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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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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

[caption caption="Northeastern kept pace with the opposition on Saturday, then exploded on Sunday to take their second consecutive America East Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Orono convincingly. It was the program

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...

Student groups tackle women’s rights

April 29, 2003

By Jillian Orlando Students were encouraged to "take it to the streets" to stand up for women's rights and make their voices heard at a debate organized by the International Socialist Organization last Thursday in the Curry Student Center. Women's liberation and women's rights...

Survey says …

April 29, 2003

With every aspect of the university changing and evolving with semester conversion, questions began to evolve over time. Faculty and administrators began to ask one another what implications will face the conversion, how are students are responding. A survey will be released...

Mini Baja team builds car for land, water

April 29, 2003

They build cars that travel on land and water. They conquer every step from designing the vehicle to racing it at competitions throughout the country. This small group of engineering majors known as the Mini Baja Team work together all year to design and build a car of their...

Who is John Malkovich?

April 29, 2003

By Nicole Haley Rising from an oversized cushy chair in the lounge area of his hotel suite, the Academy Award-nominated actor greeted his guests wearing a black suit with a pink pinstriped vest and red tie. The atmosphere was formal by appearance, but relaxed and casual in structure....

Nutrition facts no surprise

April 29, 2003

After reading the piece about McDonald's in the April 9 edition of The News I was appalled. We have a professor who is so uneducated on a topic, yet really thinks he's got it all down and is supposed to be some expert but really knows nothing. I can guarantee if any one person...

NU smoked in ‘Pot

April 29, 2003

By Max Lederman It is a field of dreams. It is a field that has seen a childish game mature into a nation's pastime. It is Fenway Park, and last week it was the sight of Boston's annual baseball Beanpot. "It was my first time ever being at Fenway," said freshman Chris Emanuele....

Prof wins award; leaves for Greece

April 29, 2003

By Nicole Haley Communications professor Richard Katula can barely contain his excitement about leaving Northeastern. Katula does not dislike NU, but when an opportunity to spend his upcoming sabbatical in Athens, Greece came along, he just couldn't say no. Katula was recently...

Smith picked up by NFL

April 29, 2003

Northeastern University senior cornerback Art Smith signed a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens last week. Smith, a first team All-Atlantic-10 selection at cornerback last season, was arguably the best secondary defender in the league last year, and one of the driving...