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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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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...

Keep your chin up

May 20, 2003

The troops weren't brought out in riot gear. No rubber bullets were used. Large groups of students weren't arrested. And it didn't make the 11 o'clock news. To summarize last Saturday, it was the typical Springfest that Northeastern sees every year -- free food, music, friends,...

WRBB Spring Music Concert wrap up

May 13, 2003

On a sunny day music could be heard across the usually quiet Saturday afternoon campus. In the Krentzman Quad, punk music, including a performance from The Explosion, could be seen. Students could snake through the Bulfinch Mall, the Snell Library Quad and out into the Centennial...

Beyond patriotism

May 13, 2003

I'm writing in response to the April 30th letter titled "Nothing to be Patriotic for." I tend to be a very open person, willing to take the ideas of others into consideration. This is truly the only way to develop legitimate ideas of your own. I was, however, taken aback by this...

Homicide on Hemenway

May 13, 2003

By Heather Allen and Stephanie Vosk As Auden Kaehler walked home from Snell Library Monday evening, he turned onto Hemenway Street from Forsyth Street and saw the blue lights. His first instinct was to call his roommate, but Jimmy didn't pick up. Kaehler said he had missed...