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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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...

End of the road

February 28, 2003

LOWELL - After the tumultuous season Northeastern has been riding all season, the Huskies were finally laid to rest at Tsongus Arena, losing to UMass-Lowell, 4-1 as the Riverhawks clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in Hockey East. The Riverhawks will play New Hampshire...

Senior sendoff

February 27, 2003

Two seniors made the most of their final game. Just not the two you were thinking of. Brian Sullivan scored with 5:39 to tie the game and Mike Gilhooly made 25 saves as the Huskies avenged an earlier season 1-0 loss at home to beat Merrimack, 4-1 in front of 2,292 thunderstix...

Student fees commitee maps out year-long investigation

February 25, 2003

By Steve Babcock The Committee to Examine Northeastern University Student Fees announced Tuesday plans to implement student forums and hold hearings with university and student officials for its investigation of Resident Student Association over the next two weeks. The committee...

Winter Weekend brings SNL star Darrell Hammond to NU

February 25, 2003

By Lauren Rouleau Winter Weekend, a tradition on Northeastern's campus for four years, is back again to breathe a gust of life into an otherwise lifeless winter. Expected for the festivities on Friday, Feb. 28, is a dinner and dancing cruise on The Spirit of Boston, a large...

NUCAWR hosts anti-war teach-in

February 25, 2003

By Nicole Haley Northeastern University Campus Against War and Racism (NUCAWR) hosted an antiwar teach-in Tuesday night to discuss what an attack on Iraq would mean and what can be done to prevent it. "The last time we waged war against Iraq, they set fire to Kuwaiti oil fields....

Grammys 45th Annual Show hands Norah Jones eight awards

February 25, 2003

By Lauren Rouleau The Grammys celebrate the best in music for the past year, and Norah Jones seems to represent that, escaping the gauntlet of critics and walking away with eight grammy awards, including "Best Record of the Year" and "Best Album of the Year." The daughter...