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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Winter repeat tall task for women

April 29, 2003

It was almost perfect irony: Ebony Jack steamrolling around the final bend almost a full 10 yards in the lead, chugging away with the baton getting ready to pass to teammate Wittly Jourdan. The only problem was that Jack kept on steamrolling through the pass zone, and through...

SGA: Deans will sign off on honor code

April 29, 2003

By Steve Babcock Andres Vargas, the Student Government Association's vice president for academic affairs, announced Thursday that he had confirmation from the deans of three colleges that they would sign documentation supporting a new university honor code policy. SGA has been...

‘Identity’ brings back old time suspense

April 29, 2003

Ten strangers are stranded at a motel as an unrelenting storm floods the roads in and out of town. One by one the strangers are killed and with each body a single key with a number is found. The countdown starts at 10 and those remaining must figure out who the killer is before...

Marketing magnitude

April 29, 2003

In response to the recent discussion of suing fast food establishments because of their supposedly improper marketing strategies, allow me to offer another suggestion to the barrage of lawyers considering legal action: sue Budweiser. I bought a Bud last night, and I didn't wake...

Runners looking for step up at championship

April 29, 2003

By Dan Canastra In front of thousands of spectators, the Huskies put up a valiant effort at the Penn Relays last weekend. The Penn Relays, which is the largest relay meet in the world, featured some of the best athletes and track programs in the country. Due to the thousands...

Debate the issues

April 22, 2003

Following the debate that has been unfolding in the op-ed pages of The Northeastern News, I was reminded of the line in Thomas Friedman's "From Beirut to Jerusalem" where he quipped that when discussing the Arab-Israeli conflict people generally go insane. I have been following,...

Wanted: Rape crisis counselor

April 22, 2003

[caption caption="SGA and RSA recently passed a joint resolution calling for the funding of a rape crisis counselor on campus. Other rape awareness events took place throughout last week, including

Man on the Street: Ally Miola

April 22, 2003

By Margarita Neplokh Have you ever dreamed of meeting a 21-year old Northeastern student, who has a penchant for black, loves her Chucks and will whip your T-shirts into style submission in her free time? Well, Ally Miola is the girl for you. A senior in the music industry department,...

Schwabacher requests student funding documents from Senate

April 22, 2003

By Steve Babcock Student Government Association President Richard Scwabacher requested that two Senate subcommittees turn over to him all documents pertaining to student group funding on campus Thursday. Schwabacher requested these documents from the Budget Review Committee...

Black Bears, rain stop Huskies

April 22, 2003

By Max Lederman The Northeastern baseball team hasn't exactly lived up to their pre-season expectations, and after winning just one out of the five games it played last week, they find themselves a dismal 2-6 in the conference, and 7-15 overall. But, the soggy weather hasn't...

NU: Crime stats may be misleading

April 22, 2003

By Brendan Reilly Statistics released by the Division of Public Safety at Northeastern have shown a sharp increase in crime and liquor law/drug violations on campus, but university officials say these statistics have been misinterpreted. Some officials say that the university...

Students debate future of Middle East

April 22, 2003

By Nicole Haley Northeastern students gathered in Shillman Hall last Thursday to debate the current state and future of the Middle East in a forum hosted by the Northeastern University Arab Students Association. The event began with a speech given by Dr. Joseph Hitti, president...