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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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Snipping in support

July 20, 2004

By Abby Capobianco Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS), the sorority for women in pharmacy, will be hosting a haircut-a-thon, benefiting a charity. Proceeds will go to Project HOPE, a program that is in its 46th year. The event will be held at Amaci Salon Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m....

Well-traveled scholar loved history, politics

July 20, 2004

For Michael Robert Gray, the six months he spent studying in Prague while attending Northeastern were the best of his life. "It was like starting new and just being able to get out and be in a totally new situation and have no expectations and have no responsibility to anyone...

Holla Atcha Dogz

July 20, 2004

If you look at today's sports scene one question comes to mind: Where has the loyalty gone? A look at the current landscape indicates it has taken the same path as bellbottoms and (with the exception of Pedro Martinez) Jeri curl juice. Gone are the days when players spent...

Love to the left

July 20, 2004

Politics once had no place at the dinner table, but now it has its sights set on the bedroom. DemDates.com, a singles' Web site for the "young, sexy and liberal," is gearing up to take Boston by storm on the coattails of the Democratic National Convention. The Web site will...

Column: DNC just a conventional waste of time

July 20, 2004

By Victoria Rose Comella is a junior English major Every four years on the first Tuesday of November, there's the possibility of starting a new relationship. After four years you've reached the make or break point and you need to make a decision. And what better way to help...

Kirkopou-less

July 20, 2004

To put it bluntly, the 2003 men's soccer season was a huge disappointment. In case you missed it, here's a recap: Huskies enter the season as favorites to defend their 2002 America East title. After one win they are ranked 14th in the nation, and then fail. Forget the storybook...

Staff Editorial: Where, oh where, is all the money going?

July 6, 2004

When the Student Activity Fee (SAF) was raised to $100 a year, a promise was made that the students would be able to have the programming and concerts they always wanted. The problem is, when the Student Government Association (SGA), in conjunction with a 15 percent approval...

Fire in the sky

July 6, 2004

Music, barbeques and American flags were spread through Boston streets Sunday for the city's annual Fourth of July celebration. The event, which is nationally televised, commemorated its 228th year. The Boston Pops kept with tradition this year, performing at the Charles...

DNC causes worry for commuters

July 6, 2004

Students and professors who commute to Northeastern will have to find a way into the city during the Democratic National Convention, Provost Ahmed Abdelal said, because classes will remain as scheduled. "You don't want to be trigger happy when it comes to canceling classes,"...

Student activity director steps down, moves on

July 6, 2004

After seven years as director of student activities, Todd Shaver has decided to leave his post at Northeastern to return to his home state of Ohio for a similar position at Capital University. While both students and colleagues said they were going to miss the man who worked...

Changing lanes

July 6, 2004

In a historic move set to permanently change the course of Northeastern athletics, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced on June 23 that the Huskies had joined the southern-based conference, effective July 1, 2006. The CAA, which formed from the ECAC South in 1985,...

Column: Fast equals fat in our time-starved nation

July 6, 2004

By Pete Bandel There is an epidemic sweeping America. The only problem is, this epidemic is too heavy to sweep up, which maybe is why it still exists. Recently, a movie came out called "Super Size Me." The premise of the movie involved Morgan Spurlock, a man who documented...