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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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Store Review: Barracks has cheap options for students

October 19, 2008

By Pat Tarantino In the midst of a faulty economy, cash-strapped college students need all the breaks they can get. Enter the Army Barracks, an army surplus store stockpiled with enough low-cost essentials and impulse buys that you'll gladly sign on for a second tour. Located...

Men’s Hockey: NU upsets No. 1 Boston College

October 19, 2008

A shaking Matthews Arena, packed with a sold-out crowd of 5,407 screaming fans, was the place for any Husky fan to be Saturday night. Even Boston College men's hockey head coach Jerry York couldn't complain. "It was great to see the crowd, it gives us a whole other venue...

Drunken e-mails gets quizzed

October 19, 2008

By Irene Muniz After a few drinks, students may suddenly feel an urge to spit out everything their heart desires, including obscene or hateful messages to a "friend" or ex-lover, via e-mail. Drunk e-mailing now has a solution. Now Google is here to save us once again from...

Editorial: A pat on the back for student group collaboration

October 19, 2008

Rarely do we see the Northeastern community come together for a common cause. From athletic events to Springfest concerts, students, staff and alumni only sporadically find reasons to come together as a community. But one initiative has managed to conquer this unfamiliar ground:...

Making it work in Boston’s music industry

October 19, 2008

By Mike Rougeau Kate Smeal, a sophomore songwriting major at the Berklee College of Music, said she started loving music at a young age. Ben Hoffman, a junior music industry major at Northeastern, said he became more serious about music when he formed the band Eroica with fellow...

Volleyball: Huskies continue streak of dominance

October 19, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan The volleyball team experienced a familiar result this weekend and, as such, remain in a familiar position. After another pair of sweeps over the cellar-dwellers of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Georgia State and UNC Wilmington, the Huskies continued...

College students fight to stay awake

October 19, 2008

By Meghan Shanahan While many college students love to sleep, the majority of young adults get fewer than seven hours of sleep per night, according to the National Sleep Foundation's (NSF) 2003 Sleep in America poll. Between the stress of writing papers, cramming for tests and...

NU spends evening with ‘Daily’ host

October 19, 2008

Comedian Jon Stewart said he thinks Senator Barack Obama may have this election in the bag. A John McCain victory would be as improbable as a baseball team coming back from a 7-0 deficit, Stewart joked to a sold-out crowd at Matthews Arena Friday night, as part of Homecoming...

Column: In tough times it’s no longer Us and Them

October 19, 2008

There are two Bostons, and most of the time we're fortunate enough to live in the safe one. There's the Boston Northeastern is in, where most of the time we're safe and secure, and we only run into trouble when we're looking for it. Then there's the Boston we don't usually...

Field Hockey: Early lead dropped

October 19, 2008

Playing their second game in a row against a ranked opponent, the field hockey team gave No. 14 Boston College all it could handle before ultimately dropping a 4-3 decision. Four goals from Eagles forward Chelsey Feole proved to be the Huskies' undoing. Despite the loss,...

2 students stabbed in fight

October 19, 2008

By Rachel Zarrell Two Northeastern students were stabbed and a third was taken into police custody following an altercation on Westland Ave. early Sunday morning. The Boston Police Department (BPD) responded to 24 Westland Avenue at 3:25 a.m. following the report of a fight...

Letter to the Editor: Hockey game scores school spirit

October 19, 2008

Saturday's hockey game against defending national champions Boston College turned out to be an epic affair that will surely be remembered by all who attended. It involved everything that makes college hockey the best collegiate sport in New England, including a raucous sold-out...