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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

Husky Happenings

March 20, 2007

SGA proposes to reduce use of InfoCommons paper At Thursday's Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Vice President for Academic Affairs MJ Paradiso and Vice President for Student Services Susan Dye made a presentation of the report they submitted to the administration...

Northeastern Crime Log

March 20, 2007

By Nick Mendez Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Week Saturday, March 17 3 a.m. A 21-year-old male student reported noticing a webcam, attached to his roommate's computer, was pointed toward his side...

Students do ‘real work’ in undergrad research projects

March 20, 2007

By Marc Larocque With the opportunity to do "real" work rather than writing papers, most students don't know undergraduate research is a great way to advance their careers, said Mariko Howe, a senior behavioral science major. "It's almost weird to know that some students go...

RSA vp election requires revotes

March 20, 2007

By Brian Benson The Resident Student Association (RSA) elected Mark Epstein president and Nicole Johnson vice president for housing services in a five-hour meeting last Wednesday. The presidential election pitted Epstein, a sophomore industrial engineering major and current...

New center responds to language needs

March 20, 2007

By Cindy Retamozo The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies (SPCS) have collaborated to create the newly founded World of Languages Center, a program that aims to enhance the learning of foreign languages at Northeastern. Dennis...

Events planned for week-long inaugural celebration

March 20, 2007

Less than a week before President Joseph Aoun's inauguration, administrators are rushing to finalize details of the upcoming week of events, which is expected to bring politicians and company presidents to campus. The inaugural week, "Northeastern Illuminated: A Celebration...

Holocaust breakfast encourages awareness of global genocide

March 20, 2007

By Cait Dooley Despite the early hour, the voice of Ann Grenell, program coordinator of Jewish studies and director of the Holocaust Awareness Committee, boomed with full force Tuesday morning at the 25th Annual Holocaust Awareness President's Breakfast in the Raytheon Amphitheatre...

Lights off for campus res hall energy competition

March 20, 2007

By Veronica Schiebold Student environmental activists are asking university residents to take a stand and "Do It In The Dark." As part of an effort to increase awareness about global warming, Husky Energy Action Team (HEAT) is sponsoring an energy saving competition between...

Help available for first-time tax filers

March 20, 2007

By Kate Augusto In the midst of tax season, Taylor Obey knows there's one person he needs to stay on good terms with. "My mom still does mine," said the freshman physical therapy major. "I would have no idea what to do." For those students whose parents aren't as willing...

Meet the candidates: Joey Fiore

March 20, 2007

Now performing in Northeastern's musical production of "Guys and Dolls," Joey Fiore hopes to move west once he graduates to study geo-physics, possibly at University of Southern California, and try his luck in show business while there. Fiore, a middler geology and history...

Meet the candidates: Christopher Bourne

March 20, 2007

Up until the sixth grade, Christopher Bourne always wanted to be an astronaut. In middle school he excelled in the sciences, but when he reached high school he discovered business and law. Now a sophomore political science and psychology major with a minor in business, Bourne...

Not enough campaigning efforts, info, students say

March 20, 2007

By Derek Hawkins The first ever direct elections for Student Government Association (SGA) president are less than two weeks away, but many students said they are not prepared to make an informed choice. In a random sampling of more than two dozen students, few had any knowledge...