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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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Islamic students hold vigils, fundraisers to aid victims of Gaza conflict

January 25, 2009

By By Jonathan Raymond, News Staff As this month's conflict in the Gaza Strip sparked scores of rallies and protests nationwide, students in the Islamic Society of Northeastern University have aimed to raise awareness of the strife and loss of life among Palestinian civilians...

Husky Happenings

January 25, 2009

By By Kate Augusto, News Staff Fourth annual Snowball event coming Feb. 7 The fourth annual Snowball is coming soon for students interested in a formal night of dinner and dancing, according to a press release. The Snowball, sponsored by the Resident Student Association and...

Students dance to fight poverty

January 25, 2009

By By Mike Napolitano, News Staff Students danced and donated to alleviate poverty Saturday in an effort that raised thousands of dollars for the Philippines' poor. The GK (Gawad Kalinga) Dance-a-thon, a charity dance marathon of hip hop and pop music, dance lessons and group...

Few undergrad online options

January 25, 2009

By By Kitt Wolfenden, News Staff Northeastern's College of Professional Studies (CPS) offers online programs for its non-traditional students, but there are few online options at Northeastern in other colleges like Arts and Sciences and the Bouve College of Health Sciences. ...

Health sites could spark stress

January 25, 2009

By Maraithe Thomas, News Correspondent Many students know the feeling of getting sick at the worst possible time. Just as classes pick up and professors start loading on the work, the sniffles emerge and the joints begin to ache. These can often be easily treated illnesses....

Men’s Basketball: NU stays hot, moves to 8-1

January 25, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff After falling behind by 15 points to Old Dominion with seven minutes to play in the first half, the men's basketball team used a 51-20 run to capture its second straight win in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Saturday night in Norfolk, Va. ...

Forks and Spoons: Missed connections is a matchmaker

January 25, 2009

When a co-worker told me how she found love, I began rummaging through my memory, scrutinizing every eye-lock, bump-in, and passing stranger for a trace of some vital but missed connection. It all started at brunch one afternoon. She was sitting at the bar eating bacon and we...

Men’s Hockey: Ginand’s four goals spark sweep of PC

January 25, 2009

By Jared Shafran, News Staff The No. 5 men's hockey team exploded for nine goals this weekend in a pair of victories to remain in first place in Hockey East. At the first game, in Providence, the Huskies were led to a 3-1 victory by freshman forward Mike McLaughlin, who scored...

Women’s Basketball: Comeback over Tribe

January 25, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff The women's basketball team's electrifying 59-55 come-from-behind victory against William & Mary at Solomon Court yesterday had a little bit of everything. Northeastern used an energetic, pressuring defense, clutch free throw shooting and a little...

Struggling to Find the Right Words Via T9

January 25, 2009

By Sarah Moomaw, News Correspondent 'Errsessn.' Laura Simons, a middler economics major, said she received this made-up word in a curious text message:' T9's attempt at 'Espresso.' One would expect the corresponding keystroke '- 37773776 '- to bring up a popular word, no...

Women’s Hockey: Losing streak hits four

January 25, 2009

By Jared Sugerman, News Staff On Jan. 11, the' women's hockey team completed a two-game sweep of Niagara to extend their winning streak to three games, matching a season high. Two weeks later, after going down against No. 6 Boston College (15-5-3, 9-3-1), No. 7 New Hampshire...

Notorious on the B.I.G. screen

January 25, 2009

By Hana Nobel, News Correspondent The much-buzzed-about biopic 'Notorious' was released Jan. 16, with fans lined up to witness the story of Chris Wallace, better known as Notorious B.I.G., Biggie or Biggie Smalls. He is often called one of the greatest rappers of all time. The...