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Editorial cartoon

September 9, 2009

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Women

September 9, 2009

By By Jonathan Raymond, News Staff If the women's soccer team's performance in its first four games against big-conference opponents is any indication, the Huskies could be in line for another landmark season. And thus far they have been playing without their top scorer from...

All Hail: Wasted spending around campus

September 8, 2009

The United States is in a recession and unemployment is the highest it's been in a long time. We've seen the 89th bank failure of the year (or, perhaps by the time this paper is published, there will be a 90th). Yet Northeastern last year raised the prices of housing, dining,...

Letter to the Editor: SGA makes changes for the new semester

September 8, 2009

Last spring, you, the student body, elected me student body president.' Although you may have been away over the past few months, the Student Government Association (SGA) has been hard at work on initiatives that we talked about during the campaign. I am happy to report that...

Huskies hope change will do good

August 11, 2009

By By Patrick McHugh, News Staff A team that ended with a 2-10 record in 2008 might not be expected to have much to look forward to in 2009, but new coaches, players and a new approach might make the football team an exception. Head coach Rocky Hager has shuffled his coaching...

Art review: ‘Disappointment’ a household name

August 11, 2009

By By Eric Allen, News Staff In the same way that slasher films have become a joke '- if not only for their gratuitous use of horror cliches and low production values '- Los Angeles artist Rodney McMillian's exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Sentimental Disappointment,...

Art prominent in newest res hall

August 11, 2009

By Chelsea Reil, News Staff Northeastern University's newest building, International Village, will host' a series of installations from various artists, including Shepard Fairey, the man resposible for Barack Obama's iconic 'Hope' image. The Fairey piece is a 240-square foot...

Restaurant review: Mass Ave. sushi joint is on a roll

August 11, 2009

By By Charles Ferranti, News Correspondent ' There's something about sushi that seems to draw the hip, young and trendy college crowd. Sushi is foreign and exotic: ' a strange delicacy to the average American student. The trendy group and those who genuinely love a good sushi...

Fusion Arts Exchange ends in concert

August 11, 2009

By Lucia Allen, News Correspondent About 120 students, faculty, and community members heard sounds from Ireland, Mali, South Africa, Brazil and India converge in the Curry Student Center Ballroom Aug. 5 for 'A Concert of American Chamber Music and International Fusions,' presented...

Concert review: Trucks Band rocks Cape

August 11, 2009

By By Jason Woods, News Staff ' The Derek Trucks Band (DTB) rocked the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis Friday, enticing fans of all ages with a gamut of rock-infused blues songs.' Through Trucks' guitar virtuoso, the soulful voice of lead singer Mike Mattison and a standout...

Employee Remembered

August 11, 2009

By Rob Tokanel, News Staff Joseph C. Scurio Jr., a family man and longtime member of the Northeastern community, died Thursday, Aug. 6 after a heart attack in his Somerville home. He was 57. A Somerville native, Mr. Scurio worked at Northeastern for more than 26 years. He most...

Letter to the editor:

August 11, 2009

Now is the time! The familiar phrase that we heard last year often associated with Northeastern Athletics doesn't just need to apply on the field, court, ice or in the stands. While the slogan worked for its purpose of increasing support of the Huskies' sports teams, college...