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The Huntington News

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Batman producer visits on dark night

October 29, 2008

By Mary Ann Georgantopulos As producer of the Batman films, Michael Uslan took the stage Tuesday night in the Curry Student Center Ballroom and blurted out two numbers: 528 million and 1 billion, the numbers "The Dark Knight" made in US theaters and the closing numbers in international...

Column: A remarkable turnaround

October 29, 2008

When a team suffers through a string of losing seasons, it is only a matter of time before a move is made to hopefully spur a rebuilding process. In most cases, the process is slow and takes time before the game results match the expectations. This assumption is what makes...

University bans Election Day class cancelations

October 29, 2008

By Samantha Moll With Election Day less than a week away, many students are beginning to wonder when they will find time to get to the polls. Students who need to go to their hometown to vote must make the choice between voting and cutting class, since faculty members are...

Area eateries fail initial health checks

October 29, 2008

By Mike Napolitano Restaurants surrounding Northeastern's campus like Quiznos, University House of Pizza and Boston Market all passed follow-up health inspections by the City of Boston in October after initally failing on multiple violations. A review by The News of 32 restaurants...

Performer Sperry needed some magic

October 29, 2008

By Nick Martin Magician Dan Sperry performed a free show in Blackman Auditorium Monday night that left some audience members shocked but not amazed. Sperry's performance was a part of HallowEEK, sponsored by the Council for University Programs (CUP). He had a small bag of...

Director addresses SGA

October 29, 2008

By Michele Richinick Provost Stephen Director addressed the Student Government Association (SGA) at its weekly meeting Monday, reiterating previous plans he had discussed about moving toward more four-year programs, among other things. "We have no intention that [the four-year...

Men’s Soccer: Back on track with win

October 28, 2008

After punching out late in each of its past four games, the men's soccer team finally got out on time yesterday when it defeated Delaware 1-0 in regulation at Parsons Field. The regulation win broke a streak of four straight games that had gone to double overtime, including...

Sports Briefs

October 28, 2008

By Andrew Parente Tuckerman earns Rookie of the Week award Alex Tuckerman was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week according to an announcement by the conference on Monday. Tuckerman recorded his first collegiate goal Friday night in Northeastern's 5-0 shutout...

Club Baseball: Two in a row for club baseball team

October 28, 2008

Since forming and joining the New England Club Baseball Association (NECBA) for the 2006 season, Northeastern's club baseball team has become something of a powerhouse. This year, the squad further cemented that status as it captured its second straight championship title in...

Volleyball: Perseverance through injuries

October 28, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan This season the volleyball team has kept graduate trainer Abby Wertz busy. The only player to not have significant injuries this year is sophomore middle hitter Jillian Robinson, though she has lingering knee issues, head coach Ken Nichols said. Many of...

Men’s Hockey: Huskies tame Bears

October 26, 2008

ORONO, Maine - The No. 11 men's hockey team came back from a one-goal deficit in the third period of Saturday's game to complete a sweep of Maine, dampening the Black Bears' homecoming weekend. Northeastern shut out Maine 5-0 Friday and came back with two late goals Saturday...

Author discusses Madonna icon

October 26, 2008

By Hannah Martin Author Malgorzata Oleszkiewicz-Peralba connected the dots between seemingly unrelated cultures when she spoke about her book "The Black Madonna in Latin America and Europe: Tradition and Transformation," in the Latino/a Center Thursday. The lecture was one...