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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

Comics

April 10, 2007

That's Not What I Meant! by Jordan Akselrad and Larry Galbraith Paul ' n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Happy Orange by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle

Column: Parking permit problem

April 10, 2007

Sometimes, when I'm walking around campus and happen to pass by a tour group, I like to follow them around for a bit and eavesdrop. It's always interesting to hear the exciting information they're feeding prospective financiers - I mean, students. One day in particular,...

Candidates close generation gap with Facebook, MySpace

April 10, 2007

By Kristin Lusis The campaign for the 2008 presidency isn't just going to be fought with posters, T-shirts and buttons. The frontrunners are also taking advantage of websites like Facebook and MySpace to reach a wider - and younger - audience. From Sen. Barack Obama's Facebook...

DVD Review: Feel-good flicks more than skin deep

April 10, 2007

By Marc Larocque Dancing to the heart "Happy Feet," a feel-good flick about penguins, is aimed at kids. But embedded in its ice of CGI magic and starry cast are whispers of environmental activism. The Boston Globe touched on this fact in early December ('Some happy that a...

CD Review: Nas’ latest disc hopeful, doesn’t live up to 1994 debut

April 10, 2007

By Eric Baumann First and foremost, Hip Hop Is Dead is not Illmatic, Nas' critically acclaimed debut album. That said, the climate of hip-hop today is a far cry from what it was 13 years ago. In 1994 it was about substance over style, about the story, the struggle and the...

Nineties musical acts grow up, move to other careers

April 10, 2007

By Cynthia Retamozo In a decade when Bill Clinton was president and the dot-com bubble was going strong, one-hit wonders were making musical marks. The News took a look at some of the most popular artists - from their beginnings to where they are now. Semisonic In 1998,...

Model behavior

April 10, 2007

By Stephanie Moran Standing outside the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, more than 1,000 women lined North Street across from Faneuil Hall. They're long-legged and more than 5 feet, 7 inches tall. Most wear straight-leg designer jeans that hug their hips with pant sizes between zero...

Column: Learning from loss

April 10, 2007

Despite the fact that we hadn't talked for months, I greeted her over the phone like we still talk every day: "How's everything going?" "Good," she said, her voice wobbling over the obvious fib. "You're doing good?" I shot back, emphasizing "good" too much and sounding...

Commentary: World weighs shoulders of students

April 10, 2007

Does anyone else feel like the weight of the world is on their shoulders? The genocide in Darfur, global warming, the spread of HIV/AIDS, the continued rise of youth violence and homicide rates, the war in Iraq, sex trafficking and the list goes on. Doesn't anyone seriously want...

Commentary: Greeks band together during distress

April 10, 2007

A quick search of the Internet leads to a common quotation posted by many sorority and fraternity members across the country: "From the outside looking in, you could never understand it; from the inside looking out, you could never explain it." However, after the events of the...

Commentary: The News no place for vulgarities

April 10, 2007

As a faithful reader of The News, I picked up a copy of last week's paper and read it, cover to cover, as I do every week. When I got to Rachel Slajda's column, "A Girl's Right to Swear," I was not only extremely disappointed, I was appalled. As a journalism major, I understand...

Letter to the Editor: Illegal immigration debate continues

April 10, 2007

The data, presented by Bessie King in "Illegal Immigrants Deserve Consideration" (April 4) is either severely misinterpreted or intentionally misleading. King's first argument pertains to jobs. She cites that 65 percent of Americans don't believe illegal immigrants are taking...