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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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Gala showcases cultural diversity

March 4, 2003

By Kaitlin Thaney A culturally diverse crowd of students came together in the Curry Student Center Ballroom Friday for the Sixth Annual International Gala Night, just one part of the 2003 International Carnevale. The Carnevale is presented by the International Student ' Scholar...

Hockey needs change

March 4, 2003

It wasn't supposed to be this way. A 4-1 loss to UMass-Lowell dropped the Huskies into last place in Hockey East and out of the playoffs. We made the trip to the Tsongas Arena knowing Northeastern only needed a tie to make the post season. Would we beat UNH? Probably not, but...

End Game

March 4, 2003

By Andy Cuneo LOWELL - Fate is such an evil thing. Last season, the Huskies lost in a thrilling three game series to the RiverHawks in Lowell. This season, though it was just one game, it meant life or death and, for the second straight season, death came in the Tsongas...

An NU embarrassment

March 4, 2003

Ashamed and embarrassed, I slouch further down in my seat, praying and hoping that this was all just a bad dream and that I would wake up soon. But, alas it was no dream. It was just the realization that Northeastern sucks. This was supposed to be one of the university's major...

Fantasies on-base (Perc.)

March 4, 2003

Since everyone, including myself, is looking forward to spring training, and more importantly, spring break in a warm climate, I have thought about nothing but baseball in the last three weeks since the MLB players have reported. For many of you, the last three weeks have included...

It’s a she thing

March 4, 2003

When President Bush leaves the oval office, there will be countless historians and authors publishing books analyzing the Bush Administration as well as his performance as the executive chief. That is inevitable. But what will be said of First Lady Laura Bush? What will the walls...

Jack, Merlain lead Huskies to NE victory

March 4, 2003

By Dan Canastra The women's track team keeps on winning. They finished first in their third consecutive meet this past weekend. The Huskies ran past second place University of Connecticut by 24 points to win the New England Championship for the first time since 1999. Each...

‘ResLife sucks’

March 4, 2003

I am junior living on campus in West Village B. Recently, I was awarded the coveted title of "844 on the wait list" by Residential Life. Yes, I was a little bitter about this. After all, you'd figure that seniors would have a good chance of getting a lottery number. It turns...

Disappointing performance leaves NU in 3d place at New Englands

March 4, 2003

By Bradley Rosenberg Northeastern grabbed third at the New England Championship Saturday with a total of 80 points, but coach Sherman Hart was not pleased. "I wasn't really happy that the men took third," he said. "We should have been done a tad bit better and at least gotten...

No way, no how, no draft

March 4, 2003

Bringing back the draft would be a grave mistake to make for this country. Regarding this matter, Bradley Rosenberg's piece ("The other America," Feb. 12) was particularly disturbing and did not present the seriousness this issue deserves. Rosenberg based his argument on generalizations...

Surgeon General

March 4, 2003

By Chris Tully Northeastern University's recently established Institute on Urban Health Research welcomed United States Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona last Wednesday, in Blackman Auditorium. Dr. Carmona spoke to the audience about his life and the state of public health...

Swimming standout White raises the bar for Northeastern

March 4, 2003

By Ari Strait Junior Emily White has had her share of success on the college level. She broke a school record on her first event in her first meet at Northeastern University, took home the Team MVP award as a freshman, and has been a member of four consecutive America East championship...