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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

Footage from the aftermath

November 14, 2007

By Jenara Gardner In the aftermath of September 11, 20-year-old Stanford University student Valarie Kaur set out across the country to document what she called "the stories not being told, the faces not being seen." Kaur visited Northeastern Tuesday to share her story and film....

Event sheds light on subculture

November 14, 2007

By Cynthia Retamozo The Curry Student Center (CSC) Ballroom was filled with a mix of Jewish and Latin culture last night during "Latin America through Jewish Eyes," an event presented by several Northeastern organizations, including NU Libraries, the Department of Jewish Studies...

Faculty reevaluates handbook

November 14, 2007

By Matt Collette In a vote yesterday, the Faculty Senate agreed to consider the possibility of creating a single student handbook that would apply to all Northeastern students. The movement is opposed to handbooks for the different colleges and schools at Northeastern some...

Through silence, NUSTAND raises awareness

November 14, 2007

By Matt Collette On a cold night last Thursday, nearly 60 students, many representing student organizations, gathered on Krentzman Quad. They stood, with candles in hand, to solemnly show their support for the victims of the genocide in Darfur and called upon governments and...

Low student turnout at Aoun forum

November 14, 2007

By Kate Augusto At a barely advertised and scarcely attended open forum Tuesday, students had the opportunity to ask President Joseph Aoun and his senior staff any question they'd like. The forum, held in the Curry Student Center Ballroom, was attended by about 25 to 30 students,...

NU files lawsuit against Google over technology

November 14, 2007

By Kate Augusto Northeastern, along with the private search technology company Jarg Corp., are suing Google Inc. for patent-infringement. The lawsuit, filed Nov. 6 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, states that Google, Inc. in 1998, took...

Explaining OSCCR

November 14, 2007

By Matt Collette Administrators from the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) and members of the Student Conduct Hearing Board held a pair of mock hearings, during activities period yesterday and on Tuesday evening, to show students how the process works....

Vermin plague the city

November 14, 2007

By Lea C. Spencer Jared Molton, a sophomore journalism major, was studying in his living room on a recent Sunday evening when it happened again. He was jarred by a brown blur in his Peterborough Street apartment. "I saw something flash across in my peripheral," he said. "And...

Northeastern Crime Log

November 14, 2007

By Matt Collette Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Entry of the week Saturday, November 10 9:30 p.m. A Resident Assistant (RA) from 319 Huntington Ave. reported smelling a strong odor of marijuana coming from an apartment...

Player of the Week

November 14, 2007

The football team pulled out a big win against Hofstra, sealed by a last second, game-winning touchdown pass caught by junior tight end Brian Mandeville. Mandeville had six catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns in the game. This performance earned him the Northeastern News...

Men’s Basketball: Huskies hopeful after road loss

November 14, 2007

By Andrew Parente The men's basketball team found itself in a tough battle with Illinois Sunday and was unable to pull off a win, falling 63-55 in the season opener. Northeastern kept up with the historically good Illinois team for much of the game, only trailing by three,...

Women’s hockey: Team hits road bumps at Wayne State

November 14, 2007

By Jared Sugerman Last week, the women's hockey team may have brought new meaning to "one step forward, two steps back." The step forward: After letting a three-goal lead slip away at Providence, the Huskies scored two in the third and held off the Friars for a 5-4 win,...