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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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HSU students upset over Haiti crisis

March 9, 2004

By David Auguste The month long conflict in Haiti has hit home with many Northeastern students; many of whom still have family members on the civil war-torn island. Even after Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exhile, the country is still unstable and leaves students with...

Comedy tag team back again

March 9, 2004

By Jeff Powalisz Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson may just be the best duo in American comedies at the current moment. From an awkward discussion of stock market success in "Meet the Parents" to a male model face-off in "Zoolander," Stiller and Wilson, good friends in real life,...

Concert cancelation not democratic

March 9, 2004

Ahhh, President Freeland: our glorified principal. I hope he thinks that getting his picture in the paper and face on the news the past few weeks has been worth it for him. He must have hoped we'd all get so drunk during spring break that we'd forget what he did to us. Well,...

Northeastern Crime Log

March 9, 2004

By Jen Nelson Tuesday, February 24 9:30 a.m. Residential Life staff found a beer ball in the 16 Westland Ave. apartment of a 19-year-old female student while conducting room inspections. She will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). Wednesday,...

AD O’Brien faces first crisis at NU’s helm

February 28, 2004

It's a common scene all around Huntington Avenue this week: students burning the midnight oil, huddled over rarely cracked text books in a last minute mid-term exam prep. What might come as a surprise, however, is who is lumped in with the masses: Dave O'Brien. Yep, that...

Jackson’s Five

February 26, 2004

It's a common scene all around Huntington Avenue this week: students burning the midnight oil, huddled over rarely cracked text books in a last minute mid-term exam prep. What might come as a surprise, however, is who is lumped in with the masses: Dave O'Brien. Yep, that...

Mardi Gras Breakfast interrupted by protesters

February 26, 2004

With beads around their necks and plates full of crepes in their hands, students swerved through the lines and the crowds at the annual Mardi Gras Breakfast in the Levine Marketplace Tuesday night. However, outside, members of the Student Government Association and other...

ROTC members have a ball

February 26, 2004

By Jen Nelson While they did not crown a prom king and queen, members of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) donned their formal uniforms Friday to celebrate and dance the night away. The annual Liberty Battalion Military Ball, held at the Brookline Holiday Inn,...

A bit of angst

February 26, 2004

By Kaitlin Thaney I love Northeastern and all, don't get me wrong here. The classes aren't so bad, the people are great, for the most part, and I have to admit, I have a little bit of a crush on the city of Boston. But, as of late, there's definitely been some things about this...

University reaches out to grieving students

February 26, 2004

By Nicole Haley For the past month it seemed the Northeastern community couldn't begin to grieve one loss before a tragedy hit once again. In three weeks, the university said goodbye to James Grabowski, brother of freshmen David Grabowski, freshmen ski team member Michael Costa...

Admissions Office tries to protect NU rep

February 24, 2004

By Bobby Hankinson Incoming physical therapy major Lori Cushner from Allentown, Pa., had not considered safety to be one of her primary issues of concern when choosing a university to attend. "I never really considered safety as a big issue. I didn't like the idea of a place...

Beware: Nader votes can tip the scales

February 24, 2004

By Stephen Sears Ralph Nader has been a prominent liberal voice for decades. He is arguably the most famous consumer advocate of the past 50 years. A legitimate presidential candidate in 2004 he ain't. Nader, who turns 70 Friday, announced on "Meet the Press" last Sunday that...