living in the White House does not give them the right to attack sovereign...

Lawsuit threatens Facebook Web site

September 21, 2004

Thefacebook.com has been linking students online since its launch last February, but one connection it has yet to make is with rival site ConnectU.com. The three creators of ConnectU, recent Harvard University graduates, filed suit against fellow student Mark Zuckerberg and...

Nader running mate pays visit to campus

September 21, 2004

Peter Miguel Camejo, running mate of Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, spoke to a packed crowd in the basement of the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute Tuesday night about what he called the "quandary" the American electorate faces in this year's election....

Column: You Have My Word

September 21, 2004

By Hilary McMurray I contemplated opening this article by ripping off those MasterCard "priceless" ads (you know, "Pitcher of beer: $6... Getting so sloshed you think stealing a parking meter is a really great idea: priceless") but I thought that was a cop-out, and since I...

Men limp into AE play

September 21, 2004

Everyone's had those days when nothing seems to go their way, but for the Northeastern men's soccer team, it's just been one of those seasons. After being shutout 2-0 by the College of the Holy Cross (4-1) Tuesday night in Worcester, the fifth time they have been blanked this...

Facility provides options for STIs, pregnancies

September 21, 2004

Birth control prescriptions, the morning-after pill and pregnancy tests are just a small portion of the services offered at the newly-dubbed University Health and Counseling Service (UHCS)-Forsyth, formerly known as the Lane Health Center. The services are nothing new -- the...

All Hail: Cutting a ‘Thai’ with home

September 21, 2004

By Hailey Heinz It was one of those 1 a.m. phone calls. It jolted me from slumber into a state of semi-panic, trying to get oriented and prepare for the worst. In the process of grasping for my phone, I nearly fell off my bunk bed. Was someone hurt? Dead? Stranded? It was worse...

Comeback kids

September 21, 2004

A shiny new convertible will soon be sitting in Jason Stackiewicz's driveway, complete with leather interior, a navigation system and a dashboard not above the steering wheel, but reflected into the windshield. However, the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette is not a birthday present...

Thai eatery offers gourmet taste at a value

September 21, 2004

By Jill Campbell In a city filled with eateries, one small establishment called Chilli Duck stands above some of its much larger competitors. While its name brings to mind Mexican flavor, Chilli Duck serves up Thai cuisine perfect for diners who are on a tight budget or on a...

Commentary: Student sees T violence first hand

September 21, 2004

By Nick Puleo My cell phone didn't have reception. It usually is not something I would think too much about while riding the Red Line from Northeastern back to my home in Quincy. On Thursday, this one little thing, something I usually never worry about, could have made the...