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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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What have you been listening to?

November 5, 2002

By Jim Powers If you're tired of the way things are in the music industry, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives has come to show you the way music could be

Hearing, speaking and community

November 5, 2002

By Najla Moussa Stepping off the elevator and onto the fifth floor of the Behrakis Building, one would think they had just entered Massachusetts General Hospital instead of the Speech Pathology and Audiology clinic at Northeastern University. The clinic, which moved from...

NU’s best and brightest awarded

November 5, 2002

By Justin Robello Twelve of Northeastern University's "best and brightest" were honored at the Raytheon Amphitheater in Egan Research Center on Oct. 31. Those 12 students were named 2002 Presidential Scholars in August, and were honored in last week's ceremonies. The event...

Merry Madmen invade lil’ Rhody

November 5, 2002

By Adam McDermott The music of Les Claypool can be described as nothing less than a sonic thunderstorm, and Sunday night the sonata of his Frog Brigade rained down on Providence like never before. The down and dirty Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel was filled to the brim with Claypool-ites...

NU improves internet service

November 5, 2002

By Amelia Wessner Northeastern has recently updated its Internet services by going through a number of adjustments this past year, including new electronics, new self-service sites, and more availability for downloading music. Last year's 50 percent increase in demand catalyzed...

Crime Log

November 5, 2002

Entry of the Week Sunday, Nov. 3 10:30 a.m. A female resident of West Village C reported that a male student who lives down the hall had been visiting in her apartment when he became disorderly. She believed he may have been on drugs, and asked him to leave. Once he left,...

Caucasions cause rap ruckus

November 5, 2002

By Alee Hoffman It's time to get excited about new hip-hop again-

All Hail: Who are our Heroes?

November 5, 2002

Not the President. He's no U.S. Grant, but he's no FDR either. Who do we have to look up to? It seems like anyone who has had even the faintest sniff of power, recognition or respect, has somehow squandered it. Here we are leaderless and wandering, but we still flock in herds...

Faculty votes for competitive wages

November 5, 2002

By Stephanie Vosk The Faculty Senate passed a three-part resolution Monday that takes another step towards the university's quest for top 100 status. In the first part of the resolution, the financial affairs committee requested that the faculty be awarded a merit-based four...

Scorpios symbolize sensuality

November 5, 2002

By Bradley Rosenberg The sign of the Scorpio rules over the sexual organs. Therefore, if a Scorpio asks for your sign, he or she's main interest may be just getting some love. But seriously, sex isn't the only thing Scorpios are concerned with. They are also highly focused...

Ramadan “difficult” for some at NU

November 5, 2002

By Najla Moussa For Muslims everywhere, Nov. 6 is the start of Ramadan, the holy month. It is also a time for Muslim foreign students everywhere to feel closer to home. Depending on a combination of physical sightings of the moon and astronomical calculations, Ramadan should...

The high price of fashion

November 5, 2002

Today, I had it in my mind. I said, Self, you know what? You deserve it, go get yourself a Louis Vuitton handbag." I'm a hardworking woman. I slave for eight hours a day at a law publication as an advertising assistant (translation glorified secretary) and I save my money pretty...