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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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Kanye tells story through the wire

March 9, 2004

By Camila Crews After listening to "College Dropout" religiously for two weeks, I realized that the Roc-a-fella family has a new all-star in the line-up. This man is standing approximately 5-feet-8 inches and he hails from the Windy City of Chicago. Lackies like the young Memphis...

NU skaters gear up for competition

March 9, 2004

By Christie L. Delaverdac It is 6:30 a.m. and a mere 18 degrees outside. Inside damp, frosty Matthews Arena, the weather isn't much better. But even at this early hour, the rink is brightly lit and practically shaking from the Santana guitar riffs pounding out of the speakers....

Holla Atcha Dogz

March 9, 2004

By Evans Erilus FORT MYERS, Fla. - Arrivals can make for interesting situations. Sometimes, one waits with great anticipation for that subject to arrive. Other times, the latter eagerly anticipates reaching the former. Then there are those rare instances when the anticipation...

Fourteen dollars is not a reason to cry

March 9, 2004

The recent actions of President Richard Freeland are nothing more than noble and the student population should support them. I find it insulting that students care more about their Student Activities Fee than the reputation of their own school. Students are complaining their...

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...

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...

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...

NU splits weekend series with Maine

February 24, 2004

By Gayle Simone Maine scored three goals in the final six minutes of play to overcome a 2-0 deficit and handed Northeastern a 3-2 loss in a Hockey East matchup Saturday at Matthews Arena. Vicky Johnstone scored her first goal of the season with just 1:26 remaining in the game...

Overcoming obstacles, helping others

February 24, 2004

By Evans Erilus This is the conclusion of a three part series of two black students and their lives at Northeastern. There are a multitude of obstacles invovled with being a minority in the world of academia. The question is, where does the solution to these problems lie?...