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Two towns, many emotions stirred at Egan center

January 21, 2003

A little more than five years ago in Jasper, Texas, a fence separated the local cemetery into two sections. On one side of the fence, black residents of the small southern town were buried. On the other side, each headstone marked the grave of a white man or woman. The fence...

Dan Andriano and company perform for 300 students

January 21, 2003

By Freddie Zamora Dan Andriano, bassist/vocalist of Alkaline Trio, an emo band icon, played an acoustic set consisting of Alkaline Trio songs, originals and covers at Northeastern's Curry Student Center Ballroom on Friday, leaving attendees cheering for more after his set. Andriano...

Conflict not for paper

January 21, 2003

First, addressing the MidEast conflict is a major task to undertake, and anyone who tries to do it puts him/herself in a precarious position because of the myriad sides, opinions and issues within issues, no doubt causing backlash by someone. An even more difficult task is to...

Albany dropped by Dawgs

January 21, 2003

One week after dismantling Harvard, the women's track team delivered the same fate to its competition at the Great Dane Classic in New York last week. The Huskies finished first in the ten-team field, besting second place Temple by 35 points (152-117). During last year's run...

Concert benefits Union Hill Project

January 21, 2003

By Renee Wright They came from all over Boston, donning Alkaline Trio t-shirts and ready to rock to bassist and vocalist from the band, Dan Andriano. Last Friday, almost 300 people, Northeastern University students and otherwise, piled into the Curry Student Center Ballroom...

Not your average Joe

January 21, 2003

Meet Joe Santilli. He's just your average Joe. Look at your lineup card. You'll see freshman next to his name. You'll also notice Joe is on the number one line with future Dallas Star Mike Ryan and shifty center Jason Guerriero. But what you won't notice is that the Westwood...

Rigg retires

January 21, 2003

Higher education administration is a hierarchical structure. Hierarchy is the law of the land; those with the most prestigious titles gain the most recognition and obtain success. Not Karen Rigg. Rigg, vice president of Student Affairs, has the title, she sits atop a high...

Huskies send Hawks up river

January 16, 2003

LOWELL - No matter what happens tomorrow night, the Northeastern Huskies will spend another day in the eighth and final playoff spot following a 4-1 win over Lowell in front of 2, 208 at Tsongus Arena. The Huskies, who came into the contest searching for a way to end their...

Issues Maine-tained

January 14, 2003

ORONO, Maine - The Huskies find themselves in a tough predicament following losses of 7-1 and 3-1 to the Maine Black Bears last weekend at Alfond Arena. Northeastern, which is now 1-10-1 in Hockey East, remains in eighth place just a point ahead of rival Lowell which picked...

Fight for your rights

January 14, 2003

Next Wednesday, Jan. 22, marks the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized a woman's right to choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. As a woman born almost seven years after the decision and who went to high school during the Clinton...

Dogged hoopsters drop two

January 14, 2003

By Max Lederman Flying high following their historic win against Boston College last weekend, the Huskies came to a crashing halt last week. NU dropped their first two conference games to Hartford (82-75) and Vermont (89-81). What makes Saturday's 82-75 loss at Hartford...

ResNet not totally at fault

January 14, 2003

I'd like to respond to the recent articles written about network misuse at Northeastern. It's been a problem for a while at Northeastern, yet this is the first time that it's been publically acknowledged that there are people "misusing" the network. As a senior, I've been through...