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The Huntington News

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Showcase showdown visits Boston venues

October 5, 2004

By Adam Windram and Rachel Slajda Singer/songwriter Syd opened up this year's New England Music Organization (NEMO) showcase Friday night at Harper's Ferry in Allston with a powerful, energetic performance that left fans screaming for an encore. They did not get one. With...

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...

Northeastern beats Harvard in Volleyball

September 29, 2004

Taken to a fifth game, it was hard to predict what would happen next for the Northeastern volleyball team against Harvard Tuesday night at Solomon Court. The Huskies (9-7) and Crimson (5-4) traded off wins in the first four games of the match, before Northeastern took the deciding...

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...

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...

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."...

Letter to the Editor: IAF society calls on provost for help

September 27, 2004

By Emily Volkert According to the recent article titled "Provost's Office Globalizes NU Curriculum," (Sept. 15), Provost Ahmed Abdelal is planning to create more international connections for Northeastern. Abdelal's vision for a more international Northeastern through stronger...

Stepping up

September 27, 2004

There's just something about beating a team named the Catamounts that makes victory taste extra sweet. Sure Saturday's 2-0 win over America East rival University of Vermont (4-3-1, 0-1 AE) was just one win for the Northeastern men's soccer team (2-5-0, 1-0 AE) but it sure feels...

City opens doors for ‘New Bostonians’

September 27, 2004

By Eliza Jaquez Sonia Elizabeth Aguilar was 13 years old when she was first jailed for trying to cross the American border. It wasn't until her second attempt that she successfully fled her poverty-stricken community in El Salvador and mastered the English language. Aguilar,...