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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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Letter to the Editor: Neighbor: NU students a cancer to Boston

February 5, 2008

In response to the cover story of The News which included the quote, "Although there were few incidents last night, a News reporter observed the arrest of a young man, without shoes, wearing a red Northeastern T-shirt. The man was accosted by officers for allegedly tipping over...

All Hail: Classes, co-op abroad an education

February 5, 2008

I'm on day three of exams in France (that's five tests down and three more to go this week). I'm pretty sure the aching nausea that I've been carrying around for the last three weeks is starting to go away, but at this point of sleep deprivation and European treaty overload,...

Men’s Basketball: History Broken

February 3, 2008

By Jared Shafran Despite a slow start, the men's basketball team came out with a win in its game against Drexel Saturday by a score of 63-40. The win is the Huskies' first at the Daskalakis Athletic Center since 1998, ending a string of six straight losses there. It's also...

Men’s Hockey: Tight game brings good result

February 3, 2008

In a tight, chippy game that saw a slew of penalties, the Huskies managed to come away with two points Friday night after a 1-0 blanking of Massachusetts. Sophomore goaltender Brad Thiessen recorded his second shutout of the season and sophomore forward Randy Guzior scored...

Column: Growing pains of a young roster

February 3, 2008

With the calendar flipped to February and the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament just around-the-corner, it's time to take a look at the conference standings, as the "contenders" begin to separate themselves from the "pretenders." The great Benjamin Franklin once...

Chartwells faces scrutiny

February 3, 2008

By Anne Baker Chartwells, the company that services Northeastern's dining halls, has recently had to answer questions across the country regarding their treatment of employees. But Northeastern's Chartwells division has reportedly not faced such problems, said Michael Vigna,...

Track and Field: Men take Beanpot of their own

February 3, 2008

Most Husky fans are looking ahead to the men's hockey Beanpot, but Saturday the men's track team won a Beanpot of its own: the Battle of Beantown, topping Boston College, Boston University and Harvard at Gordon Track at Harvard. The women's team placed fourth. The Huskies...

Husky Happenings

February 3, 2008

NU sees jump in applicant pool for fall semester More than 35,000 students applied to Northeastern for the class of 2013, according to a Northeastern announcement. With an expanded presence both nationally and overseas, Northeastern has seen a 16 percent increase in the applicant...

Women’s Basketball: Win, back to losing

February 3, 2008

By Daryl Velez On Jan. 31, the women's basketball team broke its eight game losing streak and grabbed its first win of the season - 59-54 - against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Drexel. But the victory proved short lived by Sunday, when the team lost 57-52 to...

Panel speaks about climate

February 3, 2008

By Lauren Kelly The passage of the Clean Energy Act in 2007, an act which reduced tax breaks for oil companies and will fund energy-saving research, was among the initiatives that illustrated the necessity for action to be taken with the global warming crises. Now, the Husky...

Women’s Hockey: Bragging rights

February 3, 2008

By Jared Sugerman Thanks to the success of the Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots during the last several months, Bostonians have owned bragging rights on the national sports scene. But who holds the crowing credentials within the city itself? In Boston, we have the men's and women's...

Students seek parental guidance

February 3, 2008

By James Abisamra A majority of college freshmen feel their parents are involved the "right amount" when it comes to making college decisions, according to a study released last week by the University of California (UCLA) at Los Angeles. At Northeastern, freshmen seem to share...