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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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Men’s soccer: Huskies fall 2-1 in home opener

September 16, 2009

By By Kirby Morrison, News Staff Despite a barrage of shots and a game-tying goal in the 57th minute by junior forward Nick Lueders, the men's soccer team dropped their home opener, 2-1, to Holy Cross Tuesday. The Huskies are now 1-3 this season. More than 100 fans showed...

Volleyball: Northeastern loses battle of the Huskies

September 16, 2009

By By Nathan Vaughan, News Staff The UConn Huskies were top dogs last night as they defeated the women's volleyball team, 3-2, in Storrs, Conn. Northeastern is now 4-5 on the season after losing five of its previous six. In a tough first set, Northeastern wasn't able to put...

Column: A team worth talking about

September 16, 2009

If I promise you anything with this week's column, it's that I'm not going to talk about football. For one, at this point it's just unnecessarily piling on, and two, they're in an impossible situation to begin with. The players and coaches bust their butts, but they're woefully...

College drinking rises despite national drop

September 16, 2009

By Chelsea Reil, News Staff In a report released by Washington University St. Louis in the July issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, researchers found binge drinking is down among people ages 18 to 23 that aren't in college, but it...

Utsav unveils high-tech hunt at first meeting

September 16, 2009

By Olivia D'Angelo, News Correspondent Instead of awkward name games and freezing ice breakers, Utsav, Northeastern's South Asian student group, introduced a new activity to campus at its first meeting of the year last night. The group made use of the cell phone-based scavenger...

Students promote climate change action

September 16, 2009

By Marley Frankel, News Correspondent About 20 students attended' an 'Emergency meeting for Global Survival' Monday night at the Curry Student Center, where they discussed Massachusetts Power Shift (MAPS), a non-partisan state-wide group of environmental activists campaigning...

Column: Excuse me, Mr. West?

September 16, 2009

On Monday, President Barack Obama gave his position on one of the most important issues facing our nation throughout this week, and for once, I think the whole country can agree on his stance:' Kanye West is a jackass. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week,...

Govt officials tout financial aid reform

September 16, 2009

By Jenna Duncan, News Staff The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 (SAFSA) will move forward today from the House of Representatives to the Senate, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. In a conference call held for college media outlets on Tuesday, Secretary...

9.17 Calendar

September 16, 2009

Event of the week:' The Lebowski Fest Movie Party is in Boston this weekend as part of its country-wide tour celebrating the Coen Brothers' 1998 cult classic. Fans of 'The Big Lebowski' can party Dude-style Saturday at the House of Blues at 36 Lansdowne St. for the first...

SGA asks for ideas

September 16, 2009

By Lana Lagomarsini, News Staff A new Student Government Association (SGA) initiative will give students an opportunity to voice opinions about changes in the university with a click of a mouse. SGA launched a new feature on its website, sga.neu.edu, that allows students to...

Life and art

September 16, 2009

By Natalie Schack, News Correspondent 'A lot of people don't seem to get it.' Amanda Nadeau is an attendant at Northeastern's Gallery 360, a position which gives her plenty of opportunities to view the audience responses '- variant as they may be '- to the work on exhibit....

Women’s soccer: Ladies No. 1 in poll after UNH win

September 16, 2009

By Jonathan Raymond, News Staff It took two overtimes, but the women's soccer team came away with a 1-0 win Friday night over host New Hampshire. Senior forward and captain Liza Rebello netted the game-winner in the 107th minute, which improved the Huskies to 4-1-0 '- their...