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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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Students’ identity sought through Public Safety Web site

February 10, 2004

By Michael Naughton and Sarah Metcalf Pictures of rioting fans and out-of-control fanaticism on the Public Safety Division's Web site have led the Northeastern Police to look into about 15 people named through e-mails and phone calls. "We've had an enormous response to the...

Keeping computers healthy

February 10, 2004

By Kaitlin Keane With the MyDoom virus affecting computers around Northeastern, ResNet offers signs of computer viruses and how to get rid of them: Basic virus symptoms * Computer will slow down. * User is informed that computer is sending spam or over-utilizing network...

A barrel of monkeys

February 10, 2004

Some things are everlasting. Iconologies and cultural traits become so imbedded in our sociological mindset that they become synonymous with the very reasons for life itself. The Great Pyramids, Shakespearean literature, the white flag of truce and Pac-Man have all become universally...

Where’s the love?

February 10, 2004

By Caitlin Woodstock Valentine's Day is a day filled with flowers, chocolate hearts, sweet tokens of love and affection and someone special to share it all with, right? Wrong. If you are one of the many who is not paired up, February 14 may seem a loathsome and lonely...

Finding love on the Internet

February 10, 2004

By Jen Nelson With the click of a mouse, Internet users, besides buying cards, candy and gifts for their valentine, can find one, too. The number of people logging onto online dating Web sites, which allow singles to get to know other singles via the Internet, has increased...

Men drop another heartbreaker to UVM

February 10, 2004

You could hear it while the ball was in flight. The silence was almost deafening as Jose Juan Barea's last second three-pointer floated through the air in slow motion. You could practically see the 2,089 fans storming the court in the high school-sized Cabot Gym. Then came...

Alumna remembers Northeastern’s early years

February 10, 2004

By C.G. Lynch Northeastern has slowly transitioned from a commuter school to a residential campus over the past 20 years. For one student, who attended the university in the 1960s, it has become a different place entirely. Carol Garant, who attended Northeastern while President...

Phone uses bones to stay clear in noisy places

February 10, 2004

By Nick Nelson, The Daily Universe (U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah - If tiny digital cameras and Internet access in your mobile phone no longer tickle your technology taste buds, Samsung's new phone may rattle your bones. The TS41 phone conducts sound through the bones in the head to...

Calendar

February 10, 2004

February 12, Thursday Are you interested in someone? Here's a chance to let them know. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. students will be able to take pictures together or buy carnations along with other events for Valentine's Day. The event is sponsored by MAPS and will be held again...

Just an Average Joe

February 10, 2004

By Leila Gebeiti When Matt Botti walked into The Black Rhino one night last May, he had no idea that his life was about to change. This average senior finance student and staff assistant in the University Relations Department was out for a few drinks with his buddies when he...

Player of the Week – Swimming

February 10, 2004

The swim team's Sarah Reddick took first in three individual races and was a member of the winning 200 meter individual medley team Thursday as the Huskies knocked off crosstown rival Boston College. The sophomore has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week for...

Faculty Senate: new workload policy requires more teachers

February 10, 2004

By Steve Babcock The Faculty Senate agreed on a policy for next year that would create a balance between the time tenured professors spend in the classroom and on their own research. The policy highlights the ongoing struggle between faculty and administration to hire more...