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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

Women’s hockey scores early and often, powers past UNH

December 7, 2017
The Huskies battled Hockey East foe University of New Hampshire for the third and final time of the regular season, coming away with a win to secure a 2-1 record against them over the three games. First-year goalie Aerin Frankel got the start in net over third-year Brittany Bugalski, who took the loss in a Friday night game against UNH where the Huskies fell in overtime 2-1.

Women’s puck finds unlikely hero in Frankel

December 7, 2017
Frankel’s first start came Nov. 10, when she earned her first shut-out and led the team to a 3-0 win over Merrimack. A day later, Frankel helped the team to a 1-1 tie with Merrimack, stopping 51 of 52 shots faced over the weekend series. Her outstanding play earned her recognition, being named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week.
Column: Partisan politics go too far

Column: Partisan politics go too far

December 7, 2017
What we have today, however, is barely partisanship. It’s partisanship pushed to its absolute extreme. Behavior from both Democrats and Republicans more closely resembles blind tribalism than anything. The clearest and most shocking example of this is the Roy Moore senatorial campaign.

Op-ed: A thank you note to sexual violence survivors

December 7, 2017
Thank you for your courage. Thank you for getting up each day and stepping into the world. Thank you for setting an example for the rest of us. Thank you for facing your fears, for overcoming your fears and for conquering your fears. Would that the rest of us had a fraction of your courage.
Editorial: NEU Too warrants response from administration

Editorial: NEU Too warrants response from administration

The Editorial Board December 7, 2017
Northeastern University Police Department officers took down the posters that campaign members put up at midnight Nov. 30 long before classes began that day, so very few students got the chance to see them. Furthermore, the university neither commented to student publications regarding the campaign nor sent out an acknowledgement to any students. The dismissive attitude of the university toward student activism sends a clear, albeit implicit, message that the topic is not worth their time.
Stella-r Clark: first-year guard electrifying CAA

Stella-r Clark: first-year guard electrifying CAA

December 7, 2017
Clark has burst onto the scene right away, averaging 13.1 points per game and already collecting a record three CAA Rookie of the Week honors. Based on her stellar performance thus far, she will be a mainstay in the team’s backcourt rotation for years to come. She seems to fit in perfectly with head coach Kelly Cole’s vision for the program.
Illustration by Victoria Barranco

Cartoon: Finals approach

December 6, 2017
News illustration by Victoria Barranco.
New tax bill threatens graduate students

New tax bill threatens graduate students

December 6, 2017
Alex Ahmed, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in personal health informatics, lives with three other people in an apartment in Jamaica Plain. Like other graduate students who work as teaching or research assistants, she receives a tuition waiver and lives off a stipend provided by the university.
Northeastern professor creates voices for the voiceless

Northeastern professor creates voices for the voiceless

Corey Dockser December 6, 2017
Text-to-speech technology has become widely available in modern society, granting verbal communication to millions. But, with a limited set of voices available, users are unable to identify themselves by sound. It was this problem that led to the creation of VocaliD.
Huskies regain momentum with weekend sweep

Huskies regain momentum with weekend sweep

December 6, 2017
“Two points, as I’ve talked about a lot, are hard to come by in this league,” head coach Jim Madigan said of Friday night’s win. “One thing it does is stop the bleeding from a two-league-game losing streak and gets us back on the winning track.”
Candidates for governor speak at College Democrats

Candidates for governor speak at College Democrats

December 6, 2017
Two Democratic candidates for Massachusetts governor harshly criticized the state’s politics while discussing new solutions to fix economic inequality and social issues in an event held by Northeastern University College Democrats Saturday night.
Northeastern professor Ivan Losev named American Mathematics Society Fellow

Northeastern professor Ivan Losev named American Mathematics Society Fellow

December 6, 2017
The American Mathematical Society has honored Northeastern University professor Ivan Losev with a fellowship for his research, which uses algebra to understand quantum mechanics, and his contribution to geometric representation theory and the theory of categorification.