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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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Swimming at 2-0

November 11, 2003

The Northeastern swimming and diving team improved to 2-0 on the season, winning a 13-event meet against Southern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University last week. While officially, the Huskies tallied 62 points, the team placed first in nine...

Writer’s book tells child’s story

November 11, 2003

By Briyah Paley Rebecca Kennedy was born with achondroplasia, the most common type of dwarfism. She will never grow taller than four feet. At 11 years old, Becky, as she is called, is a Girl Scout who plays clarinet and is involved in Little People of America (LPA). She attends...

Chi-town brings spunk to Beantown

November 11, 2003

By Rose Sopko "Welcome ladies and gentlemen, you are about to see a story of murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery ... all the things we hold near and dear to our hearts." The stage version of the musical "Chicago" opens up with these words, and right...

Crowning achievement

November 11, 2003

By Peter Conroy Liane Dixon chose the right time to catch fire. The junior forward scored three goals in two games as the field hockey team downed Boston University (3-1) and Maine (2-0) to win their third straight America East championship. Dixon was named America East Tournament's...

NU heads to UNH for conference showdown

November 11, 2003

Another weekend split of matches against the University of Hartford and Stony Brook University leaves the Northeastern volleyball team tied for first place in the America East conference, and sets up a decisive face-off against the University of New Hampshire Friday night. The...

NUPD arrests man on robbery charges

November 11, 2003

By Jen Nelson Two robberies and one attempted robbery led to the arrest of a local man early Wednesday, Nov. 5. Elie Auguste, 19, was arraigned Thursday in Roxbury District Court on two counts of robbery, one count of armed assault with the attempt to rob and two counts of...

… while the men’s soccer team readies for another championship run

November 11, 2003

'The 2003 Northeastern men's soccer season started out with what many believed expectations that were too high, as the Dogs were ranked 16th in the nation after just one win. Following a sub-par regular season, the Huskies entered the America East Conference tournament last week...

NU’s plan for biotech facility mirrors BU

November 11, 2003

By Steve Babcock Despite recent protests surrounding construction of a Boston University biotechnology research facility similar to which Northeastern wishes to construct, such a center remains in the long term plans for Northeastern. Northeastern is currently looking into...

Former Queen sticks up for court

November 11, 2003

As a member of the Student Ambassadors of the Alumni Association, I am writing in response to the recent article regarding the voting process for Homecoming King and Queen ("Voting Process Questioned," Oct. 28). I would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight...

Rings and wrongs of cellular phones

November 11, 2003

By Vinnie Mesolella To ring or not to ring? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the eyes of the cell phone user to answer and disturb, or for the professor to be distracted and disrespected. The spontaneous rings of cellular phones in the classroom have jingled up...

No. 2 Delaware no match for NU

November 11, 2003

It would stand to reason that the Northeastern football team, fresh off a heart-wrenching loss to UMass that ended any hopes of a repeat as Atlantic-10 champions or of returning to the NCAA playoffs, wouldn't be too jazzed up to play Saturday against second-ranked Delaware at...

SGA to propose cap on tuition increase

November 11, 2003

By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association threw its hat into the debate over the 2004-05 budget for the first time in Northeastern history Thursday when it introduced legislation that calls for a number of academic improvements to be instated with tuition increase....