The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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This is the year that NU wins the pot … seriously

January 28, 2003

I remember it so well. Four and a half years ago, and I can still see it. I was in my freshman year, sitting in the basement of Melvin Hall watching as then senior Brian Cummings took a fade pass from Billy Newson and buried the puck to beat Harvard and send NU to the final...

Ads can not capture NU

January 28, 2003

Planes, trains and automobiles seem to be the wave of Northeastern's future. Though the university's Leadership Campaign is utilizing a fraction of one percent of the budget, the underlying reality is that the university is being cheapened by the numerous print and television...

Forman: Hip-hop, it don’t stop

January 28, 2003

By Camila Crews Hip-hop has always been America's foster child. Born on the cold, cement streets and in the dangerous halls of public housing buildings, hip-hop was a way of expression for blacks -- just as jazz was before it. Eventually, hip-hop found a home in the music...

Track teams look ahead to 5th annual Husky Invitational

January 28, 2003

This Saturday the Northeastern men's and women's track teams will play host to 14 different schools at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center for the fifth installment of the annual Husky Indoor Invitational. The 14 team field of visitors are Boston College, Bentley, Colgate,...

A picture is worth a 1,000 words…

January 28, 2003

By Briyah Paley There are some tragedies in this world that your own eyes need to see in order to believe. Award-winning photo journalist James Nachtwey used his camera to open the eyes of the world to things many people would not have seen. The Human Rights Watch International...

MTV casting for new spring break film

January 28, 2003

Spring break is the light at the end of the gloomy tunnel for the winter quarter. If you have the money, you can head to a tropical hideaway, and even if you don't, MTV can help you out this season. The Rack, at 24 Clinton St. in Faneuil Hall, will be holding an open casting...

Player of the Week

January 28, 2003

Women's basketball guard Melissa Kowalski has been selected as this weeks NU News Player of the Week. The junior nailed three of her game-high five three-pointers in the last 4:29 against America East Conference foe Stony Brook last Wednesday, leading the Huskies to a 73-70 comeback...

All in the wave of change

January 28, 2003

Every day that goes by, Northeastern University's students are identifying both positives and negatives of their academic home. Every week that goes by various student groups attempt to tackle the negative issues and bolster those that are positive. Unfortunately, every year...

Northeastern Crime Log

January 28, 2003

By Kaitlin Thaney Crime Log Entry of the Week Saturday, Jan. 25 1:23 a.m. A Resident Assistant in Davenport A was making rounds when he discovered a loud party on the fifth floor. Upon further investigation, the RA found several underage students, both male and female,...

Cruisin’ in Style

January 28, 2003

College is the time of our lives when we are supposed to find our true identity and shape into the person we will ultimately become. If you think about it, this is a hard task to accomplish between the ages of 18-23. Just think back when you were in high school and thought...

Men’s hockey feels (No.)15 Minutes of fame

January 28, 2003

Early Saturday morning, freshman Joe Santilli and the rest of the Huskies' first line went to work on the power play. They had seen the night before at Amherst how the Minutemen had been an aggressive penalty killing machine and decided to take action against it. "We noticed...

Good deeds at NU

January 28, 2003

Props to a NU student group called Up Till Dawn for their charity work and innovative style of recruiting volunteers. This organization - that works in universities nation-wide raises money to support St. Jude's Research Hospital, an institution for our nation's poorest, sick...