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The Huntington News

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Column: Aoun should learn from past, be more up front

September 20, 2009

By Anne Baker Inevitably, a large part of any senior's year is spent thinking about her freshman year. My freshman year was spent missing my home, being very drunk, and ruining most of my clothes while attempting to wash them. With some variation, I think this is the essence...

Men

September 20, 2009

By By Kirby Morrison, News Staff The men's soccer team suffered its third 1-0 loss of the season at Parsons Field Saturday, this time at the feet of UMass. The Huskies were similarly blanked by No. 10 Dartmouth Sept. 6 at Hanover, N.H., and at Providence Sept. 13, but came...

Editorial: Birds and untested bees

September 20, 2009

If you read the Texts From Last Night website, you've probably seen this:' '(928): i really did not know you could catch crabs from a sofa until now,' or something like it. Funny, right? It is until you really think about it. Then you realize some poor person got crabs from...

Women

September 20, 2009

By By Jonathan Raymond, News Staff A weekend that began on a high with the women's soccer team beating Boston University 1-0 Friday night ended on a low yesterday afternoon when the Huskies traveled to Maine and fell 4-1. In Northeastern's last non-conference game before Colonial...

Students struggle to define and accept hook-ups in dating culture

September 20, 2009

By Irene Muniz, News Correspondent ' The hookup generation is here, and it's gaining popularity, some experts said, despite some abiguity of the term 'hook-up.' 'One of the things the research shows is that people use the term 'hook-up' in a purposely ambiguous way,' said Pamela...

Field hockey: NU shut out by UMass

September 20, 2009

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Despite generating more shots than their opponents and creating more scoring opportunities, the field hockey team could not stretch its winning streak to five as they were held scoreless in a 4-0 loss to No. 11-ranked University' of Massachusetts'-Amherst...

Husky Happenings

September 20, 2009

Onions writers to speak in Blackman tonight Two head writers from the satirical newspaper and website The Onion will be speaking at Blackman Auditorium tonight, according to the Council for University Programs (CUP) website. The event is free, though tickets need to be picked...

WRBB: All for one or one for all?

September 20, 2009

By Jared Shafran, News Staff I cannot wait to be in attendance for the first game of the year at the newly-renovated Matthews Arena. All the news coming out about the project has been positive. Everyone who has seen it has commented to me about its brilliance. The place and...

NU opens class to public

September 20, 2009

By Michael Winston, News Correspondent The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs is hosting its fourth OpenClassroom this semester, discussing 'The 21st Century City:' Opportunities and Challenges Facing Urban Communities.' The series is comprised of 13 two-hour classes...

Football: Momentum escapes Huskies in second half

September 20, 2009

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff 'Drinking the nectar of victory is something we need to get to,' head football coach Rocky Hager said Saturday after suffering a 38-21 loss to non-conference foe Youngstown State at Parsons Field. The Huskies did not get to taste victory Saturday,...

New legislation limits credit card companies

September 20, 2009

By Michele Richinick Northeastern students must soon' say goodbye to the free T-shirts, frisbees, beach towels, and food that credit card companies often give away as promotional items on college campuses. New credit card legislation recently signed by President Barack Obama...

Volleyball: NU sweeps weekend tournament

September 20, 2009

By By Nathan Vaughan, News Staff Northeastern swept its final tournament of the regular season last weekend, defeating Central Connecticut State, Sacred Heart and tournament host Darmouth in Hanover, N.H., to improve to 7-5. Freshman middle Nicole Bishop and junior outside...