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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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The ‘Lost Boys’ generation

February 20, 2007

In teams of four, they don brightly colored gym shorts, sweatbands and tube socks up to their calves. Every few weeks, they meet in the Cambridge YMCA gym for a couple hours with red rubber balls and a stereo in tow. Four square is their game of choice. The four square...

Men’s Basketball: Huskies split pair, fall to conference foe GSU

February 20, 2007

In a rare break from Colonial Athletic Association play, the men's basketball team beat former America East rival Maine, 71-61, Saturday in the ESPN Bracket Busters Tournament. "The familiarity with being an old America East rival helped them stay focused," said head coach...

Husky Happenings

February 20, 2007

Legacy 2000 to host a screening and violence discussion Legacy 2000 will host a screening of a local documentary "Street Soldiers" and a panel discussion on violence in Boston. The screening will be Thursday in 20 West Village F at 6 p.m. The film examines how violence was established...

California dreaming

February 20, 2007

By Andrew Parquette The hit Fox show that made Death Cab For Cutie an MTV staple and brought comic books and cardigan sweaters out of geeks' basements and into the mainstream, will end this week after four seasons of California dreaming. "The OC," Generation Y's incarnation...

Player of the Week

February 20, 2007

The chilling winds on Huntington Avenue haven't stopped junior guard Shaleyse Smallwood from heating up over the past month and a half. The Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) seventh leading scorer has averaged 18.1 points the past 11 games, including her 1,000th career...

Students gather to promote peace, cultural understanding

February 20, 2007

By Marc Larocque There were belly dancers and hummus. There were stuffed grape leaves and drum circles. There was salad and abstract art. There was falafel and people with dreadlocks. The event was for world peace. About 250 students gathered at the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom...

$25m posed for recreation facility, arena renovations

February 20, 2007

By Liz Ratto A plan to renovate Matthews Arena and add an adjacent facility for club sports and other events is in the works and could cost about $25 million. The board of trustees will review and may approve a loan, at their March 1 meeting. The loan would largely pay for...

Aoun kicks off Mardi Gras with students

February 20, 2007

Students piled into Levine Marketplace and were greeted by a smile and Mardi Gras beads from President Joseph Aoun last night, as jazz tunes and the smell of Cajun food filled the air. Beads in hand, President Aoun stopped to ask one student jokingly, "Which color: gold or...

Online prof evaluations stir debate

February 20, 2007

By Hailey Hudson A proposal to replace the Teacher Course Evaluation Program (TCEP) with a new online rating system was presented to the Faculty Senate in the last few minutes of Wednesday's meeting. Thomas Sherman, chair of the special faculty development committee, gave...

The Hungry Husky

February 20, 2007

By Anne Baker May I have the envelope, please. With Hollywood's preparation for the 79th Academy Awards well underway, many would-be hosts are left scratching their heads at the prospect of throwing their own Oscar party. Never fear, the Hungry Husky has got it all in the...

Kennedy proposes bills to curb college cost

February 20, 2007

By Kate Augusto In an effort to curb the potentially negative consequences of rising college tuition, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., held a hearing last Friday to address the affordability of higher education. As part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education...

Committee sues to extend E-line train service to Jamaica Plain

February 20, 2007

By Stephanie Moran The Arborway Committee is suing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to restore E-line service beyond Heath Street to the Arborway at Forest Hills, aiming to reduce traffic flow and pollution. The extension could benefit students looking for off-campus housing,...