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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

Lifestyle

A week of awareness to honor lost lives and art

March 29, 2012

By Yisu Kim, News Staff More than 70 years after the infamous massacres of the Holocaust, the Northeastern community is rallying to remember the lives lost next week through a series of free, public events. The Northeastern Humanities Center joined with Northeastern’s...

Hip hop, indie acts crop up for Springfest

March 29, 2012

By Madelyn Stone, News Staff Hip hop, rock and indie music are coming April 14 to this year’s Springfest with artists Nelly, Jack’s Mannequin and Passion Pit. The Council for University Programming (CUP) announced the headliners March 22, and tickets will be available...

Competition gets animated in Film Fest

March 29, 2012
Northeastern students create shorts for the First Annual Boston Student Film Festival

Column: Keep the change, please

March 27, 2012

I hate change. I have since I was little. Whenever I complain to my parents about a new development in my life, my mom reminds me of the time I freaked out about her haircut. I spent four days as a toddler who didn’t recognize her mother because said mother cut her hair...

Calendar: March 29 – April 4

March 27, 2012

By Emily Huizenga, News Staff   Featured Event: Viva la révolution underground. On its website, The Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) is called a “celebration of the bizarre and insane,” an “uncompromising and unflinching film and video showcase,”...

Springfest brings Nelly, Passion Pit, Jack’s Mannequin

March 23, 2012
Hip hop, rock and indie music are coming to Springfest this year with artists Nelly, Jack’s Mannequin and Passion Pit.

Calendar: March 22 – March 28

March 22, 2012

By Emily Huizenga, News Staff   Dr. Dog Plays House of Blues Psych-soul Pennsylvanian rockers Dr. Dog play at the House of Blues tonight, after the release of their latest album, “Be The Void.” The band’s oddball pop and lo-fi recording techniques are heavily...

Column: The Real New York

March 22, 2012

When I heard Tiffany “New York” Pollard of “Flavor of Love” and “I Love New York” was coming to Blackman Auditorium to talk about sex as part of Sex Week, I stopped everything I was doing, logged into myNEU and got myself a ticket. I was so excited. My brother...

Zombies are the latest motivation to run

March 22, 2012
“Run for Your Lives” is the newest addition to the many creative races around Boston

Review: Washed Out show worth rinse, repeat

March 22, 2012
Students filled the venue for a performance by ambient chillwave artist Washed Out

Covering the classics, designers combat illiteracy

March 22, 2012

By Jamie Ducharme, News Staff   They may be classics, but books like “Don Quixote,” “Jane Eyre” and “Moby-Dick” will get a 21st century update thanks to Belgian art collaborative DoeDeMee. DoeDeMee (Dutch for “Are you in?”) was created when Tom...

On your mark, get set, action

March 22, 2012
Campus MovieFest brings national film festival to aspiring directors, actors, producers