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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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University to honor students, faculty, staff

University to honor students, faculty, staff

April 13, 2015

The fifth annual Academic Honors Convocation will honor both students and faculty in Blackman Audi­to­rium on Thursday, April 23 at 3 p.m. Below is a comprehensive list of award winners. Berhard M. Gordon ('07') will receive the Presidential Medallion. Gordon is one...

Illustration by David London

Cartoon: Religious freedom laws

April 9, 2015

News illustration by David London. 

Learning from Rolling Stone

Learning from Rolling Stone

April 9, 2015

When Rolling Stone published the article “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” in November of 2014, the gasps of its 2.7 million online readers were almost audible. As women, siblings, friends, parents, teachers and college students, we were...

Column: Universitys speaker choice unethical

Column: University’s speaker choice unethical

April 9, 2015

By Ross Beroff, editorial columnist As the final speaker in the Scholars Spring Seminar on Leadership, Research and Innovation, Northeastern University will be hosting Naomi Klein, a Canadian social activist. The event is being held by the University Scholars and Civic Engagement...

Tyler, Helfman to lead SGA

Tyler, Helfman to lead SGA

April 8, 2015
Eric Tyler and Morgan Helfman are to serve as SGA president and vice president after beating out their opponents by a margin of just 50 votes. Tyler will replace current Student Body President Noah Carville.
Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential candidacy

Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential candidacy

April 7, 2015

By Scotty Schenck, photo editor Senator Rand Paul(R-Kentucky) announced earlier today that he will run for president in 2016. “We’ve come to take our country back. Washington is horribly broken,” Paul said during the announcement at the Galt House in Louisville, Ken....

Senior electrical and computer engineering major Zach Fox captured this photo at 2 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 in front of the Krentzman Quad. Hours before, the blizzard known as Juno began dumping an estimated 2 to 3 feet of snow on the greater Boston area.

Best of NU 2015

April 6, 2015
From bars and restaurants to speakers and musicians, Northeastern has hundreds of activities to partake in and myriad places to frequent. In an annual poll hosted by The News, students vote for their favorites.
Boys of Summer to make years first appearance

Boys of Summer to make year’s first appearance

April 6, 2015
Major League Baseball's opening day will pit the Sox against the Phillies on Monday, a week before famous Fenway Park will host its first game of the season on April 13.
Yuengling overtakes Sam Adams as top craft brewery

Yuengling overtakes Sam Adams as top craft brewery

April 1, 2015
Jamaica Plain's Germania Street no longer houses the nation's top craft brewery. Sam Adams, brewed by the Boston Beer Co., has long held the first place position on the Brewers Association's list of US craft breweries, but Pennsylvania-made Yuengling has knocked it off its pedestal.
One dead after shooting at NSA headquarters

One dead after shooting at NSA headquarters

March 31, 2015

By Scotty Schenck, photo editor National Security Agency (NSA) officers killed a man who tried ramming his car into a NSA officer’s vehicle at Fort Meade in Maryland yesterday morning, according to BBC. NSA police fired at the stolen car, a Ford Escape, which contained...

Ebola vaccine effective in primates

Ebola vaccine effective in primates

March 27, 2015

                            By Scotty Schenck, photo editor The Ebola virus panic may soon come to a close. According to the Science magazine, a vaccine using a...

Bomb threat interferes with Hernandez trial

March 26, 2015

By Mary Whitfill, editor-in-chief  A bomb threat was called into the Fall River Justice Center at around noon on Thursday, effectively halting the Aaron Hernandez murder trial for roughly two hours, according to multiple reports. Prosecutors in the case were continuing with...