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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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Fraternity raises money for cause

January 21, 2003

By Stephanie Vosk When junior business major David Hough found out that his stepmother was diagnosed with breast cancer late last year, he felt helpless. Fortunately, as the president of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, he had a band of brothers to help him change that. Hough...

Swimming up one Minute, down next

January 21, 2003

By Ari Strait The Northeastern swimming and diving team split their first and only weekend of back to back meets of the year, falling to the University of New Hampshire Wildcats Monday after defeating the University of Massachusetts Minutemen the day before. The 155-145 loss...

What it’s like when people stop being polite…

January 21, 2003

By Camila Crews Over 30 thousand young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 line up to audition in major cities across America for their chance to be watched by millions of people week after week for years to come. The question is, do people really look at the long-term effects...

Breaking the stereotype

January 21, 2003

The current events surrounding both the Gamma Phi Kappa and Alpha Kappa Sigma fraternities have shed a negative light on what Greek life is all about. In an age where the current generation is all about sex, drugs and rock n' roll, that is what the word "fraternity" has come...

Men’s hoops claw out a victory vs UNH

January 21, 2003

By Max Lederman The men's basketball team got just what the doctor ordered last weekend: a home game against a weak New Hampshire team. "We needed to win," said freshman guard Jose Juan Barea. "We need to keep winning," he added. They not only beat New Hampshire (3-13, 1-4...

A 24-hour alternative to Stetson East

January 21, 2003

By Lea Schmidt Boston is an amazing city. It's the ideal place to go to school. Well, almost ideal. If there's one thing the city lacks, it's 24-hour diners -- or 24-hour anything for that matter. For those students from Long Island and New Jersey, the thing missed most, next...

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...

Player of the Week

January 14, 2003

Men's track sprinter Idris Payne has been selected as this edition's NU News Player of the Week. The sophomore speedster set a new school record in the 200-meter dash during last week's meet against Harvard. His mark of 21.7 seconds bettered the old standard of 21.8 seconds...

ResNet set straight

January 14, 2003

The Jan. 8 edition of The News included an article and editorial regarding ResNet, our residence hall networking service. In the article, a number of students expressed their justified dissatisfaction with recent ResNet network outages. The article and editorial also stated that...

Nathe silently leaves NU

January 14, 2003

Northeastern hockey coach Bruce Crowder had to reshuffle his defense pairings following the departure of sophomore Bryan Nathe. Nathe, who had three assists in 16 games for NU this season, left the team to join the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. Nathe is...

NUPR responds

January 14, 2003

The editorial in the Jan. 8 edition of The News entitled "Dunkin' What?," and the article on the same topic that calls the NU Office of Communications "uninformed." Perhaps it should be stated that the communications office is primarily responsible for promoting programs, events,...

Poison Ivy plagues swimming and diving again

January 14, 2003

By Ari Strait The Northeastern University swimming and diving team tangled with another Ivy League opponent this weekend, dropping a 155-133 meet to the Princeton University Tigers at Denunzio Pool in Princeton, New Jersey. The Huskies have only lost twice since January 31,...