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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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Executive Vice Provost Pantalone returns to CBA

January 20, 2004

By Jen Nelson Executive Vice Provost Coleen Pantalone, a key figure in Northeastern's semester conversion, has stepped down from her position, returning to the faculty of the College of Business Administration (CBA). "Three years ago I agreed to direct semester conversion,"...

Out of the ‘Toolbox’

January 20, 2004

By Sarah Metcalf A new book which boasts that it can alleviate the pressures of physics has popped into the mainstream higher education market. "The Physics Toolbox" advertises better grades due to a different teaching approach than the traditional lecture-based style more...

NU residents left out in the cold

January 20, 2004

It's cold at Northeastern. And it's not just outside. Inhabitants of NU's residence halls logged many complaints this past week ranging from drafty windows to no heat at all. Come on now, NU. Need we remind you of the nauseating amount of money students spend to be housed...

Calendar

January 20, 2004

Take a stroll and see some of Boston's landmarks with Boston by Foot's Achitectural Tour, showcasing buildings such as the State House and the Old Historic Vilna Synagogue. The lecture and tour are free and start at 5:30 p.m., seven nights a week at the State House. Call (617)...

Women take care of business with crosstown BC, 3-1

January 20, 2004

By Gayle Simone Freshman Marie Desrosiers scored the winning goal with 2:18 left in regulation to lift the Northeastern women's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Boston College at Kelley Rink Sunday afternoon. In the final minutes of the third period, the Eagles were pressuring...

Alumni communities grow among universities

January 20, 2004

By Bessie King Imagine retirement: waking up in a four bedroom home, going to the kitchen to get coffee, opening the front door to pick up the paper and suddenly seeing someone who was in your freshman English class 20 years ago passing by your house saying "Hello neighbor!"...

Ridiculous fears plague Middle America

January 20, 2004

(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Nearly two and a half years after the Twin Towers in New York City were leveled by jet airliners, there are some things that I still fail to understand about our national reaction to the attacks. This, for example: Why is it that the residents of big...

Time ticking for hockey

January 20, 2004

PROVIDENCE - Before last weekend, when most figured the Hockey East playoff picture would become considerably less cloudy, the Northeastern men's hockey team sat within striking distance of eighth place Providence College. However, after two ties, the second and third of...

Grammy Nominations

January 20, 2004

~Grammy Nominees~ Record Of The Year *Crazy In Love Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z Rich Harrison ' Beyonce Knowles, producers; Jim Caruana ' Tony Maserati, engineers/mixers Track from: Dangerously In Love *Where Is The Love The Black Eyed Peas ' Justin Timberlake Ron Fair '...

Pipe burst closes student center

January 13, 2004

By Stephanie Vosk and Michael Naughton When afterHOURS manager Jacqueline Indrisano woke up to a puddle of water in her North End apartment Monday morning, she did not expect to find the same thing at work. At around 8:45 a.m., a 4-inch sprinkler pipe burst over the on-campus...

In the year 2000…and four

January 13, 2004

By Stephen Sears Britney Spears is married. Then she is not. We have a machine rolling around on the rust-colored dirt of Mars. The weather is inhumane. The Patriots are in the playoffs. And we are only 14 days into 2004. What else can happen? Well, a lot. Here are a few things...

Crunch time

January 13, 2004

By Jennifer Montalvo Winter vacation is officially over and Northeastern students have come back relaxed, refreshed, and, for some, a few pounds heavier. Staff at the Marino Center has noticed an increase in the number of people in the Marino Center since the spring semester...