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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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A new breed of men

January 27, 2004

By Ann Chin His bulky winter gear didn't ruin his spiky, gelled hair or wrinkle his button-down dress shirt. And there wasn't even a smudge of salt on his black Cole Haan shoes. Jason Zaler, a freshman international affairs major, wouldn't stand for that anyway. According...

Fire in VP’s office under investigation

January 27, 2004

When Larry Mucciolo ran into his office early Monday morning to grab his gym bag, he thought the cigar in his hand was out. Around 8 a.m. Northeastern Police and the Boston Fire Department responded to a one-alarm fire in Richards Hall, which Associate Director of Public Safety...

Northeastern Crime Log

January 27, 2004

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety records. Tuesday, January 20 9 a.m. A Resident Advisor in Stetson East reported the ceiling light covers and bulbs missing from the first floor corridor. 1 p.m. The manager of Wollaston's in the...

Freshman faces challenges after snow incident

January 21, 2004

Being the strong-willed kid that he is, his mother said, Zachary Haas wanted to return to campus just days after shattering his knee in a snowboarding accident this weekend. Instead, his doctors, family and friends convinced him it would be in his best interest to rest in...

Reverend relays King’s message

January 20, 2004

By Jeff Powalisz The spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was celebrated in an annual day of respect and remembrance in Blackman Auditorium Wednesday. "There is a reason why people in 130 countries across the world pause in January every year to say something happened...

Northeastern Crime Log

January 20, 2004

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, January 13 2 p.m. A 19-year-old male student was questioned by NUPD in a case involving drugs being sold on campus. The student admitted to selling drugs and supplied the names of...

Zwarich drops 39 on UMBC

January 20, 2004

By Sarah Metcalf In the past week, the Northeastern women's basketball team dropped one game, but picked another one up, losing to the University of Hartford by beating the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, bringing their America East record to 3-1. Sophomore Maralene...

Cable television digs deep into the lives of celebrities

January 20, 2004

Cable television has changed its stripes numerous times within the last few years. Being in the business of entertaining and making money, it appears these stations will do what ever it takes to ensure that couch potatoes and other creatures of habit tune into their station...

Women demolish field at Great Dane Classic

January 20, 2004

Take that, University at Albany. The Northeastern women's track team cruised through another meet last weekend, taking first place in Albany's Great Dane Classic in New York City for the second straight season. NU won with 167 points, while only Albany came within 80 points...

Students call for library funding increase

January 20, 2004

By Glenn Yoder As next month's budget meetings approach, students have spoken out to increase Snell Library's funding, citing out of date books as a main restraint in compiling research. "I have noticed that the books aren't in great condition," said Priya Dixit, a middler...

Work-study woes

January 20, 2004

At the beginning of every semester, Northeastern students awarded with federal work-study have one week to try to tie down a desirable job. In 2003, 3,800 students were awarded work-study, earning just under $5 million by the end of the year, according to Northeastern's Financial...

the MBTA read my mind

January 20, 2004

Almost everyone living in the metropolitan area is probably aware, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has recently instituted some changes to the way things are run. Many people are questioning these actions (I know I did), not quite able to figure out how...