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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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Player of the Week

September 5, 2006

Senior co-captain Sarah Eckhoff scored two goals and had one assist during the first two Husky field hockey games of the season last week. The Northeastern News Player of the Week was modest in her assessment of the goals and said it takes the whole team to score. "One...

Talent sparkles at ‘Night of 1,000 Stars”

September 5, 2006

By Julie Balise The afterHOURS stage sparkled during Monday's "Night of a Thousand Stars." The two-hour event, sponsored by the International Student and Scholar Institute (ISSI), featured more than 20 students from numerous parts of the world. In front of an audience of more...

Comics

September 5, 2006

Quackers! by Ricky Thompson Comics are not edited by The News staff.

Commentary: Palatial purchase creates presidential divide

September 5, 2006

At long last, the final piece of the housing puzzle is in place. No, I'm not talking about West Village F. Northeastern finally has an official residence for its president. That's right, the university is about to pony up millions of dollars for a posh five-story townhouse on...

Star track

September 5, 2006

By Nate Owen Jose Juan Barea - Husky basketball 2002-06 One of Northeastern's most successful basketball players has quickly found success in his professional career. Former Northeastern guard Jose Juan Barea who received multiple awards during his senior year, including...

Freshmen arrested for public drinking

September 5, 2006

Three Northeastern students were arrested on Tremont Street early Monday morning in an initial crackdown on underage drinking by Boston police. Boston Police Department (BPD) officers observed a large crowd gathering in front of 1472 Tremont Street around 12:30 a.m., according...

Campus gets fall tuneup for freshmen

September 5, 2006

With the start of the new school year in full swing, Northeastern Landscape Services employees are hard at work ensuring the campus is presentable to the returning faculty and students, as well as to the influx of incoming freshmen. Though Landscape Services appears to be...

Commentary: Moving company not such a smart move

September 5, 2006

Last year, when I had more things than I could bring back home for the summer, I decided to use Smart Movers after seeing a flier in my mailbox. Smart Movers stores students' stuff in cardboard boxes in "secure, climate-controlled facilities," according to their website, over...

Column: Whose press conference is worth attending?

September 5, 2006

I do my best to do my job. I really do. As a member of the media, I do everything I can to get the most out of a player or coach during an interview. Though many of them don't seem to care, I always enter an interview with high hopes. I try to formulate my questions as if...

Operation: tidy house

September 5, 2006

By Brendan Gupta Dust bunnies everywhere, syrup on door handles and mice scurrying across the floor. Dirtiness is a common bond that links all facets of college housing, especially in old cities like Boston. The buildings are old, the streets were made for the horse-and-buggy...

Women’s soccer cleans up Holy Cross, Vermont Tournament

September 5, 2006

By Jason Kornwitz BROOKLINE - With a 4-0 shutout of Holy Cross last night at Parsons Field, the Huskies improved to 3-1 in their first four games, already halfway to the previous season's win total. "If you could have said we'd be 3-1 before the girls even set foot in the...

Husky Happenings

September 5, 2006

By Jessica Torrez-Riley September 11 Tribute and Vigil to host filmmaker The fifth annual September 11 Tribute and Candlelight Vigil will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, September 11 on Krentzman Quad. The Budget Review Committee provided funds to bring documentary filmmaker Ric...