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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Reformers push for Slow Food on campus

November 16, 2008

By Chelsea Reil While Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Wendy's dominate the Curry Student Center food court, some students and faculty want to promote a group that is locally grown. Slow Food USA, a division of Slow Food International, is an organization that emphasizes the value...

NU ensures student safety in Mexico

November 16, 2008

By Lana Lagomarsini Despite a recent spate of drug-related violence throughout Mexico, the country will continue to play host to Northeastern students, university officials said. Interim university spokesperson Jim Chiavelli said students traveling to Mexico are not in danger....

Column: Legitimate contenders now

November 16, 2008

Saturday's 70-66 win over Providence College was the first victory for Northeastern over a BCS opponent under coach Bill Coen, but don't call it an upset. Sure, Providence was picked 10th in the Big East, a conference that could send 10 teams to the NCAA tournament in March,...

Mae day, Mae day

November 16, 2008

By Gail Waterhouse The line to get into afterHOURS stretched past the venue's awning and into the rain Saturday night as students waited in anticipation to see the Virgina-based band Mae perform. The event, which had about 80 people in attendance, was hosted by fraternity...

Program eases transition for global students

November 16, 2008

By Erin Kelly More than a year after its creation, the Global Pathways Program at Northeastern has helped international students adjust to student life effectively, those involved said. "It's a different culture so [the Global Pathways Program] told me some information about...

Web Exclusive: Football drops sixth straight

November 16, 2008

By Chris Estrada Heading into their Saturday game against each other, the Huskies had lost five in a row and Hofstra, four. Clearly, something had to give. And on Saturday, the Pride clearly left no doubt about who was going to give. Racking up 523 yards of total offense...

Boston theatre acts as New York alternative

November 16, 2008

By Lauren Sheffer For most aspiring actors, Manhattan is the ultimate destination. And although Boylston Street is not Broadway, Boston's theatre district still has a lot to offer students in the city. However, some students said they think the theatre scene in New York is...

Women’s Soccer: Huskies move on, then fall

November 16, 2008

NEWTON - The women's soccer team's remarkable season came to an end yesterday with a 4-0 loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament to No. 10 Boston College. Northeastern (14-9-1, 6-5 Colonial Athletic Association) defeated Harvard in an exciting game that went to...

Web Exclusive: Women’s hockey loses pair of weekend contests with Wayne State

November 16, 2008

By Jared Sugerman Last season, Wayne State's Melissa Boal, Sam Poyton and Lindsay DiPietro formed the highest-scoring line in women's college hockey and led the Warriors to a season-ending No. 10 ranking. This weekend, they proved they are still good enough to make even the...

Northeastern student uses ‘noggin’ to design thought-provoking T-shirts

November 16, 2008

By Eric Allen When Julian Jung was playing a fishing game for class during his senior year of high school, his teacher, Erik Berg, did not just notice his aptitude for making an imaginary fishing company successful - he noticed his natural leadership and the ingenuity that helped...

High Rx-pectations for pharmacy game show

November 16, 2008

By Mike Rougeau Two teams of students from the School of Pharmacy faced off Thursday against two teams of professors in Rx Wars, a game show tournament testing knowledge on pharmacy, general trivia and pop culture. Sponsored by Rho Chi, Northeastern's pharmacy honor society,...

Volleyball: Top seed in CAA tourney

November 16, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan For the first time in 16 years, the Northeastern volleyball team is the top seed in a conference tournament, and for the first time ever a Northeastern team is top dog in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for the regular season. Entering the weekend...