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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

Editorial Cartoon

December 6, 2012
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Editorial: Aoun at forefront of higher ed reform

November 29, 2012
This week, results of a study commissioned by Northeastern on public perception of higher education were published.
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Column: Tryptophangover

November 29, 2012
Here we are again. The twilight of the fall semester. If you’re like me, you stopped genuinely caring about school sometime around Oct. 1 and faked it with flying colors up until Thanksgiving break. But then, well, Thanksgiving.
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Letter to the Editor: US involvement in Gaza strip should be stopped

November 29, 2012
Last week in this page, Adam Sapers wrote a letter to the editor: “US, Israel relations should not be forgotten, diminished” where he emphasized the mutual relationship the two countries had. Having gone into depth about the benefits America gets from Israeli’s military technology, it was surprising that he never mentioned Israel’s human rights violations of the Palestinians.
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Column: Sandy brings down trees, motivation in students

November 7, 2012

By Taylor Dobbs Fellow students, I am so very glad to see you exercising your First Amendment rights.  After Hurricane Sandy hit, washing away homes, families and livelihoods, you did a courageous...

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Editorial: Thanking vets for their service this Mon.

November 7, 2012

As another long weekend approaches, it would be foolish of students to look upon this one as just another chance to catch up on work, sleep or a social life. This weekend, and Monday in particular, is...

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Letter to the Editor: Government response to global warming leaves much to be desired

November 7, 2012

In the 1988 vice presidential debate, both candidates agreed that the Greenhouse Effect was real, man-made, and posed a serious threat that needed to be addressed. Global warming was addressed in the VP...

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Letter to the Editor: SGA VP responds to News about Dialogue price increase

November 1, 2012
As the Vice President for Academic Affairs in the Student Government Association, it is my job to hear student concerns and issues about anything relating to their academic needs. One of the recent concerns I have been addressing is the increase in the price of the dialogue program. The increased prices will go into effect this year and will impact any future students who participate in these programs.
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Column: Supporting Obama at the polls

October 17, 2012

As shocking as it may (or may not) be, I, a columnist at a student newspaper in Boston, support the reelection of Barack Obama. I have many reasons for doing so: I believe the healthcare industry was...

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Letter to the editor: Thank you for showing husky pride

October 17, 2012

On behalf of the Northeastern hockey coaching staff, support system and student athletes, I would like to personally thank each and every one of you in attendance for Saturday night’s win against Boston...

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Letter to the Editor: SGA VP responds to column about housing

October 17, 2012

As both a student and a student advocate, I was troubled to see an editorial in [the Oct. 4 issue of] The News detailing some major problems with on-campus services, particularly in the areas of the housing...

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Editorial: The News’ growing relationship with Aoun should be nurtured

October 10, 2012

On Tuesday, members of the Huntington News editorial board sat down with university President Joseph E. Aoun for a 45-minute interview. The conversation covered topics ranging from the price of tuition...

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