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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Women’s soccer: Rebounding with recruits

June 17, 2008

Despite a less-than-stellar 4-11-3 season, the women's soccer team has reason to believe it can greatly improve next time around: the team will welcome a 12-player incoming recruiting class that was recently ranked as the second best in the Colonial Athletic Association by soccerbuzz.com....

Commentary: Patrick’s daughter inspires

June 17, 2008

I was overjoyed to see that on the heels of the California Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage, our own Gov. Deval Patrick demonstrated his commitment to equal rights and support for the gay community when his daughter Katherine Patrick came out publicly as a lesbian...

Ethics questioned in cell phone study

June 17, 2008

By Michael Napolitano A recent study by Northeastern researchers secretly tracked the movements of thousands of anonymous cell phone users outside of the United States, which some say has called into question the privacy of billions of people worldwide. The study, which recorded...

Club Sports: Frisbee finished ninth

June 3, 2008

By Amara Grautski The club women's ultimate Frisbee team finished ninth in the nation during the team's mid-May trip to Denver. After placing first at the regional tournament in Lancaster, it seemed the team, called the Valkyries, were staying true to their motto: "We're going...

Comics bring some laughs to campus

June 3, 2008

By Jeanine Budd Seven stand-up comedians from the New England area performed a free show last night at afterHOURS, entertaining students with an array of both rehearsed and improvised jokes. The show, sponsored by the Council for University Programs, included jokes on everything...

NSCS offers some benefits

June 3, 2008

By Samantha Moll Each year, about 20 percent of Northeastern freshmen, sophomores and middlers receive invitations and e-mails to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). According to the organization's website, the honor society will look good on resumes and...

Northeastern Athletics: Camping out at NU

June 3, 2008

As summer reaches its peak and Northeastern athletics come to a standstill, a few Husky teams will break the lull by putting on summer camps in July for athletes of various skill and age levels. The baseball, football, soccer and swimming teams will all hold camps at different...

Red Sox tickets are often hard to get

June 3, 2008

By Jessica Volpe When you go to college in Boston, it's pretty likely you will end up at a Boston sports game one way or another. And if you're lucky, one might be a Red Sox game. Everyone wants to see Fenway Park. Many members of Red Sox Nation want nothing more than to...

Massey files grievance

June 3, 2008

David Massey, former chair of the math department and popular math professor, has filed a grievance with the Faculty Senate to reverse his suspension from the university, said his attorney Dahlia Rudavsky. Massey was suspended March 3, for undisclosed reasons relating to the...

Sports Briefs

June 3, 2008

Husky track compete in NCAA Regionals Northeastern sent three members of the men's and women's track teams to the NCAA East Regional Championship in Florida Friday and Saturday. Senior Tramaine Shaw was the only member from the women's team to compete. In her two events, Shaw...

Small concerts an option for the cash-strapped

June 3, 2008

In and out of the city, all across the country, many tend to celebrate summer by going big. When it comes to music, it's no different. Festivals like Lollapalooza in Chicago and Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., draw enormous crowds with enormous names: Radiohead, Kanye West,...

Husky Happenings

June 3, 2008

OSCCR meets with SGA to discuss Code Members of the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) met Monday to discuss ways to make the information in the Code of Conduct more available to the student body, SGA president-elect...