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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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Dance lessons make hips sway

September 30, 2007

By Alison Clancy Fast, intricate guitar riffs and a thumping rhythm filled the air at afterHOURS Friday night. "Hips Don't Lie," co-sponsored by the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), the Latino/a Student Cultural Center (LSCC) and the Society of Hispanic Professional...

From the classroom to the crime scene

September 30, 2007

By Matt Collette With a clipboard in hand, Museum of Science visitors approach the yellow crime tape. It's a grisly scene - a skeleton lies half-buried in the Nevada desert. All that remains are some tattered, decomposing clothes and a wedding band on the body's left hand. There...

Comedy night draws sell-out crowd

September 30, 2007

By Garrett Shaw Stephen Lynch and Colin Quinn mixed music and politics to elicit laughs Saturday night. The sold-out show, held at Blackman Auditorium, was the fifth annual comedy night hosted by the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Quinn, who performed first, is known for his role...

Women’s Hockey: NU opens with 3-1 exhibition victory

September 30, 2007

By Jared Sugerman The women's hockey team played an exhibition game Saturday at Matthews Arena and defeated the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs 3-1. The starting trio of junior forward Cassie Sperry, senior captain and forward Nikki Petrich and freshman forward Kristi Kehoe played...

Fuel efficient rides roll on to City Hall Plaza

September 30, 2007

By Brittany Smith Boston residents' environment will change from "Beantown to Greentown," said Mayor Thomas Menino of the city's environmental efforts Friday at City Hall Plaza during the fifth annual AltWheels Festival. AltWheels, the largest exposition of alternatively-fueled...

Volleyball: Huskies top two Colonial foes

September 30, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The volleyball team traveled south during the weekend to take on two conference foes and returned to Huntington Avenue victorious The Huskies beat Georgia State in a hard-fought, five-game match Friday night and UNC-Wilmington in four games yesterday...

College night brings music, art

September 30, 2007

By Kathryn Morcone College students from all around Boston flocked to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Thursday evening for its third annual College Night. The museum offered students a chance to see a variety of exhibits, including "Walk This Way;" "Drama and Desire: Japanese...

Women’s Soccer: Huskies 0-2 in conference play

September 30, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy The women's soccer team dropped its first two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matchups, falling 2-0 to George Mason Friday and 1-0 to Towson Sunday. The Towson loss came in the midst of a compound leg fracture suffered by junior forward Jenna Lucchesi...

Organization uses bikes to promote justice

September 30, 2007

By Cait Dooley Imprints of bicycle gears line the sidewalk leading into a Jamaica Plain office that looks like a warehouse from the outside. There are bicycles locked to racks and bike frames strewn along side the brick wall. Elijah Evans, 18, of Dorchester, the new Earn-A-Bike...

Swimming and Diving: Intrasquad scrimmage prepares Huskies for season

September 30, 2007

By AJ Mercincavage The women's swimming and diving team prepared for its upcoming season Saturday with the intrasquad Black and Red Meet. "Some of the girls were not fully satisfied with how their seasons ended," team captain Kara Lane said of the team's sixth place finish...

Green Beret, alumnus, honored by Gov Patrick, others

September 30, 2007

By Alex Cohen The phrase "De Oppresso Liber" may not have much significance to students. The Latin adage translates as "To free the oppressed" and is the motto of the United States Army Special Forces, also known as the Green Berets. On August 15, Green Beret Staff Sergeant...

Student arrests set the wrong tone

September 30, 2007

For more than a decade, Northeastern students have been living on Mission Hill, taking advantage of reasonable rents and large accommodations, while other residents of the area have been complaining about them. The clash between the young, noisy students and older, quieter adults...