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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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Zach’s one and only review of the year in minutia … Spinal Tap style

December 9, 2003

By Zach Hosseini Ah, 2003, we hardly knew ya. For me at least, it will be stricken forever from my memory (See: Aaron "Bleeping" Boone, Oct. 16 and Oct. 17). But some good stuff happened right? Right? Well I'm sure something did, and that's why I'm inventing an end of the year...

Don’t go smoking your life away

December 9, 2003

The new year is quickly approaching, and once again ,another year has gone by in record time. It's that time of the year when people begin to make empty promises to themselves. The time when students vow they'll lose 50 pounds by spring break (which is the first week of March...

Have an Opinion?

December 9, 2003

The News will be back January 14th ... Do you finally have an opinion? If so, take the break to submit your thoughts and ideas. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] in the body of the e-mail and not as an attachment. Happy Holidays!

Flava in Ya Ear

December 2, 2003

By Carleton Atwater Technology is increasingly becoming a part of the music industry. Everyday, more MP3s become available on the Internet, with the debate continuing over online file sharing. The Northeastern News spoke with Paul Mobilio, a sophomore computer engineering major,...

Men’s hoop star Barea could be done for the year

December 2, 2003

Despite the Northeastern men's basketball team's commanding 21-point lead at halftime against Suffolk University Tuesday night, the buzz in the stands and on the Husky sideline was the MRI results of sophomore point guard Jose Juan Barea, who suffered a knee injury in the season...

Northeastern boasts Mass. Professor of the Year

December 2, 2003

By Nicole Haley When Pam Mabrouk was in high school, she thought she could feed the world with soybeans. With the encouragement of her father, a scientist who was working on space food development, Mabrouk, currently an associate professor of chemistry at Northeastern, developed...

Citizens key in gay marriage ruling

December 2, 2003

The ruling on gay marriage by the Massachusetts Supreme Court marks the beginning of a 180-day journey to a historic juncture. Your state legislators must either legalize gay marriage in some form or amend the state constitution to prohibit it. They now stand in the position...

Thrice is on a major record label- but they just wanna have fun

December 2, 2003

By Danielle Livoti Thrice has a posh tour bus: comfy leather seats, tinted windows, wood countertops that look like the dashboard of a Mercedes. Then there's Ed Breckenridge, bassist for Thrice, decked out in a beanie, a Coheed and Cambria sweatshirt, a pair of worn-in jeans...

Player of the Week

December 2, 2003

After leading the men's basketball team to a 91-84 victory over West Virginia, Marcus Barnes has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week. The junior forward had a career-high 31 points in the road victory, the Huskies' first over a Big East opponent since last...

CJ dean looks to improve faculty-student ratio

December 2, 2003

By Sarah Metcalf This article is the second in a six-part series examining each college's financial plans for the upcoming budget. The College of Criminal Justice is looking to expand its faculty and lower the student-to-faculty ratio with its portion of the 2004-05 budget,...

Holiday shopping tips

December 2, 2003

By Michael Naughton Being a college student is hard enough, but attempting to purchase gifts while on a student's budget during the holiday season is downright stressful. The Massachusetts Bankers Association, a representative of 225 commercial, savings and cooperative banks...

Too Rich for TV

December 2, 2003

By Briyah Paley The latest trend in television is rich people. We see how they live, what they wear, where they vacation and, most importantly, we catch them with all of their foibles. Jaime Gleicher, one of MTV's resident "Rich Girls," recently said on camera: "You know what...