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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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‘Cher’ Guevara takes over in Guerrilla Queer bar nights

April 8, 2009

By By Sean Leviashvili, News Staff Daniel Heller and Joshua Gerber, two gay men from Boston, decided in 2007 that separate was not equal when it came to 'gay nights' in local bars and clubs. With only a handful of gay bars and clubs in the area, Heller and Gerber decided it...

SGA fails to reach 20 percent vote minimum

April 8, 2009

By By Rob Tokanel, News Staff ' The third directly elected student body president in Northeastern history was announced yesterday, but even after an extended polling period, the votes came close to being discarded due to low turnout. Contrary to the statements of Senior Vice...

Baseball: NU crushes Crimson in ‘Pot opener

April 8, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff ' BROCKTON - Although technically the home team thanks to a coin flip, the Huskies donned their road grays against Harvard in the opening round of the Beanpot Tuesday afternoon in Brockton. Despite being away from Friedman Diamond, Northeastern certainly...

Author criticizes own history book

April 8, 2009

By By Maraithe Thomas, News Correspondent ' Most authors go on a book tour to publicize and hype their latest books. Monday night, however, British historian Niall Ferguson came to Northeastern to explain why his 2006 book, 'The War of the World: History's Age of Hatred,' failed. ...

Club Sports: Huskies win National Championship

April 8, 2009

By Patrick McHugh, News Staff Amid the hoopla and excitement surrounding the NCAA Final Four in Detroit, the Northeastern women's club basketball was also in Detroit and the team brought home a title of their own. The squad earned a national championship as winners of the 2009...

Alumni award seniors

April 8, 2009

By By Lana Lagomarsini, News Correspondent Seniors who have excelled in leadership, academic integrity and volunteerism were honored for their efforts Tuesday at the third annual Compass Awards ceremony. Each award is given to a student nominated from each of the seven colleges...

Column: Matthews makeover

April 8, 2009

I could not, nor can I to this day, describe the ruckus. March 15, I wanted so badly to remove myself from the chaotic scene in the student section at Matthews Arena. Hat in hand, I leaned against the railing of the upper bowl after Northeastern's Hockey East quarterfinal series-clinching...

Harvard team taking on RIAA comes to NU

April 8, 2009

By By Jenna Duncan, News Staff On iTunes, seven songs cost $6.93. Seven songs for Joel Tenenbaum, however, may cost him $1 million. Tenenbaum, a graduate student at Boston University, and a team of Harvard law students led by Professor Charles Nesson are currently fighting...

Senior Spotlight: Ginand saved best for last

April 8, 2009

By Jared Shafran, News Staff This is the fourth in the series of articles profiling the five top male and female senior athletes at Northeastern, culminating in the Huntington News male and female Senior Athletes of the Year. Students come to Northeastern for a variety of...

Senior Spotlight: Feldman will miss teammates the most

April 8, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff This is the fourth in the series of articles profiling the five top male and female senior athletes at Northeastern, culminating in the Huntington News male and female Senior Athletes of the Year. A quick glance at the women's basketball all-time statistical...

Player of the Week: Nate Hunter

April 8, 2009

Nate Hunter continued his dominance with the shot put in Texas Friday as he won the 82nd annual Texas Relays' 'A' section with a throw of 61-feet 6.75-inches, a personal best. He was named the Colonial Athletic Association Field Co-Athlete of the Week. This accomplishment has...

Sports Briefs

April 8, 2009

Awards keep coming for Brad Thiessen Even after leaving Northeastern, the awards are still piling up for Brad Thiessen. The junior netminder, who chose to skip his senior season and signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins last week, was named Hockey East ITECH Goalie of the Month...