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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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...

Holy Comic-Con, Batman!

April 8, 2009

By Jason Woods, News staff This weekend the 6s mingled with the Joker, while Spock walked side by side with Iron Man. No, it wasn't some strange movie. It was the Boston Comic Convention. The annual event enticed 2,600 attendees for the two-day event, a record attendance. ...

Queer as Folk comedian pays visit to Blackman

April 8, 2009

By Lana Lagomarsini, News staff Comedian, actor and musician Hal Sparks made Northeastern students laugh last night. Audiences were privy to Spark's opinions of 'sexting' (sexual text messaging), his disdain for sweet tea and Starbucks, and why the elderly should not drive...

Website designed to cater to students

April 8, 2009

By Marley Frankel, News correspondent For Guhan Unal, students and the state of their wallets are inseparable realities. That's why he launched the Boston-based site studentrate.com last April, a site that offers local and national deals for students shopping online or eating...

On new record, ‘Wolves’ err on safe side

April 8, 2009

By Max Gelber, News correspondent It's fitting that Wolves in the Throne Room's third record, Black Cascade, begins with the sounds of a rainstorm deep in the heart of the pacific Northwest. The band has always prided itself on being born out of the vast forests of Olympia,...

Letter to the Editor: SGA deserves more credit

April 8, 2009

' It's unfortunate that so much of the attention drawn to the election for the next Student Government Association (SGA) president has been negative, and it has overshadowed a lot of the work we have done during the past year. Since the candidates were chosen, we have seen articles...

Indie band shines a ‘light’ on its past and future

April 8, 2009

By Danielle Capalbo, News staff Indie kids Wild Light have the New Hampshire school system to thank. Their first record rolled out last month '- a pristine exercise in up-tempo indie rock called Adult Nights '- but their collective musical lineage stretches back to the fourth...