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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: STD testing not free for all at NU

November 7, 2007

Have you ever had sex? "What!? Now hold on just one minute!" you sputter with indignation. "That's none of your business! Too personal! I'm still a virgin!" (Sure, if you say so). Nowadays, with all honesty, sexual activity is nothing to be ashamed of. Everybody's gettin'...

Women’s Hockey: Five goals lead Huskies to first season win

November 7, 2007

By Jared Sugerman A quest that began more than a month ago in the Land of a Thousand Lakes finally ended two nights ago in the Ocean State. The women's hockey team, who began its season Oct. 5 in Minnesota, nabbed its first victory of the year Tuesday, downing Hockey East...

Students call for OSCCR reform

November 7, 2007

By Matt Collette In its meeting Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) held an open forum about the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) to determine what issues students wanted addressed in the Code of Student Conduct. SGA senators and some...

Letter to the Editor: RSA put heart, effort into Husky Hunt

November 7, 2007

To say the organizers of the Husky Heart "lacked heart" ("Husky Hunt exhausts, endangers students," Nov. 5) is not only inaccurate, but incredibly disrespectful. After all of the hours they spent in preparation, that statement is downright ridiculous. Whether you appreciated...

Field Hockey: Team recognized by CAA

November 7, 2007

By Jimmy Charshafian Five members of the field hockey team were rewarded for their stellar play this season as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) handed out its postseason awards last week. Sophomore defenseman Suzanne Hazelzet, who became the first Northeastern player...

Election Day marked by drop in attendance

November 7, 2007

By Bryan Cohen A wave of voter apathy swept across Boston Tuesday when turnout in city council elections dropped to its lowest numbers in decades. Without a mayoral race and with five of nine district seats running unopposed - combined with rainy New England weather - a perfect...

Greeks compete for spot at Northeastern

November 7, 2007

By Kate Augusto Northeastern's Panhellenic Council, the overarching committee of Greek life, has started hosting open presentations to determine which national sorority will be the sixth sorority to join the university's Greek life. After a voting and application process,...

Men’s Basketball: ‘Looking to play our best’

November 7, 2007

By Andrew Parente Break out the hardwood, dust off the backboards and string up the nets. The start of Northeastern's basketball season is upon us. Last season, the Huskies welcomed new head coach Bill Coen from Boston College. Coen's first season was a successful one, as...

Boston’s got talent

November 7, 2007

Lansdowne The main concern of most young, independent bands is doing everything they can to book shows and get signed. While Boston-based pop-rock quartet Lansdowne is focused on those things too, they have another goal in mind: being patriotic. Recently, the United Service...

Jay-Z revisits the hard knock life

November 7, 2007

Jay-Z turns 38 years old next month, and the hip-hop player and mogul has more or less settled down. He holds two corporate jobs, as president and CEO of record companies Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella, and comprises one-half of a steady, long-term power couple. (The other half is...

Women’s Basketball: Healthy, ready to take court

November 7, 2007

By Daryl Velez Head coach Daynia LaForce Mann is entering her second year at the helm of Northeastern women's basketball, and is no stranger to turning teams around. She was part of a coaching staff at Long Island University that took its women's basketball program from last...

Faculty featured

November 7, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Last year, assistant graphic design professor Isabel Meirelles began a project that drew from the two classes she oversees at Northeastern. Meirelles created a 51-second movie in which green and blue squares moved diagonally, and then printed about six frames...