The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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Venture into the Abyss

April 8, 2003

By Jeff Schaible Using IMAX theatres' advanced 3D photography, "Ghosts of the Abyss" takes the audience on a unique look at an extraordinary journey to the legendary wreck of the Titanic. Academy Award winning director James Cameron returns to the site of his greatest work...

Prof: Fast food reason for obesity

April 8, 2003

By Nicole Haley Fast food has become a staple of the American diet and somewhere along the line one quarter of adults in the United States have become obese, according to the Surgeon Genreral. With the estimate of public health costs stemming from overweight and obesity at $117...

Crew wins despite weather, themselves

April 8, 2003

In many aspects, lightning struck twice for Northeastern on Saturday. Unfortunately, many of those jolts were of the negative variety. Northeastern defeated Boston College for the second straight week last Saturday on the Charles despite difficult weather conditions. The weather...

Rare programs bring NU attention

April 8, 2003

By Renee Wright As Northeastern strives to break into the U.S. News ' World Reports' Top 100 Universities, one tool at the disposal of the university is an array of majors that are not easily found at other institutes of higher education. Northeastern has the advantage of...

Freeland – the man, the myth

April 8, 2003

For the first time since I embarked on my journey, wading through semester conversion jargon, flowcharts and FAQs, I was able to speak to President Richard Freeland about the calendar overhaul that all of us at NU will call home in four months. Every quarter, the editorial...

Rowers need to follow cue, stay in sync

April 8, 2003

By Joe Rubin The Huskies lost another meet to Harvard at the Smith Cup last Saturday, losing by three lengths. "It was very disappointing, " said NU coach John Pojednic. "They are a very young and inexperienced crew, who I think reacted very poorly, I do not feel that we...

Northeastern Crime Log

April 8, 2003

By Kaitlin Thaney Crime Log Entry of the Week Tuesday, April 4 4:30 a.m. An 18-year-old female student from White Hall reported that at approximately 2:00 a.m., she was awakened by two men entering her unlocked room. She said that her room was unlocked because she did not...

Students evaluate profs online

April 8, 2003

At the end of every academic quarter, soon to be semester, Northeastern students complete evaluations of their professors and the courses they have taken. Now, students across the nation have the option of going online and posting evaluations of their professors where they have...

Presidential debate

April 8, 2003

When Richard Freeland's title changed in the fall of 1996 to President Richard Freeland, the faculty and administration laid an issue out on the table for him: semester conversion. The idea had been kicked around throughout the 1990s in Faculty Senate, and when President Freeland...

Tortorella tosses competition aside

April 8, 2003

By Dan Canastra If a young Vinny Tortorella had his way, he'd be tossing baseballs right now instead of hammers. The nation's seventh best thrower's first love was not track, but baseball. In fact, the current Husky didn't even think about participating in track until one...

Parking garage now open 24 hours

April 8, 2003

By Alyson St. Amand The Renaissance Parking Garage on Columbus Ave. will be open 24 hours a day on a trial basis spring quarter to help alleviate some of the school's parking problems. The garage provides parking for Northeastern faculty, staff, students and the public. Director...

Women’s track

April 8, 2003

Stepping off the plane into the 80 degree sunlight last weekend in Durham, North Carolina, Sherman Hart didn't quite know what to expect. What the women's track coach found, however, was spectacular. At the Duke Invitational last week, the women runners set three new school...