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The Huntington News

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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...

Column: Thanks for the memories, 39

April 5, 2009

' The end of an era has come. Rather than wearing the red and black No. 39 for Northeastern next year, Brad Thiessen will be wearing No. 1 in the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins organization. The number is fitting for a man who was the No. 1 goaltender and even the No. 1 player in...

Women’s Crew: NU drops opener

April 5, 2009

By Kirby Morrison, News Staff Women's crew opened the season' Saturday with an impressive second place finish in the opening race of the 2009 regatta season. Northeastern finished the Charles River course in 7:43.7, trailing only Dartmouth who finished in 7:38.7.' Rhode Island...

Men’s and Women’s track: Hunter wins shot put at Texas Relays

April 5, 2009

Junior Nate Hunter of the men's track team continued his stellar season as he won the shot put event at the Texas Relays with a throw of 61-feet-6.75-inches. Hunter, along with three other Huskies participated in the 82nd annual Texas Relays Saturday in Austin, Texas. Junior...

Concert rocks on campus

April 5, 2009

By By Eric Allen, News Staff Saturday Springfest concert officially began at 7 p.m. when DJ Diplo's techno beats channeled through the amps and vibrated the floor of a half-full, neon-lit Matthews Arena. After months of planning, the Council for University Programs' (CUP) annual...

Matthews Arena to be improved

April 5, 2009

By By Nate Owen, News Staff The world's oldest hockey arena is getting a facelift. With the loss of six key seniors, and junior Brad Thiessen forgoing his senior year to sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's safe to say the men's hockey team will look a bit different next...

Matthews Arena to be improved

April 5, 2009

By By Nate Owen, News Staff The world's oldest hockey arena is getting a facelift. With the loss of six key seniors, and junior Brad Thiessen forgoing his senior year to sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, it's safe to say the men's hockey team will look a bit different next...

SGA postpones announcing winner

April 5, 2009

By By Rob Tokanel, News Staff ' The extended voting period for Student Government Association (SGA) president came to an end Saturday, but the candidates and students are going to have to wait a little longer to find out who won the position. SGA President Rob Ranley...

Northeastern goalie goes pro

April 5, 2009

By By Jared Shafran, News Staff With their historic season officially in the books, it's time for the men's hockey team to reap the rewards of a successful campaign. Multiple players have received awards but none have won anything on as big of a scale as former Husky and newly...

Powerlifting team grows

April 5, 2009

By By Jonathan Raymond, News Staff In little more than a year, what started out as two ex-Northeastern athletes with a hobby and some free time has blossomed into one of the most successful and growing club teams on campus. The NU powerlifting team, founded last year by middlers...