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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Baseball plays the second game of a doubleheader against Holy Cross Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Parsons Field.

Huskies sweep USF in weekend series

Jordan Baron, news staff February 26, 2020

Outscoring their opponents 19-5 over the course of two days, the Huskies brought their record back to .500 with their first three wins of the season via a sweep of the University of Southern Florida this past weekend. Game one of Saturday’s double-header saw starting pitcher...

Column: Despite historic ‘Parasite’ Oscar win, the Academy remains biased against foreign films

Column: Despite historic ‘Parasite’ Oscar win, the Academy remains biased against foreign films

Poon Singhatiraj, columnist February 25, 2020

Bong Joon Ho’s cinematic masterpiece “Parasite” won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 10, which marks the first movie not in the English language to win the coveted award. The film follows a poor family that plots to become employed by a wealthy family...

Freshman guard Anna Boruta goes for a jumper in a game against Yale.

Northeastern women’s basketball team wins nail-biter on Senior Day, 66-63

Niyati Parikh, news correspondent February 25, 2020

With the energy of the home fans cheering, the Northeastern women’s basketball team beat the Towson Tigers, 66-63. After honoring their three seniors: guard Shannon Todd, forward Courtney Redcross, and forward Rachel Aho, the Huskies came out of the locker room with a perfect...

Junior guard Stella Clark prepares to catch a pass in a game versus Delaware last season.

Women’s basketball loses at home to James Madison

Niyati Parikh, news staff February 22, 2020

Despite sophomore guard Kendall Currence’s career-high of 24 points, Northeastern women’s basketball couldn’t pull off the win in Cabot Center against James Madison University, 86-64. JMU (20-4, 11-2 CAA) came out of the gates strong and ready to pounce as they scored...

Baseball plays the second game of a doubleheader against Holy Cross Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Parsons Field.

Huskies fall to Red Sox at Spring Training, 3-0

Jordan Baron, news staff February 22, 2020

The Northeastern University baseball team fell to the Boston Red Sox in the annual Spring Training exhibition game Friday afternoon by a score of 3-0. The game remained locked at a 0-0 tie for five and a half innings of the seven frame game, before the Red Sox struck three...

Junior goalie Aerin Frankel now has 19 career shutouts, just barely off from the NU all time record.

No. 3/4 women’s hockey celebrates senior night with a 3-0 win over Merrimack, Frankel breaks records

George Barker, sports editor February 22, 2020

For one final time in regular season action, seniors Paige Capistran, Matti Hartman and Codie Cross took to the ice. Among the many amazing memories for the three veteran Huskies are two Hockey East tournament championships to propel two NCAA tournament berths, a Beanpot trophy...

Sophomore defenseman Julian Kislin collides with fifth-year senior Craig Pantano during game one of the Beanpot.

No. 10 men’s hockey swept in home-and-home against No. 5 Boston College, 10-1

Leah Cussen, news staff February 22, 2020

No. 10 men’s hockey struggled to hang on against No. 5 Boston College in the second game of their home-and-home series. With a final score of 10-1, the Eagles proved how hard they’re willing to fight for the top spot in Hockey East standings. After last night’s loss...

Markey and Kennedy sit with other politicians at the opening of Northeasterns Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex in 2017.

Markey, Kennedy mostly in step at first Senate primary debate

Julia Preszler, news staff February 21, 2020

There was little disagreement between Sen. Ed Markey and challenger Rep. Joe Kennedy III during Massachusetts’ first 2020 U.S. Senate primary debate, held Tuesday night at WGBH Studios in Brighton.  In the hour-long debate, moderated by Boston Public Radio hosts Jim Braude...

Chloé Aurard has been an offensive force for the Huskies this year and sits second on the team in points.

Beanpot MVP Chloé Aurard, a natural-born hockey player

Sarah Olender, news staff February 21, 2020

Growing up with two parents who played professional hockey in Europe, a brother who currently plays professional hockey in Europe, a sister who conveniently plays goalie and an ice pond to practice on, it was only natural for French-born Chloé Aurard to become one of the top...

Biagio Lerario, one of NUs goal scorers from tonight, shows off some edge-work during NUs home game against UMass Lowell last week.

No. 10 men’s hockey takes 3-2 loss to No. 5 Boston College

Leah Cussen, news staff February 21, 2020

No. 10 men’s hockey fought hard against the victorious No. 5 Boston College, with a final score of 3-2 in the first game of their home-and-home series. There was a lot on the line for the two rivals, with BC tied for first place and Northeastern holding sixth place in the Hockey...

Starting July 1 MLB teams will report to training camp with the intent of Opening Days falling on July 23 and 24.

The Spring Training Exhibition: How the Huskies have fared over the years

Jordan Baron, news staff February 20, 2020

Playing a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox is an experience very few college teams can say they’ve had. The Northeastern Huskies are among those few. Each year since the inception of the tradition in 2004, the Huskies have played the Red Sox at the beginning of their...

Northeastern’s faculty senate passed a resolution in which they recommended changing the Teacher Rating and Course Evaluation, or TRACE.

Faculty senate passes resolution to amend TRACE evaluations

Jessica Silverman, deputy campus editor February 19, 2020
In their meeting Wednesday, Northeastern’s faculty senate passed a resolution in which they recommended changing the Teacher Rating and Course Evaluation, or TRACE. The proposed revisions include making the survey itself shorter and adding questions regarding diversity and inclusion.