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Letter: University steps up to help students in need

September 8, 2011

In the early morning hours of Sept. 5, a fire traveled from the basement of 90 Westland Ave., where I live, up the ventilation, and exploded through the roof in ten-foot flames. Alarms blared in the building, but I might not have woken up if my roommate didn’t shake me and...

Column: Words to live by for the incoming freshman

September 8, 2011

As a long-time denizen of Northeastern and a regular writer for The Huntington News, I feel like I’m in a special position to give advice to new freshmen. First, if you brought a car to campus, that’s a good move. A car is surprisingly useful in the city proper. The next...

Column: GOP on debt was dangerous, reckless

August 17, 2011

Over the summer, the United States came perilously close to defaulting on its debts because of House Republicans’ hesitancy to raise the debt ceiling. In plain English, the debt ceiling is essentially the nation’s credit limit — the amount of money Congress can borrow to fund programs and pay off interest. Our debt rises in a fairly predictable way, because we know how much we’re going to spend over a given time frame and how much interest we owe on what we’ve already borrowed.

Editorial: Forbes misses the mark with Northeastern ranking

August 17, 2011

Earlier this month, Forbes.com released a list of the 650 best colleges in the country. As one might expect, Northeastern was ranked among them. As one might not expect, we were ranked 534th, between University of Nebraska at Omaha, the secondary campus to the main university in Lincoln, and Liberty University, the neoconservative Evangelical Christian school founded by Jerry Falwell.

Cartoon: Course selection 101

August 17, 2011

Cartoon: A user’s guide to Hubway

August 3, 2011

Comic by Lucas Schoeppner

Editorial: Hubway safety hit or miss

August 3, 2011

Last week, Northeastern took another step toward bolstering its reputation as an environmentally-friendly school. Northeastern joined New Balance, the City of Boston and a dozen other companies and institutions in sponsoring the launch of Hubway last week, a bike sharing system across the city.

Editorial: Farmers market deserves more support

July 20, 2011

Yesterday, after over a year of planning, legal wrangling and negotiation between the school, the city and local farmers, Student Government Association (SGA) held their first farmers market on Centennial Commons.

Letter: Republicans right in debt ceiling debate

July 20, 2011

Congress, in conjunction with the President of the United States, is currently attempting to find common ground regarding the nature of the federal budget. The fiscal future of our country hangs in the midst. The focal point: whether raising taxes or cutting spending should be the fundamental means to reduce our deficits and lead us into another era of American prosperity. Republicans want serious and responsible cuts without raising unnecessary taxes. Democrats insist raising taxes with minimal cuts is of intelligent design. The national discussion on the budget is in and of itself, I believe, a vivid representation of the divisive philosophy and nature of the American people.

Cartoon: Farmer Market

July 20, 2011

Will Macowski/Huntington News

Cartoon: Bulger’s buddies

July 7, 2011

Editorial: Barea, Oleksiak new NU spokesmen

July 7, 2011

The past month has been a kind one to Northeastern athletics. J.J. Barea, a 2006 graduate and point guard for the Dallas Mavericks, became the first Northeastern graduate to win an NBA Championship after a Finals that saw Barea outperform basketball legend LeBron James in several games. And Jamie Oleksiak, star defenseman for the Huskies, was selected 14th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft by the Dallas Stars, the highest a Northeastern alumnus has ever been drafted.