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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Northeastern Crime Log

February 10, 2004

By Jen Nelson Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety records. Wednesday, February 4 1 a.m. The community receptionist in Smith Hall reported an intoxicated resident on the second floor of the building. Officers responded and found the...

Brown bolts to UMass

February 10, 2004

By Peter Conroy As if the news itself wasn't bad enough, that head football coach Don Brown had left Northeastern in order to take the same position with Atlantic-10 rival Massachusetts, the way defensive end Matt Campopiano, and many other Huskies, heard the announcement added...

Seven steps to cohesive campus

February 10, 2004

hat happened two Sundays ago was a tragedy on many levels. In this aftermath, city officials are calling for the increased responsibility and accountability of universities, such as Northeastern. Those who lead the student body, such as Student Government President Michael Romano,...

Melodic-grunge rocks North America

February 10, 2004

At a time in music when artists such as The White Stripes and The Strokes are leading a retreat to a raw, stripped down style, The Wandas heavily textured sound shines among the rest. The Wandas, comprised of Keith McEchern on vocals and guitar, Brent Battey on guitar, Levin...

Nerd alert! Harvard band pinnacle of geeks

February 10, 2004

Got nerds? Because the Harvard University band sure does. Tons of 'em: tall nerds, short nerds, skinny nerds, fat nerds, nerds with long, straight hair and biscuit-sized glasses, ponytailed nerds with tight dorky pants, nerds with brillo-pad hair and most importantly, tuba-playing...

Panel addresses student concerns after Super Bowl riots

February 10, 2004

While he was staying with his mother in Connecticut a couple years ago, Peter Roby told a group of students and administrators in afterHOURS Friday, he witnessed a man assaulting a woman across the street. Though he did not know the couple, the director of the Center for...

MyDoom worm infects Northeastern computers

February 10, 2004

By Ann Chin A computer worm struck Northeastern last week, designed to cripple e-mail accounts by slowing computer systems and clogging the network, according to ResNet. The worm, known as "MyDoom" or "Novarg," was unleashed at the end of January and has appeared at numerous...

Symphony residents deserve NU apology

February 10, 2004

There are a million and one excuses for students' behavior on the night of the Super Bowl. Whether it was the alcohol, someone dared them to do "it," they were never taught how to properly celebrate, they don't know how to control their emotions, or whatever poor excuse one can...

NU takes third in ‘Pot

February 10, 2004

As it were, the 52nd annual Beanpot Tournament wasn't all that unlike the 51st. Or the 49th. Or the 48th. Or most of the others for that matter. Northeastern and Harvard squared off in the consolation game for the fourth time in five years on Monday and, thanks to stellar goaltending...

Northeastern Crime Log

February 3, 2004

By Jen Nelson Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, January 27 3:30 p.m. Officers responded to evidence found in Speare Hall that an 18-year-old male resident had fired a paintball at the door of another 18-year-old...

From ‘Behind the Barn’ to MTV

February 3, 2004

By Bobby Hankinson Not since Donnie and Marie Osmond sang, "I'm a little bit country/I'm a little bit rock 'n roll," has a musical act strived harder to bridge the gap between those two genres than Northeastern's own Three Day Threshold. The band, compromised of Kier Byrnes...

NU takes pair in AE

February 3, 2004

Maybe it was the contrast between the red blood and the red on the Huskies' jerseys that made the blood streaming down Javorie Wilson's face look fake; or maybe it was the fact that he didn't seem to be affected by the gaping wound above his eye. Either way, when the referees...