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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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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....

Rape counselor not all Northeastern needs

August 4, 2003

By the end of this week, "it" will finally be up. Senior Vice President Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Philomena Mantella has finally taken the initiative that has failed the administration for so long, creating a rape crisis counselor position to be filled as soon...

Prof calls for transgender policy on campus

August 4, 2003

"It isn't a gay issue." To Jill Weiss, it is an issue for anyone who is different. Weiss, a lecturer in the department of sociology and anthropology at Northeastern, held a meeting on July 31 to form a plan of action and brainstorm ways to get the administration to react....

Response to Ugly story

August 4, 2003

By Cindy Em I attend Northeastern and am writing in response to the article "Girls Gone Wild" (7/23) written by Najila Moussa. I would like to say that I attended that audition as a volunteer to help my friend (who is a bouncer) pick the girls for Coyote Ugly's Saloon. I was...

Volleyball’s eye on conference prize

August 4, 2003

By Ari Strait The Northeastern University volleyball team, America East semifinalists last year, are bringing five new members onto a squad that head coach Ken Nichols claims has "the most depth ever" for a program he's been a part of. Freshman recruits Whitney Turner and...

Modern day Celtic dynasty? It coulda been

August 4, 2003

So many times as a sports fan, people become caught up in "what ifs;" you know those hypothetical situations that could have happened but did not, or vice versa. Some of these predicaments are more outlandish than others. Around here, some of the biggest "what ifs" range anywhere...

Hedrick, other NU baseball stars earn stripes in Cape League

August 4, 2003

For 17 years, NU baseball skipper Neil McPhee has been watching his athletes head to play in the college baseball summer standby Cape Cod Baseball League. For both him and them, it's an institution of the season. Northeastern's Devin Monds, Jordan Thomson, Justin Hedrick, Chris...

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...