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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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Football chosen as pre-season favorite in Atlantic-10

August 4, 2003

Last Thursday the Northeastern football team was selected as the favorite to repeat as Atlantic-10 champions by coaches and selected media during the conference's annual Media Day held in Philadelphia, Pa. NU garnered nine first place votes, followed closely by Delaware (8),...

Costner revisits the west in new film

August 4, 2003

The wild west is ready for another appearance on the big screen and this time Kevin Costner is spearheading the campaign to bring back traditional western films. Armed with gun fights, saloon brawls and simplistic dialogue, Costner opens our eyes to what it's like to live on...

Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth is performed on Boston Common

August 4, 2003

By Najla Moussa Tourists and Bostonians received a historical lesson in the Shakespearean arts in an unlikely arena. Over 200 people gathered at the Parkman Bandstand at the Boston Common for Shakespeare on the Common on a Thursday evening. Beach chairs and blankets were on...

Co-op vs. The Classroom

August 4, 2003

Co-op vs. The Classroom There is nothing I love more than money. Sure, my family and friends are important, but what can you do without mucho dinero? Like the song says, "For the love of money/ People will steal from their mother/ For the love of money/People will rob...

Correction

August 4, 2003

Due to a reporting error in the story, "Girls Gone Wild" in the July 23 issue of The Northeastern News, Cindy Em was misquoted as applying for a position at the bar Coyote Ugly, when she was not. The tryouts also were not held at McGann's bar, but instead at another location...

Correction

August 4, 2003

Due to an editor's error in the July 23 issue of The News, the back-page field hockey photo was incorrectly identified as former Northeastern goalie, and current student Emily Roy. The player in the photo was Michigan State goalie Christina Kirkaldy.

Sexual assault counselor added

August 4, 2003

After examining an external review of the counseling and mental health services at Northeastern University, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Philomena Mantella decided it was time for a change. Northeastern University created the position...

NU student subpoenaed by RIAA for music

August 4, 2003

Two Boston area schools, Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have declined to name students -- because of privacy issues -- cited in subpoenas issued by the Recording Industry Association of America. Northeastern has turned over the identity of a student...

Who you gonna call? Squash Busters …

August 4, 2003

The Squash Busters building will be officially open in a ribbon-cutting ceremony slotted to take place on Sept. 12. President Richard Freeland and National Squash Champion Peter Nichol will be on hand to welcome the newest building on campus. On the day of the ribbon cutting,...

Crime Log

August 4, 2003

Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Tuesday, July 22 10:30 a.m. An employee of Renaissance Park office building, not affiliated with Northeastern, reported her wallet containing credit cards stolen while she was at a department...

Got to keep them separated

August 4, 2003

By Stephen Sears While campaigning for president in 1960, John Kennedy said, "I believe in an America where the separation of Church and State is absolute, where no Catholic prelate would tell the President how to act, and no Protestant Minister would tell his parishioners for...

Athletic study space to open in Cabot

August 4, 2003

By August 15, the finishing touches will have been put on Northeastern's most recent addition: an academic center in the Cabot Center for student athletes. "It's something that helps us," said soccer coach Ed Matz. "As with our program, everything comes back to resources....