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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: 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...

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...