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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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Women exceeding in education

December 4, 2002

By Bradley Rosenberg Northeastern's Center for Labor Market Studies recently reported that women from the major cities of Massachusetts are more likely than men from the same cities to finish high school, enroll in college, and earn a college degree. According to the study,...

Tenure is for teaching

December 4, 2002

Students at any higher educational institution deserve a proper education and attention from professors - after all the students are the ones paying for the education. At Northeastern, students are paying well over $30,000, but are they getting what they paid for from tenured...

All Hail: When College Parties Get Wild

December 4, 2002

Being that I'm a sophomore here at NU, holding down three jobs, two majors and a full course load, the word free time is non-existent in my life right now. I'm not looking for a standing ovation or a medal; I'm just attempting to stress the point that I've unfortunately missed...

Schneider not average cross-dresser

December 4, 2002

Ever wonder what it would be like if your best friend, a woman, suddenly turned into a man? Well, that's what happens to April played by Anna Faris when her best friend Jessica played by Rachel McAdams wakes up to discover herself transformed. She changes from the epitome...

A different kind

December 4, 2002

Just as the Arab world can be divided between the hardliners and the reformers, so too can the Jewish people. On the hardline side, there is the alliance between the orthodox community and conservative ideologies. They think Israel can do no wrong, and that any questioning of...

Black Comedy Explosion in Faneuil Hall

December 4, 2002

Make sure to get there on time, dress to impress, turn off those cellular phones and respect the comedian. These are the rules that must be followed at the Black Comedy Connection if students want to save themselves from the utmost embarrassment. At first glance, Johnathan...

Rape resources

December 4, 2002

Falling in and out of a stagnant web of forgotten priorities, there has been over a decade of discussion and dialogue surrounding the creation of a sexual assault counselor to address one of the most notoriously quiet problems on campus: rape. Students who have been victims...

VP Penman: We were drinking

December 3, 2002

Tina Penman never planned to get caught. Early October in a Davenport dorm, she and a few underage friends were drinking -- no different a scene than found on most college campuses. Except this particular weekend, she was caught. At the last student government senate meeting...

while the soccer season closed against BC.

December 3, 2002

BROOKLINE - A snowstorm hit the Boston area early Tuesday morning forcing Wednesday's Northeastern-Boston College soccer match to Parsons Field. Several Husky fans hung a banner across midfield that read, "Losing home-field advantage? Priceless." The banner was true to its...

Fordyce kicks it up a notch in the biggest game of his life

December 3, 2002

BROOKLINE - In the end, it was simply too much for the defense to handle. The Huskies faced the best offense they had dealt with all year, and between a running back that ran for 94 yards and a quarterback that threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, NU had a hard time stopping...

Women’s Hockey

December 3, 2002

By Kimberly Peterson NU started the weekend off with an impressive 4-1 Saturday victory over Yale, but followed it up with a horrific 6-2 loss to Princeton. The weekend split places them 4th in Hockey East with a 5-7-1 record. They have proven over and over again that they...

Operation enduring academic freedom

December 3, 2002

By Stephanie Vosk The term 'tenure' represents a golden goal for professors to work toward. The questions is, once an academic becomes tenured, what is next? As described in Northeastern's faculty handbook, "the purpose of academic tenure is to insure academic freedom for...