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Column: Autumn hues for winter blues

November 2, 2011

Despite Saturday’s much-too-soon winter weather, autumn has not escaped us. Though we tend to mark the season with Halloween and the drinking festivities surrounding it, there are parts of fall that seem consistently neglected while in college. Every year I find myself disappointed...

“I Killed Scheherazade” author at Snell Library

October 27, 2011

Lebanese poet and journalist Joumana Haddad’s recent book, “I Killed Scheherazade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman,” provoked much discussion at Snell Library’s fourth “Meet the Author” event last Thursday. The book confronts the stereotype of the Arab woman as a voiceless figure, subjugated into inaction behind a dark veil.

Concert puts a Carribean spin on Coltrane

October 27, 2011

ince its inception in 1977, the John Coltrane Memorial Concert (JCMC) has transmitted the ideals contained in the work of the musician, who believed that his music had the power to change the world.

“Cohn-heads” attend event with EPSN sportscaster

October 27, 2011

Northeastern’s latest “Meet the Author” event featured ESPN sportscaster and NU parent, Linda Cohn, who spoke to students about the hardships of breaking into sportscasting in the 1970s.

Half-naked Huskies swarm Huntington Avenue

October 27, 2011

A stampede of half-naked students charged down Huntington Avenue last Friday night. No, not the 1 a.m. transfer from Conor Larkin’s to Our House East – this was the Annual Northeastern University Underwear Run.

Column: I hate Halloween

October 26, 2011

Shun me. But, in all honesty, I hate Halloween. Maybe, like our parents and teachers have always said, “hate” is too strong of a word, but if I don’t hate it, I certainly strongly dislike the holiday. It’s not that I’ve ever had a bad Halloween. I have 32 sweet...

Calendar: Oct. 27-Nov. 2

October 26, 2011

By Anne Steele, News Staff Entry of the Week: Spooks on Screen The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents 12 heart-stopping hours of gruesome gore at the 11th annual Halloween Horror Movie Marathon from midnight, Saturday, Oct. 29 to noon, Sunday, Oct. 30. Load up on candy corn...

Trick or Tramp

October 22, 2011

Most of us at Northeastern are in our twenties, yet we are still fascinated with Halloween – but for all the wrong reasons.

iPod Ambush

October 20, 2011

As part of an occasional series, The News ambushed unsuspecting students and demanded they justify the songs that played when their iPods were put on shuffle, however embarrassing.

Giving “short story” new meaning

October 20, 2011

Taking a cue from Mr. Hemingway, the members of WritersAnonymous put together their own collection of super short stories, adding one word to Hemingway’s six for a grand total of seven.

Club spotlight: Arts and Crafts Club

October 20, 2011

The Northeastern Arts and Crafts Club meets every other Thursday in 15 Snell Library. Led by Club President Abigail Daggett, a fourth year psychology major, anywhere from 12 to 20 members can be found making predetermined crafts in a close-knit environment.

Silver Masque opens year with “Bette & Boo”

October 20, 2011

With a glance at a synopsis of the Northeastern theatre department’s first production of the fall, audiences may wonder how such a story could be labeled a comedy.