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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Women’s Track ‘ Field: NU places in BU Multi-Team Meet

February 6, 2007

By Cynthia Retamozo The women's track team competed in the non-scoring Boston University Multi-Team Meet Monday at BU's Track and Tennis Center. Many of the athletes who competed were underclassmen whom head coach Sherman Hart worked with to prepare for future meets. "It...

Paradise gig to be awarded to Beanpot band battle winner

February 6, 2007

By Jessi Savino Rock 'n' roll and hockey don't exactly go together - unless it's Beanpot season. Along with the annual Beanpot hockey game, pitting four Boston-area universities against each other on the ice, Qdoba sponsors the Rice and Beanpot, which challenges the schools...

15 for the 14th

February 6, 2007

By Cynthia Retamozo From a sinking luxury liner to the Boston Red Sox, these movies were tallied as Northeastern student's top 15 romantic movies. Twenty-eight randomly selected students in the Curry Student Center were asked for their top picks. 1. The Notebook 2....

Letter to the Editor: Middle East debate often one-sided

February 6, 2007

A couple of weeks ago (Jan. 10, "Middle-East programs often one-sided), Professor Ira Krull presented that, in his experience, many academic forums have presented an anti-Israeli platform disguised as dialogue, discussion or humanitarian concerns regarding the Arab/Iranian vs....

15 teams scarf down burritos in ‘Rice and Bean Pot’ relay

February 6, 2007

By Drew Bonifant As 15 four-man teams gathered in the Northeastern round of the Qdoba Rice and Bean Pot burrito-eating contest last Wednesday, there were two items in abundant supply for the competition - burritos and confidence. "We've got it," Dan Jernberg, a freshman mechanical...

Men’s Hockey: Rookie’s struggles symbolize Husky loss

February 6, 2007

There are very few games when a team can give up four goals and still come away with a victory. When the opposing team is Boston University and the setting is the Beanpot Tournament, the odds shrink to nearly impossible. The Huskies were no exception in Monday's first-round...

Boston dance troupe shows off a ‘flair’ for flamenco

February 6, 2007

Before breaking into the "Fandango," Rita Steeves offered the audience this warning: "It's a living thing," she said. "Who knows what's going to happen?" During the performance, Steeves danced alongside Janet Boutros, Heidi Lansburgh and Edmy Ortiz, members of the Ramon...

Wary mind: symptom of long-distance relationship

February 6, 2007

Fear of the unknown consumes people in a variety of ways. For some, the fear takes form in nyctophobia (fear of the dark or the night), phasmophobia (fear of ghosts) or thantophobia (fear of death). For me, the fear of the unknown takes form in my boyfriend. Last year...

Column: Why now? Actually, there’s good cause

February 6, 2007

Well, better late than never, I guess. If you didn't catch last week's edition of the Northeastern News (or the week before it) or you haven't seen the signs on campus, here's the skinny: Soon you shall be freed of the shackles and hazards of your Social Security Number...

Battle of the Biz

February 6, 2007

By Brian Benson As January comes to an end, Northeastern's hockey teams prepare for the Beanpot tournament, while another group of students practices for a Beanpot of their own - one with calculators and case studies instead of ice and pucks. Instead of skating around Matthews...

Pan-sexual Date Auction attracts variety of students

February 6, 2007

By Jessi Savino To score a date at the first-ever Pansexual Date Auction, freshman criminal justice major Alex Cheung adopted the age-old belief that "sex sells." So, he took off his shirt. "[It was] pretty nerve-racking," Cheung said. His action sparked a bidding war...

SEXcapades

February 6, 2007

College has definitely provided me with sex stories. From a personal rendezvous with "Magnum Boy" to having a classmate knock on my door mid-thrust, my hook-ups have been anything but ordinary. However, the most memorable hook-up was also the most expensive. The setting...