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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: Huskies fall to the Crimson, 1-0

September 9, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy A tip off the crossbar and a missed empty net capped off a two-game scoring drought Friday as the Huskies dropped their home opener to Harvard, 1-0. "Those are opportunities we need to take advantage of, especially when we're as unhealthy as we are," said...

Student groups go ‘Wild’

September 9, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Northeastern students were treated to fun, funk and freebies at the second annual Huskies Gone Wild event in the Snell Library Quad Friday night. The 5-hour tropical-themed bash drew about 1,800 students. The Center for University Programs (CUP), Resident...

Young team ‘learned big lesson’ from losses

September 9, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle This year's volleyball team may be young, but the Huskies are seeing contributions from veterans and freshmen alike. Northeastern lost two of three matches in last weekend's Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Bash, but continues to see encouragement in the progress...

Huskies with Heart: Students spend summer making Global imPACT

September 9, 2007

By Megan Jicha Noticing a need, then filling it. A simple concept, yet one that few people follow through with. It's a concept that led three students to help start an art-based project for young boys in a shelter in Grahamstown, South Africa. These three students, Madison...

Concert Review: Editors sell out, energize Paradise audience

September 9, 2007

It was a cool September evening on Commonwealth Avenue. Ed Lay, the soft-spoken drummer for British indie-rock band Editors, shivered in his signature gray T-shirt mere hours before headlining a sold-out show at the Paradise Rock Club Thursday. "It's getting quite cold outside,"...

Huskies off to rocky season, double losses over weekend

September 9, 2007

By Danielle Ossher Northeastern is off to its most disappointing start in years after two rough losses left them with a 1-3 record yesterday. The Huskies faced American and two-time defending National Champions Maryland this past weekend as part of the Terrapin Invitational...

Middler provides cushy bed options

September 9, 2007

When Dan Dietz, now a middler business major, came to Northeastern his freshmen year, he was greeted with something many people find in a residence hall: uncomfortable mattresses. After moving into Stetson East, which Dietz called "hell," he knew he had to find a way to...

Letter to the Editor: Students capable of reading syllabi

September 9, 2007

Wednesday, Sept. 5, marked the first day of classes for the fall semester. As usual, I hardly needed any of the things I spent the previous few days collecting for them; I spent at least a portion of all my first classes listening to my professor read aloud from the class syllabus....

Column: New school year, new you

September 9, 2007

The books are bought. There's already an unidentified stain on the carpet. And the roommate is either the good, the bad or the ugly. Congratulations. You lived to see week two. It's time to bid adieu to welcome week parties and greet the upcoming semester. This is college,...

Not lost on Huntington

September 9, 2007

By Danielle Capalbo When the Home for Little Wanderers, a local non-profit child welfare agency, asked Joan Wallace-Benjamin to consider filling the position of president, she was shocked. The Wellesley College graduate and member of the Northeastern University Corporation,...

The sweetest thing, no fat added

September 9, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Northeastern students don't have to book a flight to Italy to savor the taste of gelato. A trip down Massachusetts Avenue to sweets shop Bon Bon, located a few stores away from CVS and across from the Christian Science Center Reading Room, offers more than...

Husky Happenings

September 9, 2007

Janitors union signs up for better hours, security A deal has been reached between the local janitor's union and employers that will keep 10,000 janitors in the region, including Northeastern janitors, on the job, according to The Boston Globe. Officials from the union Service...