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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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Ludacris makes chicken and beer his latest fantasy

October 14, 2003

By Norman Grubbs, The Crimson White (U.Alabama) (U-WIRE) TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Ludacris, more than just Mike Tyson's infamous word since the 2000 release of "Back for the First Time," shows why he's the "loud mouth of the South" on "Chicken-N-Beer." The third album in four years...

Rooting for the opposition: A New York girl and a Boston team

October 14, 2003

Let's get one thing straight: I don't like sports and I never have. I've been to a few baseball games just to check them out and to eat a few hot dogs. My father and 13-year-old brother, on the other hand, they're what you might call fanatics and Red Sox obsessed. If you...

Schedules

October 14, 2003

Wednesday, October 15 Field Hockey vs. UConn Sweeney Field 4 p.m. 3 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Maine Parsons Field 3 p.m. Friday, October 17 Field Hockey vs. Maine Sweeney Field 1 p.m. 3:30 Saturday, October 18 Football vs. Maine Parsons Field 12:20 p.m. Sunday, October...

War in Iraq “spectacular failure”

October 14, 2003

The war on Iraq has been a spectacular failure: in a stampede of dishonesty and duplicity led by neoconservative ideologues, thousands of lives have been trampled on and snuffed out. Non-existent weapons of mass destruction and discredited links between Saddam and September...

Girls’ night out

October 14, 2003

By Sarah Levine On Oct. 8, 2003, Northeastern held its second Drag Queen Show, sponsored by NUBiLAGA, at afterHOURS in the Curry Student Center. The event was held to kick off National "Coming Out Week", the week during which those "in the closet" are encouraged to be open about...

Mucciolo plans for the future

October 14, 2003

By Glenn Yoder The days of hungry students crowded into the dining hall in Stetson West are coming to an end -- at least that is the hope of the university. Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Larry Mucciolo said in his speech at the State of the University...

ROTC dates back to ’50s

October 14, 2003

By Glenn Yoder The camouflage and high boots, hair shorn close to the skin, it's not easy to overlook them. And although the ROTC cadets have long been noticed around campus, there has always been a certain mystery surrounding the people under the uniforms. Originally founded...

ALL HAIL

October 14, 2003

Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, gather 'round your newspaper and lend me your eyes, for I have a story to top all stories. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll thank your respective deities for picking on me instead of you. My alarm clock sounded on a calm Thursday morning....

Player of the Week

October 14, 2003

After playing a key role in the volleyball team's 3-2 win over archrival University of New Hampshire, Karrin Moore has been named The Northeastern News Player of the Week. The junior stepped into the outside hitter position after Jana Kubalova went down with a knee injury...

Transgendered author comes to Northeastern

October 14, 2003

By Rachel Boulton Defying gender was the goal of Kate Bornstein during her meet and greet session for Northeastern students as a finale to "Coming Out Week" sponsored by NUBiLAGA last week. "I am not a man. I am not a woman," said Bornstein repeatedly throughout the talk....

Class of ’08 holds female majority

October 14, 2003

By Anna Exner Since women were first admitted to the Northeastern Day College in 1943, incoming classes have contained more men than women -- until now. For the first time in NU history, the 2008 class finds males are the minority. The recent boom in female enrollment is...

SGA, Hillel push for specialty dining facility

October 14, 2003

By Carleton Atwater With a diverse student body on Northeastern's campus, the university is constantly trying to come up with ways to accommodate the needs of students. The Student Government Association (SGA) and Hillel, the Jewish student group on campus, are working to establish...