The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Fordyce kicks it up a notch in the biggest game of his life

December 3, 2002

BROOKLINE - In the end, it was simply too much for the defense to handle. The Huskies faced the best offense they had dealt with all year, and between a running back that ran for 94 yards and a quarterback that threw for 269 yards and a touchdown, NU had a hard time stopping...

Women’s Hockey

December 3, 2002

By Kimberly Peterson NU started the weekend off with an impressive 4-1 Saturday victory over Yale, but followed it up with a horrific 6-2 loss to Princeton. The weekend split places them 4th in Hockey East with a 5-7-1 record. They have proven over and over again that they...

Operation enduring academic freedom

December 3, 2002

By Stephanie Vosk The term 'tenure' represents a golden goal for professors to work toward. The questions is, once an academic becomes tenured, what is next? As described in Northeastern's faculty handbook, "the purpose of academic tenure is to insure academic freedom for...

Shorty was the bomb, until we couldn’t bag her

December 3, 2002

BROOKLINE - It's sexy, understanding, and always puts you in a good mood no matter how you're feeling. Blocked again? Doesn't matter. Fail a midterm? It's all good. Missed a plane home for vacation? Just means more time to spend with my baby. Victory. You plan for it, expecting...

Underground Music

December 3, 2002

By Diana Dopfel Park Street in Boston is home to a myriad of street musicians. It is a bustling crossroad for the T, where the Green Line connects with the Red and Orange lines. As such, it is a place packed with commuters, students and tourists -- all serenaded by the sweet...

Volleyball upset in AE Championships

November 24, 2002

By Ari Strait The defending America East champion Northeastern Huskies were upset in five games by the third ranked Stony Brook Seawolves at Durham, New Hampshire last Saturday. Northeastern (18-15, 10-2) dropped each of the first two games, the second of which featured nine...

Huskies advance in NCAA College Cup playoffs

November 24, 2002

By Joseph Rubin The men's soccer team ended the first round triumphantly this week, knocking the Lehigh Mountain Hawks (11-8-2) off the road to the NCAA college cup last Saturday evening in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. After completing regulation and two periods of sudden-death...

Women’s basketball takes home opener

November 22, 2002

The women's basketball team did not disappoint in their first ever season opener at Matthews arena. Spurred by the deadly sharpshooting of freshman guard Maralene Zwarich (17 points) and some excellent all-around play by junior point guard Aisha Williams, the Huskies won their...

CHAMPS!

November 22, 2002

BROOKLINE - Finally, they can call themselves champions. Spurred by a staunch defense that forced seven turnovers against an overwhelmed Dukes offense, the Northeastern football team (10-2, 7-2 Atlantic-10) earned its first ever conference title with a 41-10 thumping over James...

C-Note$

November 22, 2002

BROOKLINE - I can't help but think about a few short months ago when I read the first Atlantic-10 press release. Your Northeastern Huskies were picked to finish dead last in the A-10. Last. Behind James Madison who they just destroyed Saturday. Behind New Hampshire, Rhode Island...

NU beats Quinnipiac, ends skid

November 21, 2002

The Huskies got a much needed win Saturday night as they ousted the Bobcats of Quinnipiac, 2-1 in front of 3,259 at Matthews Arena Donny Grover scored from the point with 6:11 left to lift NU to the win. "Muddy (Jared Mudryk) and Tuddy (Brian Tudrick) kept working down low...

Women’s hoop looks to lockdown foes this season

November 19, 2002

It is 2:30 on a Friday afternoon at Northeastern University's Solomon Court. A persistent squeaking pervades through the area as the women's basketball team practices their free throws. In one corner, guards Lindsay Mansi and Lizzie Demor work on their shot. As Mansi, a freshman,...