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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Baseball: Quigley recipient of award

August 12, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan This summer another accolade was received by a Northeastern participant in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Pitcher Ryan Quigley became the first Northeastern player to win the John J. Claffey Outstanding New England Prospect award in the award's eighth year....

Commentary: Beware the black hole

August 12, 2008

I don't know if you realize this, but everyone on the planet might die very soon, very quickly. I'm not talking about global warming or terrorism or anything catastrophic like that. I'm talking about what could very possibly be the biggest threat facing all of humanity: physicists....

Women

August 12, 2008

While most of the focus is on the gold-medal aspirations of former Huskies at the Olympics, one former member of the women's crew team earned a gold of her own with the US Under-23 National Team at the World Championships in Bredenburg, Germany last month. Senior Katherine...

Women’s Crew: Gold for alum at World Champs

August 12, 2008

While most of the focus is on the gold-medal aspirations of former Huskies at the Olympics, one former member of the women's crew team earned a gold of her own with the US Under-23 National Team at the World Championships in Bredenburg, Germany last month. Senior Katherine...

Sports briefs

August 12, 2008

Former Husky hits first major league home run Luke Carlin, a catcher for the Huskies from 2000-02, hit his first major league home run for the San Diego Padres August 10. He connected for the three-run homer off Colorado Rockies pitcher Matt Herges at Coors Field in Denver....

Crime log

August 12, 2008

Wednesday, July 30 11:45 a.m. A graduate student reported the theft of his laptop, which he had left in an unlocked room in the Egan Center used by graduate students as a lunch room. 4 p.m. A student reported her pocketbook missing after she had put it down on the...

Column: Get excited for new season

August 12, 2008

Mid-August is often referred to as the "dog days of summer." Whoever coined the phrase was probably referring to the oppressive heat that is typical this time of year, but the term could also refer to Northeastern's athletics preparation and summer training. Believe it or...

Football: Football gears up for return to field

August 12, 2008

By Chris Estrada As the old adage goes, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. As you can see, that old chestnut mentions nothing about football. Northeastern was competitive almost every week in 2007 and scored impressive wins against ranked opponents New Hampshire...

Returning veterans

August 11, 2008

Maybe he had slept for three hours, or maybe it was four. At 5 o'clock on a Wednesday morning, Michael McDonough is up, with enough time to get dressed and ready before he takes the Green Line to Northeastern. But McDonough doesn't take classes here or hold a job nearby....

Busted

August 11, 2008

By Terri Schwartz July 29 might have been an ordinary summer afternoon for some people, but for many bored Facebook users it was a somber day. The Scrabulous application, a virtual version of the popular board game Scrabble, was removed from Facebook in the United States and...

Hungry Husky: Make a last supper

August 11, 2008

Have you been living in the same residence hall room all summer but haven't cooked anything beyond Ramen noodles and grilled cheese? Lucky for you, the Hungry Husky has been in the kitchen, perfecting recipes that are both tasty and easy to cook. This week, as the end of summer...

About The Huntington News

August 10, 2008

' The News' History For 82 years, The Northeastern News was a major source of news at Northeastern University. As part of its evolution, The News is in the process of making some exciting changes. Now known as The Huntington News, the paper went independent from the university...