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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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Street styles

October 1, 2002

By Maggie Neplokh Comfort, individuality, trends, culture and peer influences are a few things that influence the way people dress. As college students, we are often thrown head-first into difficult situations that leave no time for weighing fashionable options. As the...

Campus Notes

October 1, 2002

Information provided from Northeastern's Media Relations office at [email protected]. This summer's teen employment rate hit a 37-year low, according to a report from the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families that was prepared by the Center...

What you don’t know about semester conversion

October 1, 2002

By Amanda Lowe In the fall of 2003, Northeastern University converts from the current quarter calendar to the new semester calendar. What does this mean for students? Major adjustments will be made. With semester conversion, the rhythm of the academic year will change....

Freshman 15 is no laughing matter

October 1, 2002

I was disturbed and saddened by the article on weight gain entitled "The brawl with the bulge," included in the Health section of the September 25th edition of the NU News. In this article Brad Rosenberg proceeds to give 'tips' on how not to gain weight during your college...

A look at Ireland abroad

October 1, 2002

By Justin Arnold Last year during the fall quarter, I went to Ireland as part of Northeastern's study abroad program. I was slightly nervous before I went.

Doggy-Style

October 1, 2002

BROOKLINE - If all had gone according to plan on Saturday afternoon, the Northeastern cheerleaders would've held their banner high, proud, and firm as the 10th-ranked Husky football team triumphantly blasted through the thin paper wall and out onto the field. What occurred,...

Crime Log

October 1, 2002

Tell me you still publish the crime log!

Hammered gets high on life, low on booze

October 1, 2002

By Mohammed Abdulla Underage drinking and parties are quite common throughout many colleges within the United States. Even Northeastern students have been known to go out, get drunk and party. Now, a new organization formed by students dares to say, 'Get Hammered'. However,...

Second Annual Jazz Festival packs Columbus Ave. for day of food and community

October 1, 2002

By Briyah Paley Last Saturday, from noon to 6 p.m., Columbus Avenue was filled with students and locals ready to join in on the fun when the Lower Roxbury/South End Second Annual Jazz Festival came to Northeastern's backyard. From Massachusetts Avenue to Burke Street, music...

Janitors are people too

October 1, 2002

As janitors across the city struggle over negotiations for a new contract, many building owners and trustees, such as FleetBoston and State Street Bank, have publicly stated their support. Politicians from across the political spectrum, such as Jill Stein, Tom Birmingham, and...

Field hockey splits, learns on the fly

October 1, 2002

By Eric Creamer The Northeastern field hockey team may be dominant, but they had to lose to someone. The No.9 Huskies traveled to North Carolina this weekend and lost a heartbreaker to 13th-ranked Duke, 3-2. The loss came two days after they cruised past Appalachian State,...

Freeland testifies today in D.C.

October 1, 2002

The following is a series of excerpts from President Richard Freeland's testimony that he is giving today before the Committee on Education and the Workforce. "Northeastern was founded over a century ago as a place of opportunity for people in Boston who did not have the financial...