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Sports Briefs: Short Stories About NU Athletics

September 7, 2004

Laura Schuler, the former Husky (1989-1993) and Olympian, has been named the head coach of the Northeastern University women's hockey team. Schuler takes over the program after spending three seasons at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, where she saw the team rise...

Shooting prompts call for police presence

August 4, 2004

Alden Cadwell expected police to be visible in Carter Park Monday morning after news spread of a shooting the night before. Cadwell, the director of the Northeastern-run Sports for Life summer camp which uses the park, said he was worried for his campers' safety. When close...

‘Summester’ is less summer, more semester

August 3, 2004

When you received your acceptance letter from Northeastern, your decision to accept meant you would have to adapt to a school schedule very different from other colleges and universities. While most of your friends would toil in school for just four years, you would have to match...

Bioterror lab met with protests

August 3, 2004

About 200 environmental activists and concerned community members gathered with signs and leaflets in Blackstone Park in the South End on July 28 to rally against Boston University's proposed biosafety level four laboratory. The facility, to be constructed on Albany Street,...

Northeastern Crime Log

August 3, 2004

Crime Log Entries of the Week Sunday, July 25 7 p.m. A 21-year-old male student reported the front tire of his bike stolen after he locked his bike to a fence along the sidewalk near 337 Huntington Ave. The student said when he returned, he noticed an old tire had been put...

Jackson’s Five

August 3, 2004

There will be a notable difference between when Chris Jarvis and Dan Walsh met for the first time and when they will meet next; that is, when the two former Northeastern crew members descend on Athens to take part in the 2004 Olympics for Canada and the United States, respectively....

Cinema gets a new attitude

August 3, 2004

Formerly the outlet for informational non-partisan films, documentaries have emerged as a platform for the politically vocal. And they seem to be rising in popularity. Moving from small, private screenings to the mainstream cinema, this summer has seen the likes of Michael...

Been there, done that

August 3, 2004

After a disappointing first-round loss in the America East tournament last year to the University of Connecticut, it's time for the Northeastern field hockey team to focus on the tasks at hand. First, there is a schedule that pits the team against six programs that finished...

Column – Election 2004: Age against the machine

August 3, 2004

By Hilary McMurray is a junior sociology major Headlines I'm not looking forward to: * Yankees on their way to World Series * Bush wins 2004 election * Federal funding provides Bibles for every classroom but no instructors to teach children how to read them * Congress...

More officers, new uniforms for NUPD

August 3, 2004

There will be an increased presence and a new look for the Northeastern University Police Department as the fall semester approaches. With six new officers on board and plans to hire four more, the department will focus on visibility, Associate Director of Public Safety James...

Summer send-off: Hot picks for hot days

August 3, 2004

With the summer sessions coming to a rapid end and fall fast approaching, now is the perfect time to catch up on the big hits, blockbusters and bestsellers that made the summer days sizzle. The soundtrack to the summer, whether filtering through the radio airwaves or playing...

Photos from the week of August 4

August 3, 2004

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