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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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Men third best in New England Meet

May 13, 2003

By Dan Canastra Northeastern went into the New England Championship without their full roster and still finished third out of 38 teams. The Huskies (46 points), who finished behind Southern Connecticut (105) and Rhode Island (127), did not bring a full roster because head...

Resources a necessity

May 13, 2003

In recent weeks, we at Northeastern have become more aware of the lack of services here, most importantly the lack of a rape crisis center. The SGA has passed two bills in the past three years to implement sexual assault and rape crisis services. President Freeland has signed...

LASO hosts ‘Friday’ star at NU

May 13, 2003

Hundreds of students crowded outside of Blackman Auditorium Monday night. They anxiously waited for the doors to be pried open to let them in to see comedian extraordinaire, Mike Epps. Epps is perhaps best known as Day-Day, the smoked out record store clerk, who appeared in...

Do the shuffle

May 13, 2003

The quest to cure student apathy has been roadblocked by a new Web site called www.nushuffle.com. Created by Craig Shames, a middler political science major, and fellow "anti-spirits," as he calls them, the Web site has caused a stir among NU students frustrated by the lack of...

SGA examines year’s progress

May 6, 2003

By Steve Babcock The Student Government Association members voiced their opinions Thursday about the organization's ability to reach out to Northeastern students and address their concerns. SGA President Richard Schwabacher called them out on "tough questions" about national...

Out on their butts

May 6, 2003

Entrances to clubs have notoriously been congested with eager dancers and partiers. The lines fill up the sidewalks, making it nearly impossible to squeeze by. Now, with the smoking ban in effect since May 5, the outsides of clubs will be even more crowded with smokers who are...

Stadium “Ohs” and “Woes” Response

May 6, 2003

We all understand that editors are not responsible for the content of "Letters to the Editor" but to include a letter with as many inaccuracies as the one writted my Asst Prof Ross reflects poorly on the News. The April 23 article that he continually misquoted did NOT "promote...

From last to first

May 6, 2003

"I always cry when they play 'pomp and circumstance.' Commencement is important. It is a transition in our lives." By being the University Registrar, Linda Allen is the glue that holds commencement together. Allen is in charge of clearing each senior, planning the event, lining...

Latino group hopes to make impact

May 6, 2003

By Amy Sullivan While the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting is not yet officially recognized as a Northeastern student group, several of its members feel it is already well on its way to becoming an influential and beneficial part of the university's...

Double-Dogged

May 6, 2003

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Poet Laureate visits NU

May 6, 2003

By Kaitlin Thaney On Friday, May 2, at 8 p.m. Northeastern University was graced with the presence of, according to some, an American phenomenon. Seen on the same pedestal as poet Robert Frost, Billy Collins, the U.S. Poet Laureate, astonished the packed Blackman Auditorium...

Nightmare on Huntington Ave.

May 6, 2003

Since I have lost my identity as a normal human being and am currently known as "the semester conversion girl," as one of my fellow peers shouted out in the student center recently, I figured why not share some personal information with you, the reader. Plagued not only by...