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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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May 25, 2004

By Kenneth Dellovo "Every idea and every feeling, pushed to an extreme, becomes its opposite." -- Richard Dyer Unfortunately, I never read as much as I'd like to. I've finished five books over 100 pages in my life; four of them from the Harry Potter collection. But, that doesn't...

Woog resigns from NU hockey

May 25, 2004

By Jeff Powalisz With no formal announcement and no warning to the Athletics Office, Northeastern University women's hockey coach Joy Woog resigned last week, Athletics Director Dave O'Brien said. Woog, who coached the team to a 13-13-8 overall record (7-9-4 Hockey East) last...

Together Again

May 25, 2004

Questioning where his life was heading, Konstantinos Spiliotis said he skipped his May 1 graduation and left home for almost three weeks to take some time off and figure out what options lay ahead of him. Spiliotis, a computer science major, was discovered in New York City...

First spring commencement takes place under semesters

May 25, 2004

Swarming around campuses, city restaurants and even the subway during the late spring and early summer, graduating students can be found donning their gowns and mortarboards. Northeastern University was the first to spark the commencement wildfire around the college town that...

‘Facing’ the facts

May 25, 2004

By Bessie King If instant messaging, online games and Internet browsing are not enough of a distraction for college students, Thefacebook.com aptly fills the void. The Web site has swept universities nationwide, recently adding Northeastern to its hit list. Created by Mark...

NU break is anything but for athletes

May 25, 2004

Athletes aren't dumb. Really, they just don't know the definition of summer vacation. While the rest of the Northeastern community left the winter and spring behind last month, Husky athletes haven't lost a step toward their dreams of glory in their respective sports. In...

‘Husky Health’ to open doors in fall

May 25, 2004

"Access and fragmentation" are the two main problems the administration hopes to fix when "Husky Health" opens its doors in the fall. The one-stop health center, which is currently set to find its home on Forsyth Street, will include the Lane Health Center, counseling services...

Holla Atcha Dogz

May 25, 2004

It has been a difficult month for athletes throughout the nation. Though much of the attention has originated from events that are fresh in the minds of many Americans, the tribulations of professional athletes have long been an issue in our society. Some of those problems are...

Northeastern Crime Log

May 25, 2004

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Month: Sunday, May 16 2:30 a.m. A female student requested advice on what actions she should take against her ex-boyfriend who threw soy sauce on her at a party they...

Summer job market tough for teens

May 25, 2004

Teenagers who have found a job already this summer should consider themselves lucky. According to a series of papers put forth by the Center for Labor Market Studies, of the approximately 1.1 million jobs created in the past six months, only about 20,000 have gone to teens....

Improvements to health services coming at last

May 25, 2004

One year after hiring Laura Weiss, Coordinator of Sexual Assault Services, Northeastern is continuing to make improvements to the wing of health. In a few weeks, work will begin to move the Center for Counseling and Student Development into the Lane Health Center, making the...

Martin makes a mark

May 25, 2004

By Steve Babcock Spawned by the Lilith Fair and Tori Amos' raging ballads, the "girl with piano" of recent years has seen a fair amount of women with relationship ghosts to exercise and strong voices to unleash. Overdramatic? Maybe, but they've certainly found a niche. The...