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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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Three sexual assaults reported in 10 days

September 23, 2003

Three sexual assault cases that occurred in the area of Ruggles T station were reported to the Northeastern Police Department over a period of 10 days. The victims in each of the cases were female Northeastern students, each assaulted by a group of individuals, ages ranging from...

Web betrays cheating students

September 23, 2003

By Alisha Wyman (U-WIRE) MISSOULA, Mont. - When a student handed in a paper that was obviously plagiarized, Jocelyn Siler, a professor in the Department of English at the University of Montana, searched the Internet for phrases from his paper. She found the paper came from a...

Tony Montana celebrates his 20th birthday this year

September 23, 2003

By Jeff Powalisz Amidst lines of the longest cocaine trails, drenched in different blood types and fitted into the latest designer suits, lies the unforgettable character of Tony Montana, the Cuban gangster that Al Pacino brought to life in Brian De Palma's 1983 landmark classic...

Men’s soccer draws on last minute penalty shot

September 23, 2003

After a brief stop at home for Thursday's 3-0 win over visiting Quinnipiac (2-3), the Northeastern men's soccer team was back on the road Saturday to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers in Fairfield, Conn. The Huskies (3-3-1) led late in the second half, but SHU's Carlos Silva...

Activists discuss Panther message

September 23, 2003

By Nicole Haley Three prominent activists shared the message of empowerment from their days as revolutionaries with a room full of Northeastern students and faculty in a symposium entitled, "The Legacy of the Black Panthers and Lessons for Today." Del Lewis, director of the...

It’s decision time for NU housing crunch

September 23, 2003

Last Thursday, the Boston Globe ran an article about Northeastern's track record with the city of Boston in terms of its leased apartments. The city says the apartments violate health and safety regulations ("NU hit on apartment conditions," by Sasha Talcott). The Boston Inspectional...

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...