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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Campus in recess with playground game

May 22, 2007

A warm spring evening crept over Centennial Commons as students adorning blue and red T-shirts convened. Some talked strategy while others briefly caught their breath. Junior civil engineering major Filipe Vieira lifted his shirt and displayed his "battle wounds" - small...

Men and Women’s Crew: Crew teams fall at Eastern Sprints

May 22, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The men's and women's crew teams competed at the Eastern Sprints May 13 and didn't fare as well as they hoped. The women's team made the Grand Final, but fell to five Ivy League Schools to take home sixth place. The men's team, failing to make the Grand...

Northeastern graduate chose pom-poms over work-study

May 22, 2007

By Megan Jicha Whether it's waiting tables, swiping cards at residence halls or working in retail, many college students rely on part-time jobs as sources of income. Recent mechanical engineering graduate Alyssa Caddle is no different. "My job just happens to be at Gillette...

Commencement speakers encourage seniors to dare, keep changing the world

May 8, 2007

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Football: Ballantyne signs with Ravens

May 8, 2007

Although he wasn't one of the 255 college players selected in the NFL draft April 28 and 29, senior tight end Kendrick Ballantyne was contacted by eight teams immediately following the draft before signing as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens. In addition to Baltimore,...

Center couples sport with human rights

May 8, 2007

By Derek Hawkins Blackman Auditorium resonated with the bustle and chatter of a high school dance last Wednesday morning as more than 500 students from Massachusetts middle and high schools filed into the empty floor seats below the stage. The students, however, were not attending...

Men’s Track ‘ Field: Huskies continue season with IC4A meet at Princeton

May 8, 2007

By Adam Riglian With conference championships behind them, the top athletes on the Northeastern men's track team look ahead to the regional championship season. The next stop: Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) Championships May 11 to 13 at Princeton....

Huskies with Heart: Middler revives former community connection

May 8, 2007

By Danielle Capalbo Tamika Gordon is soft-spoken. She is a middler computer engineering major, a McNair Mentor and a Resident Assistant. She is also the architect of a bridge she designed herself. It spans from the university's Black Engineering Student Society (BESS) to a high...

Husky Happenings

May 8, 2007

FOCUS forum to discuss refugees' experiences A Forming Opportunities for Collaboration Understanding and Service (FOCUS) Forum: Refugees in Boston will be held May 17 in 433 Curry Student Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A panel discussion will bring together community...

Men’s and Women’s Crew: Northeastern gets first win, first Beanpot

May 8, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The men's crew team took home its first win of the season after defeating Rutgers in the Congram Cup April 28, but remains at 1-3 for the year. The Huskies fell to Harvard, the nation's top-ranked crew, in the Smith Cup on the Charles River Saturday and...

Zach Braff discusses college life, music, his role in “The Ex”

May 8, 2007

By Kristin Lusis On May 4, The News along with other college students from around the country spoke with Zach Braff, of "Garden State" and "Scrubs," about college, his influence on music and his role as a new parent in the romantic comedy "The Ex," to be released this Friday....

Column: Club lacrosse could bring title to NU

May 8, 2007

Tis' the season to feel nothing but