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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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Menino blames universities for damage to Boston streets

February 3, 2004

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino responded to Sunday's riots at a press conference on Monday, stating universities throughout Boston "have to be responsible for their students." "Mayor Menino believes, first of all, that universities have a responsibility to make sure students...

Beanpot futility at Northeastern hits 17th straight year

February 3, 2004

Another year, another story, and yet still no Beanpot glory for Huntington Avenue. With Monday's 5-2 loss to perenial power Boston University, Northeastern fans will have to wait another year - the 17th in a row - for another crack at a Beanpot title. Strong goaltending has...

Years of history, a month of celebration

February 3, 2004

By Trina-Reney Bryant First a week and now a month. The celebration of black history today is largely due to the determination of Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the son of former slaves. Nearly a century ago, a young Harvard graduate dropped out of "mainstream" academia disturbed,...

Women move on to Beanpot final against Crimson

February 3, 2004

By Gayle Simone Northeastern advanced to the championship game of the Beanpot after a convincing 8-0 win over Boston University in the opening round at the Conte Forum at Boston College Tuesday night. Rachel Bertram put NU on the scoreboard first when she rifled a one-timer...

Damage in ’04 tops ’02

February 3, 2004

Super Bowl XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002 * Roughly 1,000 people took part in riots on Hemenway Street and Huntington Avenue * Small fires were lit * One car flipped on Hemenway Street, damage to three other cars * Several acts of vandalism * Objects thrown from windows and roofs...

Beanpot futility at Northeastern hits 17th straight year

February 3, 2004

Another year, another story, and yet still no Beanpot glory for Huntington Avenue. With Monday's 5-2 loss to perenial power Boston University, Northeastern fans will have to wait another year - the 17th in a row - for another crack at a Beanpot title. Strong goaltending has...

Higher Learning equals higher obstacles

February 3, 2004

The News chronicles the journey of two black students at Northeastern. This is the first of a three-part series. It wasn't easy, but Jamil Abdullah got here. His was a journey that took him through five schools in two states, menial jobs as he struggled to make ends meet and...

NU stained by ravenous revelers

February 3, 2004

It was the worst possible outcome. Sunday night, after the New England Patriots 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers, chaos ensued on the streets surrounding Northeastern, and an alleged drunk driver plowed into a group of bystanders, killing one and injuring three others....

Community members angry over student conduct

February 3, 2004

By Michael Naughton For the second time in three years, the New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions; also for the second time in three years, Patriots fans took to Hemenway Street en masse. By the time the crowd of 2,000 dispersed, all that remained were six overturned...

An alternative workout

February 3, 2004

By Taryn Kelly The Back Bay Yoga Studio provides a quiet and peaceful retreat for the busy people of Boston to relax. Patrons escape their hectic schedules for a couple of hours to enjoy the calming and meditative effects of yoga. The yoga practice comes from an ancient system...

Williams-Judge races two-time Olympic champ

February 3, 2004

Northeastern sprinter Aquilla Williams-Judge doesn't intimidate easily, but when the Wheaton College transfer showed up at the Reggie Lewis Center for her 60-meter hurdle race in the Adidas Boston Indoor Games Saturday, she was shaking in her proverbial boots. The reason?...

Importance of being “Top 100” is real

February 3, 2004

The importance of annual college rankings to high school students and their parents in evaluating colleges and universities should not be ridiculed, or dismissed as just another way to claim superiority by one who has been accepted by a "highly selective" school.