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The Huntington News

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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Serious elections require stable leaders

March 21, 2006

Direct election of the Student Government Association (SGA) president is on the horizon, but, as with most things SGA-related, it is not without deliberation. Earlier this semester, SGA Vice President for Administration and Public Relations Adriana Campos wrote a commentary...

Column: Jack Frost departed, took winter sports with him

March 16, 2006

Oh, winter sports season, I hardly knew thee. You gave us some great moments this year but, once again, you built us up here at Northeastern with the scent of success - only to slip away and end before anyone was ready. Suddenly, the baseball team has already played eight...

Commentary: Stop chipping away at students’ rights

March 15, 2006

Students: Whether or not you realize it, your freedoms are gradually being abridged, one by one. Like it or not, the administrators who run this university do not trust you. Over the matter of a few incidents, your rights as a Northeastern student are already significantly...

Baseball team returns home with .500

March 14, 2006

Strong pitching and timely hitting wasn't enough for Northeastern's baseball team as it dropped two of its first three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) games to rival Georgia State, as well as a close loss to nationally top-ranked Georgia Tech during the team's southern...

No books for oil

March 14, 2006

The Supreme Court unanimously decided on March 6 to uphold a law forcing law schools to allow military recruiting or forfeit all federal funding. Since when did the United States government become Pepsi or Nike, or any other commercial group that proclaims, "Advertise our product...

Northeastern Crime Log

March 14, 2006

By Matthew J. Nielsen Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Monday, February 27 5 p.m. A female student reported she was sexually assaulted by an invited guest in her residence hall room the previous evening. Mario Civil, 26,...

Women’s basketball coach not returning

March 14, 2006

Women's basketball head coach Willette White resigned yesterday after six seasons of leading the Huskies. "Coach White was making progress with the team," Athletics Director Dave O'Brien said. "I'm just hopeful now to find another coach who will continue to make progress."...

Huskies upset No. 6 UNC-Wilmington

March 14, 2006

By Jason Kornwitz The Huskies' season ended last Thursday in Fairfax, Va., with a 55-45 loss in its conference quarterfinal game against No. 3 seed Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament. But the day before, the No. 11 Huskies (8-21, 3-15 CAA) pulled...

Men’s Basketball: Barea ends Husky career in 69-54 loss

March 14, 2006

An era ended Sunday, March 5 in Richmond, Va. With a 69-54 semi-final loss to UNC-Wilmington, the Huskies season officially came to a close, as did the collegiate career of Jose Juan Barea, Northeastern's second all-time leading scorer. While it wasn't a blowout, the Huskies...

Letter to the Editor: Perception of gay club predictable and inaccurate

March 14, 2006

After reading Dinah Alobeid's article ("Same-sex in the city," March 1) for the first time, I have quite a bit to say. Actually, I am lying. After I began reading her article the first time, I stopped after the initial few paragraphs because, to be honest, I couldn't believe...

Club lacrosse looks to seniors for leadership this season

March 14, 2006

By Adam Riglian If a sports team wants to attract fans, then winning is the best way to do it. However, not much attention has been given to the club lacrosse team, who last year won the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League and earned a trip to the national chamionship tournament,...

Men’s Hockey: ‘Ugly’ season serves for learning

March 14, 2006

Bereft of a quick response and with a face cloaked in the discontent that comes after six full months of unsatisfying results, first-year men's hockey coach Greg Cronin sat down in an Agganis Arena pressroom chair last Saturday. It was at this very moment, if it hadn't happened...