The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Opinion

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 debates of 1992 and 1996. It was discussed by Bush and Gore in the 2000 presidential...

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.

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 in dire need of regulation, I believe in equal rights for all regardless...

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 College. In my long tenure as a Husky, I can truly say that night at Matthews...

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 selection process and dining, among other more minor concerns that are...

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 to ways to end the men’s hockey Beanpot drought. The interview was cordial...

Column: State of the Undergrads

October 10, 2012

Fellow students: While President Aoun speaks in his annual state of the university address about the unprecedented donation to the newly minted D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern’s international vision, national rankings and unmatched experiential learning opportunities,...

The News says goodbye to one of its own

October 10, 2012

Last week, The News lost a member of our family. Naman Shah, a member of the class of 2014, died Oct. 5 of multiple organ failure. Shah, originally from Milford, was pursuing a degree in finance, marketing and entrepreneurship in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business. For...

Letter to the editor: The worker’s rights struggle at NU

October 10, 2012

The visible struggle of workers’ rights has cast a dim shadow on Northeastern’s campus in recent months. From dining hall workers’ victorious and liberating efforts to unionize last spring to the janitors’ triumph last week in settling a progressive contract, Northeastern...

Editorial cartoon

October 4, 2012

Editorial: Making an informed decision should be a student priority on Nov. 6

October 4, 2012
In just over a month, American citizens will be asked to vote for the next president of this country. Every four years, we are presented with at least two candidates and asked to learn about their beliefs and political strategy, and then make a decision as to which would be better for the country and go to the polls to cast our vote. As citizens, we should respect the seriousness of the elections and take the time to make an informed decision.

Letter to the Editor: Iranian president an unwelcomed guest at UN

October 4, 2012
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his last official splash in New York this week, giving his eighth and final address as Iran’s president to the United Nations General Assembly. Why a Holocaust-denying, genocidal leader of an oppressive regime is invited to speak at the United Nations, however, is beyond me.