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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

Greeks compete for spot at Northeastern

November 7, 2007

By Kate Augusto Northeastern's Panhellenic Council, the overarching committee of Greek life, has started hosting open presentations to determine which national sorority will be the sixth sorority to join the university's Greek life. After a voting and application process,...

Election Day marked by drop in attendance

November 7, 2007

By Bryan Cohen A wave of voter apathy swept across Boston Tuesday when turnout in city council elections dropped to its lowest numbers in decades. Without a mayoral race and with five of nine district seats running unopposed - combined with rainy New England weather - a perfect...

Students call for OSCCR reform

November 7, 2007

By Matt Collette In its meeting Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) held an open forum about the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) to determine what issues students wanted addressed in the Code of Student Conduct. SGA senators and some...

Hip-hop performance to examine culture

November 7, 2007

By Matt Collette While considering hip-hop and spoken word performances, Asian American performers are rarely the first to come to mind, said organizers of tonight's "Beats Rhymes and Rice" event. Three Asian American hip-hop artists from across the country will perform in...

Arena renovations freeze over

November 7, 2007

By Derek Hawkins and Daniel Stoller A $25 million plan to renovate Matthews Arena, approved by the Student Government Association (SGA) in February, has fallen more than five months behind schedule, said SGA and university officials. Groundbreaking for the renovations was...

Sex party aims to please

November 7, 2007

By Derek Hawkins The night began with the Super Deluxe Smitten, the Mini Bullet and the Spice massage cream. Then came the pear-scented Sensual Touch Bed Spray. Pam Rochna, an independent consultant for Passion Parties, an event planner who specializes in sexual products,...

Faculty featured

November 7, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Last year, assistant graphic design professor Isabel Meirelles began a project that drew from the two classes she oversees at Northeastern. Meirelles created a 51-second movie in which green and blue squares moved diagonally, and then printed about six frames...

Boston’s got talent

November 7, 2007

Lansdowne The main concern of most young, independent bands is doing everything they can to book shows and get signed. While Boston-based pop-rock quartet Lansdowne is focused on those things too, they have another goal in mind: being patriotic. Recently, the United Service...

Northeastern Crime Log

November 7, 2007

By Kate Augusto Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Entry of the week Friday, November 2 8:30 p.m. Staff at Matthews Arena asked an NUPD officer to speak to a Northeastern fan during the hockey game because he was standing...

Field Hockey: Team recognized by CAA

November 7, 2007

By Jimmy Charshafian Five members of the field hockey team were rewarded for their stellar play this season as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) handed out its postseason awards last week. Sophomore defenseman Suzanne Hazelzet, who became the first Northeastern player...

Women’s Hockey: Five goals lead Huskies to first season win

November 7, 2007

By Jared Sugerman A quest that began more than a month ago in the Land of a Thousand Lakes finally ended two nights ago in the Ocean State. The women's hockey team, who began its season Oct. 5 in Minnesota, nabbed its first victory of the year Tuesday, downing Hockey East...

Chairs with flair

November 7, 2007

By Myung Jin Lee Jim Lambie has transformed chairs into artwork. Lambie, an artist who tries to use architecture in his artwork, presents his new exhibition, titled "RSVP: Jim Lambie," at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Saturday through May 25, 2008. "It is a non-traditional...