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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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Women’s Hockey: BC too tough a test

November 2, 2008

By Jared Sugerman Midterms are out of the way, but the women's hockey team was given its toughest test of the year Saturday, facing No. 4 Boston College (6-0-2, 3-0 Hockey East). The Huskies' (5-1-2, 2-1 Hockey East) 5-0 loss could be considered disappointing, but head coach...

Festival works to end stigma against Muslims

November 2, 2008

By Damon Griffin Since September 11, some Americans have made negative assumptions about Muslims, including that they are violent, hate America and are cruel to women. The American Islamic Congress (AIC) and the civic initiative Project Nur are working to change this stigma....

Volleyball: Top dog in CAA

November 2, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan After consecutive sweeps of George Mason and James Madison this weekend, the volleyball team has clinched a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) playoffs. With a record of 15-9 (9-1 CAA), the first-place Huskies hold a two-game lead over William...

Matisyahu disappoints Orpheum Theatre crowd

November 2, 2008

By Hana Nobel It wasn't Shabbat, but a sea of yarmulkes filled the Orpheum Theatre Wednesday night for a Matisyahu concert. The Hasidic Jewish rapper and reggae musician who reigns from Brooklyn performed for a crowd of nearly 2,000 people. The artist's opening band, the...

Column: From television to reality, presidents to believe in

November 2, 2008

Yes, these last eight years have been bad, and I doubt many will argue on behalf of President George W. Bush at this point in history. But one man made it all seem a little better: Josiah Bartlett. Bartlett was, on NBC's "The West Wing," an honorable president and a good man....

Online Exclusive: Field Hockey: Once promising season ends on sour note

November 2, 2008

A season that began with so much promise for the field hockey team came to end with a loud thud this past weekend. The Huskies were picked third in the Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) preseason coaches' poll and received several votes in the National Field Hockey Association's...

NU student makes activism, education priorities

November 2, 2008

By Gail Waterhouse Sushruta Kunnenkeri can be called many things. He is a senior, a biology major and philosophy minor and the president of two student organizations. Most people, however, just call him "Sush." As the president of NUSTAND, Northeastern's student organization...

Yoga adapts for students who have disabilities

November 2, 2008

By Rachel Zarrell Before she became injured about five years ago, Shari Zakim said she used to take yoga classes. But it wasn't until the Spiritual Life Center sponsored adaptive yoga Friday, geared toward people with physical disabilities, that Zakim had an opportunity to try...

Letter to the Editor: BRC learning from its previous mistakes

November 2, 2008

There has recently been a lot of attention brought to the Budget Review Committee (BRC) and the decisions made by BRC during Summer II. More specifically, there has been attention brought to the programs funded and the amount of money given to those programs when compared to...

Officials prepare for reaccreditation

November 2, 2008

After years of preparation, self-study and review by Northeastern officials, a team of 12 professors and administrators from universities around the country arrived at Northeastern yesterday to begin to review its practices and procedures on behalf of The New England Association...

Women’s Soccer: Win seals playoffs

November 2, 2008

Freshman Gabbi Jatkola and Veronica Napoli helped the Huskies erase the memories of last season's last-place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) with a goal apiece in the women's soccer team's 2-1 victory at Hofstra Thursday night. The win clinched the sixth and...

Column: Penalty kill shows life

November 2, 2008

One point. One scant little point in the standings. Husky fans will look at that number and think it isn't much after a hard-fought home-at-home series against No. 6/7 New Hampshire. Yet the box scores show that Northeastern easily could have come up empty-handed had it not...