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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

Editorial Cartoon

June 21, 2012

MBTA plans improvements to 39 bus route

June 21, 2012
The MBTA detailed plans earlier this month of how it will improve the Route 39 bus, a key connector of Mission Hill and the Northeastern campus and a staple of many students’ daily routines. The proposal is part of the authority’s broader Key Bus Route Improvement Program, and calls for reduced stops, added bus shelters and more reliable service, according to a slideshow posted on the MBTA’s website.

Editorial: With T hikes looming, Northeastern should address students’ burden

June 20, 2012

In early April, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors approved incommodious service cuts and fare hikes, effective July 1. The 23 percent fare increase and host of service reductions are part of the MBTA’s proposal to reduce its $185 million...

MBTA service cuts, fare increases approved

April 12, 2012
Activists are protesting service cuts and fare hikes after the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors approved a 23 percent fare increase and a set of service reductions in a 4-1 vote on April 4 as a part of the MBTA’s third proposal to address its $185 million budget deficit for Fiscal Year 2013, released March 28. The changes will go into effect July 1.

Editorial: SGA semester off to slow start, more advocacy needed

February 16, 2012

Early this month, the Student Government Association (SGA) put little red arrows around campus, pointing at their accomplishments. Many, if not most, of these red arrows are pointing at changes made in years past like Outtakes and Rebecca’s Cafe, which makes sense – SGA hasn’t...

T debt a result of decades of inefficiencies

February 16, 2012

By Scott Ryder, News Correspondent  Ridership on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been at an all-time high since last year, but the authority recently proposed fare hikes and service cuts to balance its operating budget, which includes a $185...

Letter: Mayor of Huntington Ave. defends constituents

February 9, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, one of my concerned constituents came to me wrought with fear. Now, in apocalyptic times of crippling national debt, soaring foreclosures and a daily three-meal-swipe limit at Outtakes, what more could paralyze my fellow citizens of Huntington Avenue with...

Response: MBTA service cuts may be necessary

February 2, 2012

In his column last week “The MBTA needs to reassess its priorities,” Michael Denham correctly pointed out that Mass Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) first priority should be public transit – after all, they are a public transport organization – but his suggestion...

Student group, SGA align against proposed MBTA cuts

January 26, 2012
Since the Northeastern branch of Students Against T Cuts was founded last week, members have appeared at a public meeting and joined the city-wide T Riders Union in a rally voicing their opposition to proposed service cuts by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

Activists challenge MBTA service cuts

January 19, 2012
More than a dozen Northeastern students began organizing this week alongside an Emerson College student to voice their concerns about proposed fee hikes and service cuts to the Green Line E branch by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA).

Editorial Cartoon

January 12, 2012