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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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Women’s Hockey: NU drops season finale to Terriers

February 27, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team wrapped up its season with a disappointing loss to Boston University Saturday. Though NU outshot the Terriers 25-24, they fell 6-2 after briefly leading by two in the first period. With a win, the Huskies could have picked up a...

NU Idol yields anthem singer

February 27, 2007

By Casey Ramsdell Tamar St. Julien, a senior psychology major, will not just be watching the Boston Red Sox take on the Oakland Athletics May 1 at "NU Day at Fenway." St. Julien will also be singing the national anthem at the game, after being named "NU Idol" during a senior...

Player of the Week

February 27, 2007

Senior co-captain Zara Northover won the shot put and weight throw in the Huskies' second-place finish at the New England Championship last weekend. Northover has been dominant during the indoor season, winning every shot put competition she had entered. But it is a fluke she...

Odds of asteroid hitting Earth ‘infinitesimal’

February 27, 2007

By Marc Larocque The world is going to end. But it could come sooner than you thought. Fear was sparked after a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science focused on the possibility that the asteroid Apophis - named after the Ancient Egyptian god Apep,...

‘Guerrilla Girls’ promote female empowerment

February 27, 2007

By Bobby Feingold As the lights dimmed in afterHOURS last Wednesday, a voice recording played overhead: "In this theatre, the taking of photographs and the use of recording devices is strictly prohibited," the flight attendant-like voice said. "If any women in the audience...

Women’s Basketball: NU loses marathon five-overtime match-up to Drexel

February 27, 2007

It was the game that kept going and going. And going. The Huskies set a new NCAA women's basketball record for the longest game played when they lost to Drexel (8-20, 3-14 CAA), 98-90, in five overtimes in Philadelphia Thursday night. Junior guard Shaleyse Smallwood...

Inside look at CIA sheds light on lessons for Bush

February 27, 2007

By Hailey Hudson President George W. Bush has a hard time learning from the past, Robert Robins told students and faculty at the 10th Annual President's Day Lecture last Wednesday in 20 West Village F. This year's lecture "The CIA under Kennedy and Johnson: Lessons from the...

Column: Fill your iPod with better music

February 27, 2007

Most college students take their music collection seriously - around campus, it's rare to see anyone without an iPod attached. I know I'm not alone in this, but my roommate's music collection is, well, in need of a serious makeover. Sometimes I think it is not appropriate...

Column: How to uncover a true Boston Red Sox fan

February 27, 2007

Here's a quick question-and-answer session for you. Ready? Q: A regular-sized trailer truck departs from a local street with equipment, uniforms and boxes upon boxes of sunflower seeds. What do people do? A: Line up on a street, stare at and photograph moving professionals....

Co-op rideshare site offers students carpooling access

February 27, 2007

By Melissa Kenyon and Stephanie Moran When Ventz Petkov was traveling back and forth to his first co-op at Harvard University, he wished there was an easier way to commute. So he created one. Under the direction of engineering co-op coordinator Dr. Steven Kane, Petkov, a...

Comics

February 27, 2007

That's Not What I meant! by Jordan Akselrad and Larry Galbraith Paul 'n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Happy Orange by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle Comics are not edited by The News staff.

Men’s Track ‘ Field: NU takes fourth at NE Championship

February 27, 2007

By Adam Riglian The men's track ' field team returned to form at last weekend's New England Championships after a sub-par performance at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup Feb. 8 and 9, running with the kind of fervor head coach Sherman Hart has been looking for. "We really competed...