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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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Understanding HIV ‘ AIDS

November 12, 2002

It's a virus that strikes millions and is wiping out entire populations of people. It's silent and deadly. There is no cure, and it will kill you. It's HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, the causitive agent of AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. And it's a death...

Portly preconceptions

November 12, 2002

There are all kinds of forms of discrimination in the world today, but we rarely associate it with children. Kids can be cruel to each other, but overweight children probably get it the worst. And in today's supposedly enlightened and more sensitive society, adults are just as...

Cruisin’, 4-0

November 12, 2002

The top-seeded Northeastern field hockey team (17-4, 4-1 America East) took care of business Sunday at Sweeney Field, dispensing of Maine for the team's eighth AE title. The Huskies overpowered the Black Bears in the second half en route to a 4-0 triumph. With the game scoreless...

LASO unites community for AIDS

November 12, 2002

By Kat Noel On Nov. 6, students and faculty gathered in Northeastern's Raytheon Amphitheater for a forum that touched upon an illness that is devastating the black and Latino community: HIV. The forum was sponsored by the Latin American Student Organization and Legacy 2000....

Northeastern leaves UConn in Storr(s) for a beating

November 12, 2002

By Kimberly Peterson After a devastating 2-1 overtime loss with just one second left to play on Saturday, Northeastern (2-4-1) came back on Sunday, dominating the University of Connecticut (3-5-0) en route to a 3-1 win, earning a split with the Hockey East foe. "Playing UConn...

Could you use some sexual healing?

November 12, 2002

You could have one and not know it. Imagine: you're sexually active, and things get hot, really hot. And you might be just a little drunk, or you might just be a lot drunk. And so you forget. Just this time. Just once. It wouldn't hurt. Or maybe this isn't the first time, and...

Huskies rip ‘Nova, top A-10

November 12, 2002

The race for the Atlantic-10 championship and a Division I-AA playoff berth just got a lot more interesting for Northeastern's football team. Senior cornerback Art Smith returned the game's opening kickoff for a touchdown and the defense forced four turnovers (two interceptions...

Start your engines

November 12, 2002

By Adam McDermott Logic would lead one to believe that car manufacturers don't necessarily shape their marketing strategies around the tastes of college kids. Laden with tuition bills and surviving off paychecks that cover little more than rent and the proverbial pizza diet,...

Accentuate the positive

November 12, 2002

By Margarita Neplokh F emale college students have to deal with a lot of stressful situations

Homecoming well done

November 12, 2002

Homecoming has come and gone, so it's time to reflect on the week gone by. Was it worth all the attention and hype? What was the point? What is Homecoming even for? Let me spell it out for you. "H" is for hard work. Homecoming chair, Heather Boutilier and her friends from CUP...

Kenneth Kaunda Speaks About AIDS in Africa

November 12, 2002

FORMER ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT KENNETH KAUNDA TO SPEAK AT ROXBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON AIDS IN AFRICA BOSTON, MA- The Boston Pan-African Forum and Roxbury Community College Student Government Association are pleased to present the Former President of the Republic of Zambia, Kenneth...

No need to be PC, Friar fans stink

November 12, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Yeah, that makes sense. While helping good buddy Chris Stango on the radio last Saturday night, I saw something that just made me shrug my shoulders. Providence, trailing 2-0, scores a goal to climb back within one and two dead fish come flying on the ice....