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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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Music industry losses exaggerated

September 30, 2003

Commentary Between the recent lawsuits filed against Mp3 sharers and the (almost unreported) bill floating around Congress, threatening to make peer-to-peer network file trading illegal, these past few months have been less than encouraging for us fans of programs such as Kazaa....

Creatini still leads nation in scoring for no. 11 field hockey

September 30, 2003

The women's field hockey team ran the gamut of emotions last week, blowing out Amherst, 10-0, at home, losing a 3-0 heartbreaker to Duke in New Hampshire, and holding on for a tight, 2-1, home victory against Dartmouth. Mari Creatini notched her third hat trick of the season,...

Part-time jobs affect academics

September 30, 2003

By Jacey Fortin The 2002 report released by the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Higher Education Project entitled "At What Cost?" identifies the negative effects employment has on college students. Drawing from a survey of approximately 50,000 undergraduates, PIRG reports...

Jack Black’s back in new comedy

September 30, 2003

By Shaylene Silva Many remember Jack Black from "Orange County," or his role in "Shallow Hal." This time he has taken on the role of a private school teacher. Black has done it again in a new movie entitled "School of Rock" where he was given the chance to utilize his rocking...

Dyjak paces Huskies in comeback

September 24, 2003

By Sarah Metcalf The Northeastern women's soccer team pulled out all the stops on Sunday, allowing them to improve their record to 3-3 with a come-from-behind 4-1 win over St. Bonaventure at Parsons Field. Junior captain Liz Dyjak scored twice and notched two assists, while...

Undefeated 1963 Huskies relive the memories at Parsons

September 24, 2003

By Jason Richland Saturday afternoon, during the half time ceremonies at the Husky 48-14 victory over William ' Mary, a group of men were honored at Parsons Field. These men, heroes from a team long forgotten, looked around at the field where they once knew glory. The crowd,...

ResLife reverses policy

September 23, 2003

In the wake of freshman Abby Carter's death last week in her Speare Hall room, the policy of whether Resident Assistants should be aware of their residents' medical conditions came into question. One week later, Director of Residential Life M.L. Langlie sent an e-mail to all...

The worm is back

September 23, 2003

By Valeria Carrano Northeastern University's ResNet team has been working to protect student and campus computers from recent viruses and worms that have been floating around inflicting the university's systems. One known way that the virus has been invading the system is through...

Sound of Music brings sweet music to the Wang Theatre

September 23, 2003

By Jessica Beers From the very young, to the young at heart, "The Sound of Music," has been a part of countless people's lives over what has amounted to nearly half a century. The longevity of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical has touched generations of people, which was evident...

Northeastern News wins award

September 23, 2003

The Northeastern News received a first place award in the "story of the year" category from the Associated Collegiate Press for the May 14 story entitled, "Homicide on Hemenway." The reporters who wrote the story include: Heather Allen, Stephanie Vosk and Brendan Reilly, who...

Freeland dedicates page in history book

September 23, 2003

By Lindsey Hawkins President Richard Freeland spoke to a crowd of about 40 people at the Mary Baker Eddy Library Wednesday to launch a new book developed by the Boston History Collaborative about Boston's past. The Collaborative, to which Freeland was one of the founding members,...

Back Bay moves to the front

September 23, 2003

By Jared Spinelli Students at Northeastern live in the heart of Boston -- where there is so much to do and so much to see. With so many neighborhoods within a short walk of campus, many times the Back Bay section of Boston gets overlooked. The truth is, however, Back Bay has...