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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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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...

All Hail: Equal hours needed for co-op students

January 19, 2009

Around noon last Sunday I made my way to Stetson East for brunch, as I usually do on weekends. I waited in line and when the time came to hand my Husky Card to the dining hall attendant, I did so eagerly. After three vigorous, failed swipes, the woman gave me an extremely angry...

Fenway restaurant fire leaves 71 unemployed

January 19, 2009

By Gal Tziperman Lotan Sitti Krajangsart got a 2:30 a.m. phone call last Tuesday saying his workplace, Rod-Dee Thai Cuisine II in the Fenway, was burning. Krajangsart, a chef, said he drove from his Medford home to Peterborough Street and watched the fire consume Rod-Dee...

Commentary: Don’t get ‘busted’ without knowing your rights

January 19, 2009

Whether or not students break the law, it is possible that they have been involved in a police encounter once or twice. Of all the things Northeastern students may be educated on, how to take advantage of their constitutional rights during a brush with the police may not be one...

Commentary: Group calls on the need to address hate crimes

January 19, 2009

Northeastern is known throughout the Boston community as a progressive, accepting university. Students can walk freely around campus with confidence and assurance of their safety. However, on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, that atmosphere was disturbed. An unknown perpetrator defaced...

Women’s Soccer: Napoli to be honored Saturday

January 19, 2009

By Nate Owen After blazing her way through the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) this past fall and leading the sixth-seeded women's soccer team to both a conference championship and NCAA tournament berth, freshman forward Veronica Napoli is headed to St. Louis this weekend...

Men’s Hockey: Huskies in demand

January 19, 2009

By Nate Owen Much of the men's hockey team's season up to this point has been filled with lines - a trend that has seen lines of fans waiting to get into Matthews Arena and lines of teams behind the Huskies in both the Hockey East standings and national polls. On Monday,...

Men’s Basketball: Adako making presence felt

January 19, 2009

By Andrew Parente Coming into this year's basketball season, the Huskies were eager to establish a scoring threat down low in order to open up the game for the perimeter shooting of leading scorer Matt Janning. Now at 5-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and 10-5...

Column: Fan support at all time high

January 19, 2009

'You've come a long way, baby.' The phrase, first coined for Virginia Slims cigarettes in 1968, has taken on a modern context in the form of the Northeastern Huskies men's hockey team. Veteran DogHouse members can recall Greg Cronin's first season behind the bench in 2005-06...