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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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Israeli soldiers address students

October 29, 2002

By Justin Arnold Northeastern students had the opportunity to hear two soldiers from the Israeli Defense Force share their real-life experiences in the military on Thursday at the Curry Student Center. The soldiers visited NU courtesy of Hillel and Students for Israel. According...

Addison Groove Project serenades Boston jazz fans

October 29, 2002

By Adam McDermott After a day of dreary, cold rain, the autumn air turned crisp, the city lights shimmered and devout Addison Groove Project fans filed into the Paradise Rock Club last Saturday to witness the band's second hometown performance of the weekend. When the opener...

October Pain

October 29, 2002

It was the tale of two nights for the Northeastern hockey team. Friday night, the Huskies played the best game of the season by far in a 2-2 tie against No. 1 New Hampshire, only to follow that up with what many felt was the most discouraging, lackluster performance of the...

Huskies bulldoze Terriers, stay atop America East

October 29, 2002

By Max Lederman Northeastern's men's soccer team headed into Parsons Field Wednesday in search of their fifth straight victory at the expense of the Boston University Terriers (7-4-3, 2-1-1 America East). The search didn't take long. Northeastern (8-6-2, 5-1-0 America East)...

It stinks out there

October 29, 2002

This city stinks; literately. The air in any city is positively revolting. This comes as no surprise to anyone. After all, a city is high on man-made structures and low on vegetation. All the stinky molecules float around, contaminating our air with nowhere to go. I hear Tehran...

Story idea / Feedback

October 27, 2002

Dear Editor, I'm using this "letter to the editor" form because I couldn't find any other way to e-mail an editor. (In other words, I'm not submitting this for print.) I graduated in 1998, but I've kept my old lynx account open. Lately, I've been getting a lot of spam. I assume...

Badgers dam in Huskies

October 24, 2002

After what was nearly the Stanley Cup of the season the night before, The Huskies took a huge step back Saturday night dropping a 5-1 decision to the Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin scored four times in the first period deflating a crowd of 2,696 at Matthews Arena. "We didn't...

Janitor strike ends

October 24, 2002

Boston area janitors are breathing a little easier this morning following a settlement in their new contract. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Union 254 reached a settlement which will increase workers pay and health care benefits in the next five years. According to a Boston Globe...

Crime Log

October 23, 2002

Tuesday, October 15 Midnight An RA in White Hall reported the smell of marijuana. Three male students, one 18-year-old, and two 17-year-olds, along with their 18-year-old male guest were found in the room. A small plastic bag of marijuana, a bong, other marijuana paraphernalia,...

Caffeine craze

October 22, 2002

By Nicole Haley It is the most widely used drug in the nation, consumed by 85 percent of adults in the United States. Most have some at breakfast to kick-start the day. Others, particularly students, take it at night to study for a morning's midterm or aid in completion of that...

Campus Notes:

October 22, 2002

The College Board, which is comprised of more than 4,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other education organizations, has released information stating that college tuition prices are on the rise. The College Board in its yearly survey on the cost for higher education...

NU battles in upstate trip

October 22, 2002

By Dwayne Dahlbeck Before Friday's 36th Albany Invitational, cross country coordinator Richard Hart said he thought it would be a good preview of next week's America East Championship. Apparently no one told that to the other teams in the America East. In a meet that featured...