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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Sopranos’ Sigler shapes her story

February 25, 2003

By Stephanie Vosk "The Sopranos" actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler joined other female professionals in the Harvard University Graduate School of Education on Monday to speak about her experience struggling with an eating disorder. Her presentation was part of an annual public forum...

Men’s hoop falls to Binghamton, looks toward stretch run

February 25, 2003

By Max Lederman The Northeastern men's basketball team arrived in Vestal, N.Y. Sunday afternoon, just in time for what turned out to be a block party. In front of a sellout crowd, the Binghamton Bearcats (14-11, 9-6 America East) swatted away 13 of the Huskies shots on their...

How to better the MBTA

February 25, 2003

I partly agree with Kathleen Waterhouse's commentary on MBTA E line service ("Out in the cold," Feb. 12). The E line has for many years been slow and inefficient. One can look back to the 1979 Cauldron Yearbook to read an article complaining about the E Line and calling it the...

‘Beaker girl’ is a familiar face at NU

February 25, 2003

By Steven Stites The familiar face on the south side of the Curry Student Center isn't only overlooking the Robinson Lot. It's also gazing over I-95 in Philadelphia and New Jersey, the Southeast Expressway at Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, and in smaller versions at assorted...

What does your vagina say to you?

February 25, 2003

By Briyah Paley Vagina is a word that some people are uncomfortable saying. However, the twelve young women performing in Northeastern's production of "The Vagina Monologues" at the Blackman Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday night said it so many times, that it wasn't embarassing...

Nothing ‘little’ about tragedy

February 25, 2003

On Friday morning, Rhode Island state attorney general Patrick Lynch stepped to the podium of a news conference and declared: "They say that in the world there's six degrees of separation. In Rhode Island, it's more like one and a half degrees." He wasn't lying. Those...

Northeastern Crime Log

February 25, 2003

By Kaitlin Thaney Crime Log Entry of the Week Friday, Feb. 21 12:30 a.m. An 18-year-old male resident of White Hall called NUPD to report he was not feeling well. Officers arrived and examined the student. The resident admitted to smoking an entire bag of marijuana, taking...

Sigler talks on eating disorder, new book ‘Wise Girl’

February 25, 2003

By Briyah Paley Fresh from presenting at the Grammy Awards, Jamie-Lynn Sigler was on hand to talk about her experience with eating disorders at Harvard University on Monday night for the Harvard Eating Disorders Center Public Forum. The star, made famous by her role as Meadow...

Methodical Naturalism new evolutionary theory?

February 25, 2003

By Trina Bryant The editor of the Journal of Origins ' Design, Dr. Paul Nelson, spoke to a crowd of about 115 students last Thursday on the importance of reclaiming openness in science that he says has been lost. Dr. Nelson, who is also a philosopher of Biology at the University...

Grammy wrap up

February 25, 2003

On Sunday night, thousands of celebrities -- some dressed in their best attire, while others...weren't -- gathered together to attend the annual Grammy awards. Sunday's show was the 45th installment of the Grammys. To show their patrotic spirt, the producers held the show in...

VP of Co-op will step down at end of the year

February 25, 2003

By Brendan Reilly Vice President and Dean of the Division of Cooperative Education Richard D. Porter announced last week that he will step down from his post at the end of the school year. Porter, who assumed the role of interim vice president in 1998, says he is proud to...

Kweli on tour for newest album

February 25, 2003

By Lauren Rouleau The son of two educators, Talib Kweli Greene, a Brooklyn, N.Y. native, kicks off his tour today in Washington, D.C. for his latest album, "Quality," which was released Nov. 19. The tour is in support of Common's latest critically acclaimed album, "Electric...