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The Huntington News

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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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...

Column: Janning takes Monarchs by storm

January 25, 2009

NORFOLK, VA - From a distance, Saturday night's 58-42 win over Old Dominion looks like another Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) blowout for the Northeastern men's basketball team. But for anyone who followed the game from start to finish, it was far from an easy win for the...

Forecasting next month

January 25, 2009

By Emma Johnson, News Correspondent The season of Hollywood self-congratulation is upon us again, as Academy Award nominations were announced Jan. 22. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shoveled accolades at both 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' with 13 nominations,...

Web Exclusive: Sports Briefs

January 25, 2009

Track teams compete at Great Dane Classic Last Friday Albany hosted the Great Dane Classic in New York, N.Y. The Great Danes swept both the men's and women's' track meets. In the men's they beat the second place team by 82.5 points and Northeastern, whom finished second, by...

Culture vulture

January 25, 2009

By Dan Buono, News Staff M. Ward, Hold Time:' Feb. 19' M. Ward took a break as a solo artist last year, daring to become the singing duo She and Him with actress and songstress Zooey Deschanel. But this year he's putting that act on hold to release the follow up to his...

Students want more ice

January 25, 2009

By By Rob Tokanel, News Staff Lack of ice time for intramural hockey and broomball teams this semester has a lot of students frustrated with the university, and some' claim the drop in ice time is due to the school selling time in the rink to external teams. Gabriel Wolf,...

Editorial: Faculty Senate adds positive aspect to process

January 24, 2009

On Jan. 14, the Faculty Senate took a step in the right direction. Without many objections, members of the senate voted in favor of a resolution that will now allow a committee of faculty members to act as a check to unnecessary pressure in the process of the faculty grievance...

Commentary: SGA and university available for assistance

January 24, 2009

After the joint workshop last fall with the Office of Student Financial Services (SFS) that discussed budgeting, credit cards and credit scores, the Student Government Association (SGA), in its venture with SFS, is dedicated to helping students with economic issues. SFS is ready...

Commentary: Administrators’ comments target News staff

January 24, 2009

I've spent the last week trying to figure out how to write this column. Every time I got a few hundred words written, I would realize I wasn't saying what I wanted to, hit 'Select All,' then delete everything. So instead of writing delicately at the start, building to my main...

Liberal arts

January 24, 2009

By Hayley Miller, News Correspondent With a new administration ringing in promises of hope and change, some of America's top political players, like Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense and Hilary Clinton as Secretary of the State, are in the hot seat. Now, a question concerning...

‘Merriweather’ lightens winter

January 24, 2009

By Chelsea Leifer, News Correspondent The eighth studio album from electronic powerhouse Animal Collective dropped last Tuesday to much fanfare. With online leaks and a vinyl release that pre-empted Merriweather Post Pavillion by a few weeks, blogs like Stereogum.com were already...