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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Men’s and Women’s Track: Track effort solid in Beantown

January 31, 2009

By Greg McGowan, News Correspondent The men's track and field team came home victorious from the Boston Indoor Reebok Games at the Reggie Lewis Center Friday. The Huskies earned a commanding 118 points to defeat the competition, which included runner-up Massachusetts. Head...

Men’s Hockey: Hockey drops game before Beanpot

January 31, 2009

The No. 3 Northeastern men's hockey team suffered a setback when it lost to the UMass Minutemen 6-4 at the Mullins Center in Amherst Friday night. 'They used their game plan very well and they counter attacked extremely well,'' head coach Greg Cronin said. 'They deserved to...

Column: Awaiting an opponent

January 31, 2009

As we enter February, the first thing most Boston sports fans usually have marked on their calendar is the annual Beanpot tournament, which crowns one of the local hockey schools as the best in college hockey in the city. However, while the Huskies have played well and dominated...

State budget cuts reduce public services

January 28, 2009

By By Lana Lagomarsini, News Correspondent In the wake of a sizable budget cut in Massachusetts that resulted in less funding for statewide social services, some students are facing the economic reality more than others. In October, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed...

Movie Review: Rourke is back in ‘Wrestler’

January 28, 2009

By Jason Woods, News Staff Randy 'The Ram' Robinson is a down-and-out boxer. A has-been, holding onto what little remains from the glory of his 1980s heyday, when he was a box office draw. A bona fide star. A lot like Mickey Rourke. After a lucrative career marked by cinema...

Women’s Basketball: Dual talents for Feldman

January 28, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff On the court, senior guard Ashlee Feldman draws the attention of defenders with her sharp-shooting prowess. Off it, the co-captain and communications major draws the attention of her radio audience with her sharp analysis of men's basketball games for...

Dolls of the House

January 28, 2009

By Danielle Capalbo, News Staff One thing's for sure:' The Obamas aren't lacking for attention. As the first 100 days of America's new presidency unfold, it seems every set of eyes in the world is watching the White House. But alongside an inauguration spectacle for the record...

Column: Show some class, Northeastern fans

January 28, 2009

We are entering the last month of regular season play in Hockey East before conference tournaments begin in March. The action is heating up as games take on even more significance. Crowds at Matthews Arena have been packed with attendance routinely over the 4,000 mark. The noise...

CD Review: Bruce ‘working’ heartstrings on new record

January 28, 2009

By Jeanine Budd, News Staff On his 24th studio album, Bruce Springsteen has made an obvious change of tone from frustration and cautionary tales of the heart to themes of love and hope, just as the title, Working on a Dream, suggests. As previous reviews of his songs have pointed...

Club Sports: NU ranked at top

January 28, 2009

By Nathan Vaughan, News Staff In only its first full season of existence, the women's club ice hockey team is making its presence felt on the East Coast. Friends Meredith Harclerode and Chelsea Dietz started the team last year. They are vice president and president, respectively,...

Men’s Basketball: NU tops VCU, moves into first

January 28, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff Continuing to build on its best conference start in 22 years, the men's basketball team came up with yet another marquee win this season Tuesday night in Richmond, Va. The Huskies defeated Virginia Commonwealth, 68-63, in front of 6,841 fans at...

Player of the Week: Ryan Ginand

January 28, 2009

The men's hockey team has moved up to third in the national rankings following a sweep of Providence last weekend. In these games, senior forward Ryan Ginand tallied four goals and an assist. Three of his goals came in the second game of the weekend series, allowing him to notch...