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Editorial: Swipe access system blocks outsiders at a price

January 19, 2012

Finally, after nearly a year, Snell Library got around to installing its swipe access system. As easily expected, it garnered immediate flak from students about long lines and apparent inefficiencies. Gone are the days where we can just flash our cards and keep walking, we now have to stop and swipe. Oh my.

Response: Paul portrayed unfairly in column

January 19, 2012

As a humble reader, I would like to put in my two cents about last week’s editorial column (“Paul gains support despite harmful stances,” Jan. 12) calling Ron Paul insane. If one really researches what he stands for – personal liberty, individual rights, free markets, smaller government – most of what he believes in is logical. Due to brevity, I’ll explain two of Paul’s most controversial policies.

Letter: Australia native’s Northeastern observations

January 19, 2012

I’m going to slip a pleasant, cheerful message into the piles of irate and indignant complaints I dare say The News is sent on a regular basis. Having been a visitor from Australia to Northeastern this past week, I’ve been enjoying a little look at your extravagant college lives here in Boston. Consequently, I feel like you ought to know and appreciate your idiosyncrasies, both great and confusing, as observed by a foreigner.

Column: After 10 years, Guantanamo still unresolved

January 19, 2012

Jan. 11, 2012 marked a rather unsavory anniversary in the history of the United States – It has been 10 years since the first 20 Afghan prisoners went through its gates. At its peak 680 suspected terrorists were held there during President George W. Bush’s “war on terror,” and while that astronomical figure has dissipated, 171 prisoners remain incarcerated in the camp.

Editorial Cartoon

January 12, 2012

Letter: Colin Powell one of NU’s best speakers to date

January 12, 2012

I want to commend Northeastern for getting Former Secretary of State and General Colin L. Powell to give the commencement address to the class of 2012. When I walk across the stage in May and reflect back on my college experience, I will say with great pride that I had General...

Letter: Students must defend weekend E Line

January 12, 2012

On January 3, 2012, the MBTA released a series of service reduction proposals in an effort to cut their budget and prevent current deficits from increasing further. Over ten years ago, the T operated under a model of “open-ended reimbursement,” where the MBTA had state backing...

Editorial Column: Paul gains support despite harmful stances

January 12, 2012

The New Hampshire primary, one of those wonderful events where the world outside of tax-evading car buyers and teens looking for cheap fireworks remembers that the Granite State exists, took place this Tuesday. This time around, New Hampshire went nearly by default to former...

Editorial: Activism needed to stave off flawed MBTA cuts

January 12, 2012

The Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has long been the subject of rants, convenient excuses and fodder for the "con" section of any good Boston pro-and-con list. With the highest debt burden of any U.S. transit agency ($5.2 billion) and a seemingly annual corruption scandal,...

Column: Students, like other riders, should pay T fare

December 8, 2011

Just before Thanksgiving break, the Boston Globe published a story where they tagged-along with an MBTA fare evasion officer. While fare evasion is a problem across the entire system, it seems most prevalent on the Green Line, given the ease of discreetly boarding a streetcar above ground. As a university with its entire campus and most of its off-campus housing spread along one stretch of the E Line, Northeastern tends to be a hotbed of such activity.

Editorial: Activity fund should not fund all events

December 8, 2011

The News printed a follow-up article this week about the controversy surrounding the appearance of Norman Finkelstein, a writer and lecturer about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at Northeastern University.

All Hail: Know what charities you donate to

December 8, 2011

The holiday season is here again, and with it comes the wonderful traditions and activities we participate in every year. For many people, the sound of The Salvation Army bell is familiar and comforting, something that signifies the holidays are truly here. Outside restaurants and shopping malls, churches and grocery stores, bell ringers stand next to that classic bright red kettle, encouraging you to drop some change or even a few dollars into the pot.