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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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Women

June 2, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Coming off its finest season in school history, the women's soccer team now knows which opponents lie ahead. The Huskies released their 2009 schedule May 28 and will be looking to improve on a 2008 season that included the team's first-ever NCAA...

Flint to coach Olympic women

May 25, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News staff ' Women's hockey head coach Dave Flint is taking his coaching prowess to the national level. Flint was named an assistant coach of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team last Thursday. He and Jodi McKenna, head coach at Wesleyan University,...

Giving through gaming

May 19, 2009

By Ashley Dean, News Staff The sixth floor of Boston Children's Museum was packed May 12. Laptops around the room displayed video games like Yoshi's Story, Dexter's Fury and Luigi Volleyball, all created by middle school students. The young programmers, dressed to impress,...

Seeking support in society

May 19, 2009

By Marie Scarles, News Correspondent Getting attention Em Dunham walks into Starbucks, plops her black purse down on the table and scans the room before sitting down. The coffee shop is crowded this afternoon, filled with students studying, talking and laughing in groups. No...

One year later, shooting unsolved

May 19, 2009

By Maggie Cassidy, News Staff Speaking from their home in New Milford, Conn. last week, Nick and Virginia Payne talked about their daughter proudly. She was caring, they said, always willing to help out friends in need; and smart, heading Northeastern's Athletic Training club...

Letter to the Editor: Students deserve right to choose trays

May 19, 2009

Do you support the freedom to choose? The 'choice' option is simple:' If you are of the trendy socially responsible opinion that going trayless will save the environment, do your part. Don't take a tray at one of Northeastern's dining halls. Al Gore will smile upon you from...

NU professor Oscar Brookins to run for City Council

May 19, 2009

By Rob Tokanel, News Staff Northeastern economics professor and long-time Mission Hill resident Oscar Brookins has recently filed to run for City Council in Boston's eighth district, which includes the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill and the Fenway. Brookins, who will challenge...

Letter to the Editor: Tray issue reflects problems in SGA and RSA

May 19, 2009

In the United States alone, more than 40,000 people were killed by a particular product in a single year.' The product also served as a major contributor to pollution, and damage from this product cost millions of dollars. I ask you:' Should this product be banned? Many of...

Husky Happenings

May 19, 2009

Law School announces Commencement speaker Stephen H. Oleskey will deliver the Commencement address to Northeastern University School of Law graduates Friday, May 22 at 1 p.m. in the Cabot Center, according to the school's website. According to the site, Oleskey is a world-renowned...

Editorial: This summer, burst the Northeastern bubble

May 19, 2009

You've trained for this as a kid, bursting endless soap bubbles in your yard. Your popping finger is nice and strong, so get ready to pop your biggest bubble yet. In fact, you may need your whole body or even a train to pop this one. It's the Northeastern bubble, and it keeps...

Bad night, good story

May 19, 2009

By Anna Marden, News Staff Beer pong and body shots can lead to vomiting in bathtubs, peeing in taxis and waking up with shoes on, face covered in obscene sharpie drawings. If sharing stories about misadventures sounds appealing, a new site called drunklastnight.com, created...

SoWa Open Market full of artisanal goods, vendors

May 19, 2009

By Lauren Sheffer, News Staff Aardvark-covered quilts and T-shirts that proclaim 'Kiss Me, I'm Irish' in Arabic aren't typically found in the same place. Yet the SoWa Open Market, named for its location South of Washington Street and operated by the SoWa Arts and Media District,...