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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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Men’s Hockey: Huskies in demand

January 14, 2009

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, the Athletics Department...

Men’s Basketball: Adako making presence felt

January 14, 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 overall,...

Column: Fan support at all time high

January 14, 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...

Baseball: Preseason poll slots Northeastern 10th in Colonial

January 14, 2009

The baseball team was picked 10th in the Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) coaches' poll yesterday, the league announced. James Madison received six first place votes and 95 total points to edge out Georgia State (91 points) for the top spot in the poll. Northeastern received...

Women’s Hockey: Sulyma makes mark far from home

January 14, 2009

By Jared Sugerman In Leah Sulyma's West Village E dorm is a poster designed by New Hampshire Wildcats' hockey fans. It reads, " Save Sulyma's House. Stop Global Warming." When she looks at it through her rectangular-framed glasses, the sophomore business student and goaltender...

Player of the Week: Alyssa Wohlfeiler

January 14, 2009

This weekend the women's hockey team had one of its best weekends in recent history. They beat then-No. 9 Boston University at BU, and swept Niagara at Matthews Arena. This was in large part thanks to the phenomenal play of sophomore forward Alyssa Wohlfeiler. Wohlfeiler had...

All Hail: Equal hours needed for co-op students

January 14, 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...

Reality TV can be pretty ugly

January 14, 2009

By Megan Jicha The Long of It True Beauty isn't just skin deep. It isn't good television either. ABC's new reality competition show, "True Beauty," pins six beautiful babes and four gorgeous guys in competition with one another for the title of "America's Most Beautiful...

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

January 14, 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...

Rally draws a thousand despite cold weather

January 14, 2009

An estimated 1,000 people rallied at Copley Square last night in 16 degree weather to support Israel's right to defend itself and support a lasting peace between Palestine and Israel, said Ari Alexenberg, director of the Israel Action Center, which is part of the Jewish Community...

Commentary: Group calls on the need to address hate crimes

January 14, 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...

NU honors King

January 14, 2009

By Colin Young On Wednesday, John Wilson, the keynote speaker for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation touted the value of King's moral compass and spoke of the racial and political progress that can be gained in the Barack Obama presidency at Blackman Auditorium....