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The Huntington News

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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...

All Hail: Gaining experience…and pounds

April 7, 2009

' ' ' When freshman year begins and mom suddenly isn't packing lunch anymore, Boston House of Pizza, Cappy's I, University House of Pizza, Little Steve's, Cappy's II and any of the other myriad of pizza places within blocks of Northeastern may seem like the easiest (and most...

Column: Now showing: hope, not reality

April 7, 2009

Mickey Rourke hit it big with his moving performance in the 2008 film 'The Wrestler,' which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and critical acclaim. His follow-up will be 'The Informers,' an adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name. You've heard...

4/9 Calendar

April 7, 2009

Event of the Week Monday, April 13 You know every step to the dance in Michael Jackson's 'Thiller,' don't you? Don't be ashamed '- there are other people out there who have studied a zombie's every move. Take Steven Scholzman, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard...

Hooked on “hooking up”

April 5, 2009

By Rebecca Fenton, News Staff It was a Monday afternoon and Espresso Royale Cafe, a popular coffee shop full of Northeastern students, bustled, despite the dreary overcast. Maggie Kowalski, who graduated in December, was discussing her adventures and misadventures in dating,...

Husky Happenings

April 5, 2009

By By: Jenna Duncan, News Staff Sorority to host kick off event for Relay for Life ' ' Colleges Against Cancer and Sigma Phi Epsilon will host 'Painting the Campus Purple' to kick off a Relay for Life event, Alicia Jones from Colleges Against Cancer said in an e-mail to The...

Local fest ups the punks

April 5, 2009

By Jeanine Budd, News staff It's a statement we should all agree on:' 'Boston Rules, OK?' It's also the name of an annual two-day, four-show festival that celebrates one of the nation's finest punk scenes. This year's festival, with over 100 people in attendance on the first...