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The Huntington News

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Northeastern Crime Log

October 17, 2006

By Yulia Sysevich Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Week: Wednesday, October 11 3 p.m. Staff at Wollaston's in the Marino Center detained an 18-year-old male student believed to be shoplifting. Staff...

Women’s Soccer: Road unkind to NU

October 17, 2006

By Jason Kornwitz If the Huskies want to progress deep into the conference playoffs, (or reach the playoffs at all), they will need to start winning on the road. A weekend of squandered opportunities that saw NU (8-5-2, 4-3-1, CAA) lose at conference opponents James Madison...

Let them eat peanut butter

October 17, 2006

Homecoming King candidate Smith Anderson, the Resident Student Association's vice president for programming, shows off his talent of making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches at last night's "Meet the Court." -->

Alumna slain while reporting

October 13, 2006

A former Northeastern graduate student working as a journalist was killed Saturday in Afghanistan when gunmen wielding AK-47s struck the tent she and a technician had pitched on the side of a road, according to news reports over the weekend. Karen Fischer, 30, a former student...

Federal government proposes standardized tests for college students

October 13, 2006

By Samantha Egan In a statement last month, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings suggested a standardized test for college students, which she said would hold higher education more accountable to students and parents. The Commission on the Future of Higher Education,...

Huskies fall twice to Ohio State

October 13, 2006

By Jewel Della Valle The women's hockey team suffered two crushing defeats in its season-opening series at Ohio State this weekend. Though NU fell to the Buckeyes 9-3 Friday night, and 7-1 Saturday night, senior assistant captain Crystal Rochon said the games were closer than...

Four runners set personal bests

October 13, 2006

By Nate Owen The Northeastern men's and women's cross country teams may not have finished first at the New England Championship at Franklin park last weekend but it was a successful weekend with four men setting personal bests. The women placed 28th of 46 teams, with 717 points....

Huskies upset No. 18 Delaware

October 13, 2006

By Chris Estrada BROOKLINE - Northeastern freshman kicker Mat Johnson never missed a field goal during his playing career at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa, with a career-long kick of 52 yards. So a 35-yarder should be just another one. Now add in these elements: four...

Northeastern Crime Log

October 10, 2006

By Yulia Sysevich Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Week: Sunday, October 8 4:30 p.m. A group of high school students began a food fight in the Curry Student Center food court. They were asked to leave...

Students forge and actualize African AIDS programs

October 10, 2006

By Kate Augusto In 2005 alone, 98,000 people from Zambia died of AIDS. Esther Chou, a junior biology and international affairs major, has been trying to lower this statistic through her past two co-ops. "We are all connected, everyone in the world, and it is our duty to change,...

Batura earns CAA Player of the Week

October 10, 2006

By Jewel Della Valle The volleyball team cruised to two road victories against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) foes last weekend. Junior middle hitter Kira Batura continued her dominance, racking up double-doubles in both matches, good for her third and fourth consecutive...

Runnin’ on empty

October 10, 2006

A group of Northeastern students running across the T tracks on Huntington Avenue during the first annual Underwear Run through campus. -->