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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

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Editorial: Football cut fiscally smart, but poorly handled

December 2, 2009

There's no delicate way to say this, so we'll be blunt:' The football program should have been cut, and it should have been cut two years ago. The facilities are poor, the costs are high, the profit is low and attendance at games was embarrassingly low. That said, the way it...

Men’s basketball: Allen hits buzzer-beater, NU goes 2-2

December 2, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff Husky fans who struggle with keeping their nerves in check are going to have a tough time watching the men's basketball team this year. In five contests this year, each one has come down to the game's last few possessions and hasn't been decided...

Former NU vice president dies

December 2, 2009

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, News Staff When Jonathan Mark attended Northeastern in the early 1970s, he would visit his father, Dr. Melvin Mark's, office in the College of Engineering on a daily basis. 'He was very funny,' said Jonathan Mark, who graduated Northeastern with a civil...

Football: Gridiron chapter closed

December 2, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Players raised helmets to the sky as the clock ticked down on the Parsons Field scoreboard. The Northeastern football team would soon rush the field in celebration as fans cheered, some even uncorking champagne bottles in the stands. On Nov. 23,...

Husky Happenings

December 2, 2009

New frozen yogurt store to celebrate opening Red Mango, an all-natural nonfat frozen yogurt store, will celebrate its grand opening at 334 Massachusetts Ave. on Saturday, according to a press release. Attendees will receive a free small yogurt of any flavor plus one topping,...

NU VP of government relations and community affairs resigns

December 2, 2009

By Eric Allen, News Staff Jeffery Doggett, vice president of government relations and community affairs, announced his resignation at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year in a press release. According to the release, Doggett wrote a letter to his colleagues announcing his...

‘Tis the season to be naughty

December 2, 2009

By Marian Daniells, News Correspondent As the holidays approach, one girl is sure to be on Santa's naughty list:' Vanessa White. She's the director, choreographer and producer behind 'The Slutcracker,' a burlesque parody of the less-vulgar holiday classic, incorporating strip...

Hofstra cuts football, relocates funds to academics

December 2, 2009

By Eric Allen, News Staff Northeastern opponent Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., announced it would eliminate its football team in a press release Thursday, a week and a half after Northeastern cut its own football program. Unlike Northeastern, Hofstra has publicly...

Film review: Fantastic film adaptation by Wes Anderson

December 2, 2009

By Taylor Adams, News Staff Put simply, Wes Anderson's distinctly Wes Anderson-like new film 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' is, by most accounts, pretty fantastic. For better or worse, the practice of adapting kids' books for the adults that grew up reading them, and not for their...

City hopes holiday market will revitalize Downtown Crossing

December 2, 2009

By Anna Rice, News Staff The first Downtown Crossing Holiday Market is in business in a tent on Summer Street, and city officials said they hope it will draw foot traffic and help revitalize what was once one of Boston's most popular shopping destinations. The market, sponsored...

Reitman has style evolution in

December 2, 2009

By Kate Lieb, News Correspondent 'Up in the Air':' a movie about Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a man whose job is to fly across the country to fire people, and in the process, racks up hundreds of thousands of air miles. About to reach his ultimate goal of 10 million American...

Businesses of Restaurant Row will return

December 2, 2009

By Anna Rice, News Staff Property owners reached an agreement that will allow businesses that once stood on St. Peterborough Street in the Fenway, nicknamed Restaurant Row, to rebuild, in a meeting organized by City Council President Michael Ross last month. A Jan. 6 fire...