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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Kerry selects running mate

July 6, 2004

By C.G. Lynch After a highly secretive selection process that lasted months, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry chose Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina as his vice presidential candidate Tuesday, a move expected to give the Massachusetts senator a spike in polls...

Northeastern Crime Log

July 6, 2004

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Monday, June 14 11:30 a.m. A 23-year-old female student reported someone attempted to steal her purse while she was exiting the Massachusetts Avenue T stop. Her wallet contained $65. The...

Simple Kid CD fails to score

July 6, 2004

Let's face it; pop songs all tend to sound the same. There's only so many ways you can vary how much you love someone or how mad at him or her you are. At times, maybe the lyrics can be irrelevant if the melodies and songs are good enough so one can just get lost. In those...

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...

Transformation of CSC Ballroom begins

June 8, 2004

Renovations began on the Curry Student Center Ballroom Monday that are supposed to improve the makeup of the facility and make it more accessible to different groups. The new Ballroom, slated to be complete in time for the beginning of the fall semester, will feature revamped...

Keeping Father John important for NU

June 8, 2004

If you have ever attended a mass at St. Ann's University Parish on St. Stephen Street, you understand the concern over the church closing its doors. You know why it's a loss, not just for the Catholic community at Northeastern -- but the spiritual community of Symphony. And...

Loretta revamped

June 8, 2004

Renowned country artist Loretta Lynn has released a new album. Of all the releases that would seem to not matter this year, certainly a seemingly posthumous album from one of country's original voices would only carry a small blip on the radar screen. Jack White of the White...

Orientation leaders prepare for arrival of class of 2009

June 8, 2004

By Meryl Roche With approximately one month of training behind them, it will be up to 30 students to introduce the class of 2009 and any transfer students to Northeastern this summer. Beginning June 14, Orientation Leaders (OLs) will welcome incoming freshmen at eight two-day...

Jackson’s Five

June 8, 2004

When I was a kid, I loved Chief Illiniwek, the mascot for the University of Illinois. I loved his funny little dances, his beads and his face paint -- he was like a clown, really. I grew up. So too, did Illinois. Too many of its colleagues, though, have yet to do so. The...

St. Ann’s to close its doors

June 8, 2004

By Alyson St. Amand On Sunday nights during the school year, St. Ann's University Parish on St. Stephen Street is a full house. Packed with over 300 area students and neighbors, the Catholic church's contemporary approach caters to the college population. "It's not pray,...

Column:

June 8, 2004

By James Turner, senior political science major The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has emerged as a major factor in the Bush administration's foreign trade policy. But now is not the time for this type of agreement to be established. It will hurt American workers,...