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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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Huskies ends with strong effort in Eastern Sprints

May 20, 2003

By Bradley Rosenberg The varsity women's crew team claimed 14th place in the Eastern Sprints of Camden, N.J., Sunday, putting forth a strong effort in what would be their last showing of the season. Unfortunately, the Cooper River water was too thick with heavy competition for...

Web site parodies life at NU

May 20, 2003

By Bradley Rosenberg Craig Shames, a middler political science major, says that he sees great things in Northeastern University. But he also says that he has grave concerns about the school. "I think Northeastern has great potential," he said. "Our location in Boston is a...

Northeastern inducts seven into university’s Hall of Fame

May 20, 2003

Another year, another set of inductees into the annals of school history. Northeastern elected seven members into the school's hall of fame last Friday at Matthews arena. The inductees: Marko Banovic, '94 - Spearheaded men's crew team that went 5-1, finished second in the...

Bosstones play …

May 20, 2003

By Freddie Zamora Boston's own Mighty Mighty Bosstones came on stage clad in black suits and with their trademark dog symbol hung over the drum set. The crowd cheered for them as they came out to "Love Train," being played on the loudspeaker, then they broke into the first song...

Four-game tear has NU clawing for Vermont

May 20, 2003

By Max Lederman The Northeastern baseball team entered last weekend's four-game series against America East bottomdweller Binghamton with the magic number down to two. The situation was more dire than in years past, however, as NU is the only team in the conference that has...

… on the students’ Springfest day

May 20, 2003

A break in the cloudy skies last week gave way to Springfest's activities including a rock-climbing wall, Frisbee spin art and rounded out with a performance from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones on Saturday. Before their performance, students meandered around campus starting as...

Northeastern shows well, prepares for NCAAs

May 20, 2003

By Dan Canastra The men's track team showed that they can compete with some of the best teams on the east coast as they put up a valiant effort last weekend at the IC4A Championship in Princeton, N. J.. With a score of 23, the Huskies finished 15th in the 49-team field. The...

‘Hit Song Science’ may predict hits

May 20, 2003

By Jim Powers Making a career out of music has never been easy. Writing songs, putting lyrics to them, getting time in a studio, getting a label to put out your album...they're all part of a process that is long, arduous and not for the weak-willed. With the economy in a downturn,...

NU to streamline Customer Service

May 20, 2003

Changes are in the works for one of the most important offices on campus -- customer service. It is an office that has been resurrected and reinvented over and over again and will again revitalize itself this summer. The customer service office will be bunking up with the Registrar's...

Int’l celebration of Portugese world

May 20, 2003

By Megan Prock Bouncy music accompanied by swaying hips filled the Curry Student Center West Wing, as the smell of rice and chicken edged out Wendy's Saturday night during the Luso-World Cultural Night. The International Students Association, Brazilian Student Organization (BSO)...

Fourth time’s a charm … ?

May 20, 2003

Tuesday was my first day off from work in almost two weeks. Instead of sleeping in or lounging around in my pajamas, or even doing laundry, I had the daunting task of registering for classes - semester style. Regardless of the fact that I have not had a decent night's sleep...

Another One Bites the Bust

May 20, 2003

Yet another quarter comes to a close, and I am forced to reflect on this past year's events. In the year of 2002-2003, I have experienced a growth spurt, but this one cannot be measured in inches. Instead, it is a growth spurt of mental capacity. I have gained more knowledge...