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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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The Other Side of the River

September 9, 2003

Its city lines encase highly ranked educational institutions -- Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - entertainment spots, movie theaters, music clubs and a plethora of eclectic eateries. Just a bridge away lays Cambridge, Mass. Tim Haws, a sophomore...

Field hockey drops heartbreaker to 2001 national champs

September 9, 2003

By Peter Conroy Northeastern Field Hockey coach Cheryl Murtagh threw her squad into the fire to start the season, stacking her girls' opening schedule with four games against powerful non-league opponents. At the end of the stretch, the Huskies found themselves ranked 12 in...

NU commemorates Sept. 11

September 9, 2003

With the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks approaching, Northeastern was faced with the task of helping its students deal with the situation that "nobody quite knows how to mark," according to Assistant Director of University Communications Christine Phelan....

David Spade grows up in Dickie Roberts

September 9, 2003

In his most recent major motion picture David Spade is Dickie Roberts, a former child star who was catapulted into super stardom only to see it crumble before his eyes at the tender age of six. Fast forward 30 years and good old Dickie is a parking attendant who desperately wants...

Men’s soccer opens conference slate with penalty kick winner

September 9, 2003

By Max Lederman Atha Kirkopoulos converted a 64th minute penalty kick as Northeastern began its America East title defense with a 2-1 win over Binghamton Tuesday afternoon. Only 3:37 before the senior midfielder's score, junior Michael Cipriano set up freshman Daniel Ivec for...

Make this year at NU count

September 9, 2003

It's a new year, students of Northeastern, time to get sentimental. Since our year-long calendar affords us few schedule breaks, the fall semester is really where our year turns. So a new year's resolution list seems like the right thing to do, a list of expectations the students...

Northeastern student gets her MTV

September 9, 2003

M-T-V, these three letters are no stranger to any college student. It is the music television station that delivers the latest music videos and satisfies any reality TV junkie's craving. Melissa Potter, a middler, music industry major, was lucky enough to spend her first co-op...

West Coast swing brings volleyball step up in competition

September 9, 2003

By Ari Strait The Northeastern volleyball team returned from their six-game, two-tournament West Coast travels having faced some of the stiffest competition expected out of any opponents all year long. The preseason matches began at the end of August, with consecutive losses...

Provost hands out ‘thank yous’

September 9, 2003

Labor Day was last week. You moved into your residence hall a few days ago. Classes start today. If you feel like school started early this year, it did! That's because this week Northeastern University converted its full-time undergraduate and graduate programs from an academic...

Mod is the latest fashion craze this fall

September 9, 2003

By Briyah Paley This season, women will be feeling groovy, as long as their bags are crocodile and their boots are made for walking. This fall's fashion news is dominated by the mod look, playing off the clothes of the '60s. The fall runways were filled with high hemlines,...

Young, talented women’s soccer team looks for scoring touch

September 9, 2003

By Max Lederman After starting their season with a 1-0 overtime win over St. John's at the Comfort Suites/URI Invitational on August 30, the Northeastern women's soccer team dropped their next two contests to fall to 1-2 on the season. In their home opener Friday night against...

Letter to the Editor

September 9, 2003

Stephen Sears' premise in "Got to keep them separated" (Northeastern News, August 6) that "the Vatican has every right to issue edicts on their position regarding any issue, but they have no right, nor any amount of authority, to tell Catholic politicians how to vote" is at best...