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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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Glod pursues dean job

January 9, 2008

By Derek Hawkins Carol Glod, chair of the Faculty Senate Agenda Committee, has been selected as one of four finalists to become dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, according to an article in the University at Buffalo Reporter. The decision came in late November,...

Letter to the Editor: Students want cheap, relevant texts

January 9, 2008

At the beginning of every semester, students go through the same miserable process. They must take themselves to the overcrowded campus bookstore and buy overpriced books with overused credit cards. Nearly everyone I know complains about the price of books and the scam that surrounds...

Men’s Basketball: A trampling of Drexel at Matthews Arena

January 9, 2008

By Andrew Parente Sophomore guard Matt Janning went a perfect eight for eight shooting and sophomore center Nkem Ojougboh turned in a season-high 20 points as the men's basketball team rolled over Drexel 79-45 last night at Matthews Arena. Janning converted every shot from...

Commentary: McCain’s America excludes

January 9, 2008

I want to express my distaste for a casual comment Sen. John McCain made on national radio a few weeks ago. I was driving to school at 6:45 a.m., and McCain was speaking during an interview on National Public Radio. The topic addressed was the scandal involving Mitt Romney's...

Column: Students, it’s in your hands

January 9, 2008

By Chris Estrada When you have the blood of Texas running through you, there are certain facts about yourself that you come to grips with quickly. And since my father and everyone else on his side of the family hails from the western side of the Lone Star State, I have come...

Letter to the Editor: Dancers perform a ‘beautiful gift’

January 9, 2008

I recently attended the Fifth Annual Winter Showcase presented by the Northeastern University Dance Company (NUDANCO) and was awed by the creativity, talent and innovative approach this company exuded. To learn that Jenna Bach, who choreographed "This Woman's Work," had dedicated...

Men’s Hockey: On the recruiting trail

January 9, 2008

By Jonathan Raymond Amid all the excitement and hype for head coach Greg Cronin's No. 7 Huskies this season, the coach has never wavered in stressing the point that, while the program is certainly close to turning the corner, it isn't quite there yet. With just a little more...

All Hail: Cross-campus commute creates confusion

January 9, 2008

By Nathan Vaughan It's the first class of the new semester. I'm sitting in a classroom in Robinson Hall with a ton of people I've never before met. All of a sudden, a professor I know isn't mine comes in and starts talking. I'm obviously not the only one who's confused - ...

More than just a game for student athletes

January 9, 2008

By Matthew Holt Nkem Ojougboh is one of hundreds of students on campus who balances the life of an athlete with the schedule of a student. Managing both school and athletics can come easy to some and difficult to others. But that's magnified for the student athlete. While...

Women’s Basketball: Busy winter break drops Huskies slightly below .500 mark

January 6, 2008

By Daryl Velez While most Northeastern students were enjoying their holiday break, the women's basketball team went to work. In games against New Hampshire, SUNY Stony Brook and Boston College, the Huskies combined for 238 points scored and only 213 points allowed. The span...

Column: Youth vote integral to 2008 elections

January 6, 2008

By Chelsea Reil Every four years, New Year's is one of my favorite times of the year because it happens to coincide with the start of the presidential primaries. This happens to be one of those years. As I was anxiously awaiting the results of the Iowa caucuses, waiting to see...

AD tells alumni football to stay

January 6, 2008

Then Peter Roby said, "Let there be football," and there was football. That's the gist of a message from an alumni group whose members met with the Northeastern athletics director Dec. 20 to discuss the fate of the program. Roby, in a meeting with representatives from the...