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Volleyball: NU upsets Towson at home

September 26, 2006

By Jewel Della Valle The Northeastern volleyball team had an eventful homestand, dropping a match, but winning the next two for their first home wins of the season. The Huskies faced off against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Delaware Wednesday. Delaware was...

Commentary: Group cooperation proves to be successful plan

September 26, 2006

On Sept. 7, 2006, the Office of Special Support Services and the Legacy 2000 Mentoring Program held the Black and Latino New Student Orientation in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. In front of a packed house of students, faculty, and administrators, the Legacy 2000 Student...

Integrity Week to address identity theft

September 26, 2006

By Mike Devine It has become increasingly common for confidential information to fall into the wrong hands, especially among college students, according to a recent report. The report, conducted by CompUSA TechInsights, found that many are not following basic procedures when...

Column: A lesson better served toasted

September 26, 2006

In the newspaper business, we're always searching for a hot lead. But right now, I can't even get a hot sandwich. D'Angelo is, regrettably, the undisputed sandwich king on this campus (my sympathy goes out to Mondo Subs, which somehow found a way to make a worse-tasting sub)....

Northeastern News Crime Log

September 26, 2006

By Chris Estrada Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Week: Saturday, September 23 1:30 a.m. An NUPD officer on patrol on Hemenway St. saw two men, one of whom was carrying a 12-pack of beer. The officer...

Coltrane concert celebrates African heritage

September 26, 2006

By Erica Rael The lights dimmed and spirits were high as Northeastern celebrated "An African Legacy: The 29th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert" on Saturday. The show marked the 20th year the university was hosting the event. First performed in 1977, this year marked...

Women’s Soccer: Rolling through the Colonial

September 25, 2006

By Jason Kornwitz The women's soccer team is, for the most part, dominating the competition en route to a 6-2-1 start, matching their win total from a year ago. After nine games, NU has relinquished just eight goals, shutting out their opponents five times. Aside from a 4-0...

Men’s Soccer: Soccer stumped by Rhode Island

September 23, 2006

By Matt Nielsen The men's soccer team was defeated 1-0 by Brown in Providence, R.I. Sunday. The deciding goal came in the 56th minute when Brown senior midfielder Ian Premo collected a rebound from freshman forward T.J. Thompson and slipped it past NU freshman keeper Mahmoud...

Field Hockey: Huskies pull together first win streak of year

September 23, 2006

The field hockey team continued to pull itself from the rubble of an early-season three-game losing streak Saturday with a 4-2 win over Massachusetts. With the win, the Huskies return to the .500 mark (3-3) but still find themselves out of the national ranking, for the first...

Women’s Soccer: Winning streak snapped at Harvard

September 23, 2006

By Jason Kornwitz After a promising (and at times dominant) performance en route to a 4-1 record to begin the season, a loss and a tie could weaken the confidence of a club headed into its conference schedule. Especially since the Huskies only managed six wins throughout...

Men’s Soccer: Offensive struggles continue in overtime

September 23, 2006

By Matt Nielsen The Northeastern men's soccer team (2-3-1) continued to struggle offensively this weekend, dropping a 4-0 decision to Harvard (3-1-0) Friday night, but may have turned the corner, tying Rhode Island (1-2-2) 1-1 after two overtimes Sunday afternoon. The Huskies...

A closer look: Pena joins the Sox

September 23, 2006

By Matt Nielsen The night of August 26, 2006 was a special one for the Pawtucket Red Sox. They were fortunate enough to be playing a game in one of the most hallowed stadiums in sports in front of a near-sellout crowd of enthusiastic fans. In the eighth inning, trailing 4-3...