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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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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 alone in first place

October 15, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan With another pair of weekend wins, the volleyball team continues to cement its status as the class of the conference. Coming off its fourth weekend sweep in a row, Northeastern has moved into sole possession of first place in the Colonial Athletic Association...

Field hockey: Murtagh wins 300

October 15, 2008

For Northeastern field hockey coach Cheryl Murtagh, her 300th win Friday against Delaware is more than just another milestone in a prodigious career already filled with success. Win No. 300 inspired Murtagh to fondly recall the players she's coached, while at the same time...

Cross country trip yields win, tie

October 15, 2008

Mere hours before boarding a plane headed to Boston, the men's hockey team rebounded from a tied game Friday to post a 4-2 win over Alaska Anchorage in the second game of the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska. "Clearly we're seeing, it's early in the year, but there's...

Men’s hockey: Cross country trip yields win, tie

October 15, 2008

Mere hours before boarding a plane headed to Boston, the men's hockey team rebounded from a tied game Friday to post a 4-2 win over Alaska Anchorage in the second game of the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska. "Clearly we're seeing, it's early in the year, but there's...

Berklee’s Blane

October 15, 2008

By Rachel Zarrell Former Berklee College student Tim Blane, his band and the Boston-based group the North Lot will perform at afterHOURS with a free show Oct. 18. Self-described as "acoustic pop," Blane said it's hard for him to categorize his music. "It's basically singer-songwriter...

‘Nation’ shows road to success

October 15, 2008

By William Clark Members of the Public Broadcasting Service TV show and student movement "Roadtrip Nation" came to Northeastern Tuesday to speak with students about following what they love on the road to success. Career Services sponsored the event, which drew a low turnout...

Football: Upset bid over UMass falls short

October 15, 2008

By Chris Estrada Confidence breaker or major motivator? It'll be up to the Huskies to decide after an opportunity to upset No. 13 Massachusetts went unfulfilled Saturday at Parsons Field. The football team played the Minutemen hard to the finish, but two fourth quarter...

All Hail: Huskies look to give crowd early excitement

October 15, 2008

As of today, we are smack in the middle of Homecoming Week here at Northeastern. It is a time when alumni and current students join together to support Husky athletics. While there are events happening all next week, most of the athletics events happen this weekend. The men's...

Letter to the Editor: Huskies can make difference on Saturday

October 15, 2008

People often tell me that they don't attend Northeastern athletic events because the teams, mainly the football team, "always lose." Could it be that athletic teams lose because people don't attend the games? A much underrated aspect of sports today is the effect the fan has...

Letter to the Editor: Commentary casts negative light on journalism

October 15, 2008

Upon unfolding the Oct. 2 issue of The News, I was struck to read a commentary I felt lowered the paper's quality of writing standards. After reading the piece thoroughly, just to be sure there was no hidden joke I may had missed, I arrived at this conclusion only to be disappointed....

State of finances uncertain at NU

October 15, 2008

By Michael Napolitano While President Joseph Aoun has recently called for Northeastern to begin examining ways to manage the cost of education in the current national financial crisis, no specific proposals have yet been made to control the school finances, said interim university...