Skip to Main Content
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Campus

Women bounced in first AE round, 7-2

November 4, 2003

By Sarah Metcalf After a season full of promise for good things to come in the America East tournament, the fifth-seeded Northeastern women's soccer team suffered a season-ending loss to host New Hampshire Tuesday, 7-2, in the first round of the playoffs. UNH flew out to a...

Dukakis: Kerry is best bet for Democrats

November 4, 2003

By Mike Naughton With the Democratic National Convention coming to Boston in July, a Massachusetts senator running for president and the presidential election only a year away, politics are becoming the talk of Beantown. The race is on for the White House, and former Massachusetts...

Maroon5 shines in their golden success

November 4, 2003

Maroon5 has been gainning notoriety by increased radio play of their single, "Harder to Breathe." They've been touring for the past two years with their album, "Songs About Jane." Last Wednesday, Maroon5 played a sold out show at Roseland Ballroom in New York, and last Thursday,...

Calendar

November 4, 2003

Boston Phoenix media critic Dan Kennedy, a Northeastern University graduate, will speak about his new book, "Little People: Learning to See the World Through my Daughter's Eyes" Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Art Studio in the Curry Student Center. The event is sponsored...

NU men’s soccer stumbles into conference playoffs with 4-1 loss

November 4, 2003

After starting the season with promise, the Northeastern men's soccer team ended the regular season on a sour note. Senior day, the last home game of the year, was no time for celebration, as the Huskies lost a huge game to visiting Albany last Saturday, 4-1. "I was perplexed...

Professor stresses uncertainty of primary

November 4, 2003

By C.G. Lynch Political Science Professor William Mayer -- author of "The Making of the Presidential Candidates, 2004" -- delivered a lecture Thursday about the upcoming Democratic Pres- idential Primaries, stressing the uncertainty of which candidate will emerge to challenge...

Forman discusses music’s impact on TV

November 4, 2003

By Rachel Boulton What was the role of music in early television? Professor Murray Forman set out to answer this question in a lecture last Wednesday. He presented parts of his research that he has been working on since the mid 90s. The public lecture and presentation is the...

Mass. Murdered

November 4, 2003

By Conor Nevins After an emotional win against Atlantic-10 rival Maine, which ended a three-game losing streak, the Northeastern football team had an extra week to celebrate and begin preparing for interstate foe and No. 4 Massachusetts at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst,...

Let’s really “Rock the Vote”

November 4, 2003

With the war on terror, the war in Iraq, the stock and job markets on the mend and financial aid taking a hit, college students should have a vested interest in the upcoming election. But that's just the problem, the age bracket college students call home (18-25) is one of...

NU may house Democrats for DNC

November 4, 2003

By Mike Naughton With the Democratic National Convention set to be held at the FleetCenter from July 26 to 29, Press Secretary Lina Garcia said convention organizers are interested in North- eastern as one of the universities to provide participants and supporters with housing....

Shakespeare remixed

November 4, 2003

By Rose Sopko From high school students to businessmen, everyone has an opinion on Shakespeare, but Michael Anderson chose to share his on the stage. From Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, "Anderson's Freestyle Shakespeare: Riffs and Rants, with No Holds Barred," was performed at Jimmy...

First-place volleyball spikes three more America East foes

November 4, 2003

By Ari Strait A wild string of matches in the past week tested both the strength and endurance of the Northeastern volleyball team, who emerged with three consecutive victories and sole possession of first place in the America East. A 3-2 defeat of the University of Albany...