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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Letter to the Editor: No longer a proud Husky

November 22, 2009

I can only imagine what it must feel like to have your entire world ripped out from under you in less than 10 seconds. How it must feel to realize that everything you have worked so hard for is no longer valid and what you thought was your future has been completely compromised....

Players protest football’s termination

November 22, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff The football team finished its fifth consecutive losing season in 2008, garnering only two wins in 10 games. Still, in December that year, it appeared the program had a place at Northeastern, according to a newsletter distributed by alumni group...

Athletic Department cuts football program

November 21, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff CLICK' HERE to read an open letter from Athletics Director Peter Roby Northeastern officials announced yesterday the decision to terminate school's intercollegiate football program, according to a press release from the university. According...

NU cuts football program: an open letter from Peter Roby

November 21, 2009

To the Northeastern Community, I am writing to inform you that the University's senior administration, president, and Board of Trustees have accepted my recommendation to discontinue Northeastern's intercollegiate football program. Last night I shared the news with our...

New jazz restaurant offers free live music nightly

November 18, 2009

By Anna Rice, News Staff A mixed crowd enjoyed American comfort food and cocktails while conversing and listening to jazz pianist Yoko Miwa and her trio of musicians Wednesday night at the Stork Club in the South End. 'We do bring a lot of people together because of the...

Students charged with assault and battery on a police officer

November 18, 2009

By Gal Tziperman Lotan, News Staff Boston Police Department (BPD) officers arrested three Northeastern students and one non-student at a 21st birthday party in Mission Hill early Sunday morning and charged them collectively with four counts of assault and battery on a police...

Football: Second half spurt on Senior Day leads to second win of 2009

November 18, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff In their final home game, 27 members of the football team walked off Parsons Field Saturday for the last time. They did so as winners. The Huskies used an improved second-half effort to take a 14-13 win over the Hofstra Pride in the final home...

Review finds parts of T are not safe

November 18, 2009

By Anna Rice, News Staff A review of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) found the organization lacks $543 million in funding for 51 projects that would address critical safety issues. As of August, the MBTA owed $5.2 billion in debt. The independent review,...

Raising hairs

November 18, 2009

By Emily Cassel, News Correspondent If you see someone sporting a 'stache this month, consider this:' That handsome gentleman could be cultivating upper-lip hair for a cause. Since 2004, Australian group Movember has been encouraging men to grow a mustache in November to raise...

Men’s basketball: Huskies

November 18, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff ALBANY, N.Y. '- It was exactly the kind of defensive game the men's basketball team could have asked for against a Siena team that averaged 77 points a game last year. Unfortunately for Northeastern, the effort fell short as the Saints used an...

Letter to the Editor: Problems in Iraq, Afghanistan can’t be ignored

November 18, 2009

Not to divert student's attention away from the immediate matters and concerns '- the impending joyous holidays and not so joyous final papers and exams '- but for the sake of not forsaking bigger and more urgent development, I would like to revisit Iraq just to keep us focused...

Giving thanks and giving back

November 18, 2009

Even though it's too late to join in on Movember, there are plenty of charities for good samaritans to support, especially as Thanksgiving and the winter months approach. And if you so choose to grow a sweet 'stache (or if you're a lady, don a fake one), well then, you'll just...