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The Huntington News

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Green Line extension to be done by 2014

January 21, 2009

By Anna Rice, News Correspondent The extension of the D and E Green Line branches into Somerville and Medford, which has been in the making since 1990, will still be completed by its 2014 deadline or Massachusetts risks losing federal funding for transportation, according to...

Column: Burden gone

January 21, 2009

' Saturday, Jan. 17 the men's basketball team visited Hofstra, where the students were either taking their winter break, or doing their best imitation of Boston College fans during the Hockey East Tournament. (Translation: the arena had less life than Brett Favre's right arm.)...

Out of galleries and onto Boston’s sidewalks

January 21, 2009

By Janet Lui, News Correspondent While most kids dreamed of growing up to be doctors, lawyers or astronauts, Robert 'Bob' Guillemin looked to a different path. He dreamed of art. 'Ever since I got a little scholarship in the fourth grade in the arts, I knew I was going to be...

Trivia gains popularity at clubs and afterHOURS

January 21, 2009

By Eric Filemyr, News Correspondent ' What could entice more than a hundred young people to come out on a cold January night to be quizzed on science, history and literature? The answer may partially be alcohol, but most of the crowd at Clery's on Dartmouth Street is there for...

Students join to witness history

January 21, 2009

By Max Gelber, News Correspondent Northeastern students and faculty gathered Tuesday afternoon in the Curry Student Center indoor quad to witness Barack Obama take the oath of office, becoming the 44th President of the United States and the country's first African American president...

NU moves into first place tie

January 21, 2009

By Andrew Parente, News Staff In a battle of the two top men's basketball teams in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), it was no surprise to see the contest come down to the game's final possessions. NU held a 56-55 advantage with 1:37 remaining until Mason guard Cam Long...

Fans line up for Huskies

January 21, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff A frigid winter morning couldn't deter Husky fans from clamoring for the hottest tickets on campus Saturday at Matthews Arena. Beanpot tickets went on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday, but some students arrived as early as 5:30 a.m. and waited outside until...

Huskies move to 3-2 in CAA

January 21, 2009

By Nate Owen, News Staff A combination of timely second half shooting and a stifling defense helped the women's basketball team emerge with a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) wins this past week. With a 54-50 win over UNC Wilmington Thursday night at Solomon Court...

Veteran reporter recounts time at university

January 21, 2009

By Danielle Capalbo, News Staff In the mid-1940s, when jazz critic and former Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff was still a senior at Northeastern, it was customary for undergraduate students of his particular academic ilk '- that is, with perfect GPAs '- to receive certificates...

NU splits with Cats

January 21, 2009

By Jared Shafran, News Staff After moving up to No. 3 in the USCHO.com/CBS Sports' Division I poll last week, the men's hockey team split a pair of games with the then-No. 8 Vermont Catamounts last weekend at Matthews Arena. In the first game Friday, the Huskies played a complete...

Obama keeps students hopeful for economy

January 21, 2009

By Stephanie Daly, News Staff ' With Barack Obama sworn into office and an economic stimulus package on the agenda, many students are hopeful that the economy will soon turn around. Experts, though, say it will still take time. The state of the economy has affected students...

Commentary: RSA officer advises students to attend events

January 21, 2009

Northeastern's Resident Student Association (RSA) has been working hard at planning an amazing month for February. As a second-year member of RSA's general council and the public relations officer of the organization's programming committee, I am personally excited to be a part...