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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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Sports Update: Men’s basketball drops season finale.

March 1, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff The men's basketball team dropped a 57-54 decision to Old Dominion (20-8, 12-6 Colonial Athletic Association) in overtime Saturday night at Matthews Arena. Junior guard Matt Janning hit a three with 23 seconds to play to give the Huskies a 50-47...

Little improvement with third restructuring meeting

February 26, 2009

By Eric Allen, News Staff The third open meeting of the ad-hoc committee to discuss the possible restructuring of the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Criminal Justice was held in Curry Student Center Thursday evening with an audience of five students. The meeting was held...

Player of the Week: Chaisson Allen

February 25, 2009

On Saturday the men's basketball team was on national television to participate in the ESPN Bracket Busters. Going in, the Huskies were on a three-game losing streak; they hadn't lost four in a row all season.' ' In need of a good performance, guard Chaisson Allen stepped...

Sports Briefs

February 25, 2009

Wilson honored for third time this season Guard Brittany Wilson of the women's basketball team was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Week for the third time this year, the conference announced Monday. Wilson scored a career-high 17 points last Thursday...

Column: This ain’t your grandpa’s music

February 25, 2009

The Long of It My parents defied theirs by listening to and following The Beatles, I've spent many girls' nights watching 'Across the Universe' and my little cousin often sings 'Yellow Submarine' along with the Sesame Street gang. The music and culture of The Beatles transcends...

2/26 Calendar

February 25, 2009

Event of the Week '- Monday, March 2 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' is a 1967 film by Stanley Kramer that takes on the topic of interracial dating when a white woman brings her black boyfriend home to meet her family. It was later redone, only the situation was spun around...

Questions asked, little answered

February 25, 2009

By By Anne Baker, News Staff In what was frequently a contentious meeting, the ad-hoc committee charged with examining the structure of the colleges of Arts and Sciences and Criminal Justice hosted its second open forum Tuesday afternoon. The meeting, which was described by...

Business program ranks up 10 spots

February 25, 2009

By By Jenna Duncan, News Staff The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the College of Business Administration (CBA) undergraduate entrepreneurship program 14th in the nation out of 2,300 programs in their latest rankings, up 10 spots from last year. Entrepreneurial...

Movie studio to offer co-ops

February 25, 2009

By By Gal Tziperman Lotan, News Staff Welcome to Hollywood east. A new movie, television and commercial studio in Plymouth, 40 miles south of Boston, will be bringing new internship and co-op opportunities for Northeastern students, a studio spokesperson said. Plymouth Rock...

Cash a quitting aid

February 25, 2009

By By Sarah Lavers, News Correspondent Cash is proving to be an effective incentive for those trying to quit smoking, a new study has shown. Some employers may use this as a way to encourage their workers to stop in order to reduce long term health-care costs and time theft,...

No clear timeline for burned-down businesses

February 25, 2009

By By Ruthanne Tarantino, News Correspondent While the Fenway community is showing support for the seven Peterborough Street businesses that burned down in January, there does not seem to be a clear timeline for the renovations. Community members, city representatives and business...