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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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Students arrested for drug possession

November 19, 2002

By Kate Daneau Due to the suspicion of a Willis Hall Residence Assistant, one Northeastern student and one Boston University student were arrested by Northeastern Public Safety at 10 p.m. Monday night on charges of possession of an illegal substance, marijuana, with intent to...

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,...

Player of the Week

November 19, 2002

Northeastern running back Tim Gale has been selected as the Northeastern News Player of the Week. Gale's 219 rushing yards Saturday was a career high, while his five touchdowns set a Northeastern record for most touchdowns in a single game. The old record of four was set by Gary...

Karma Chameleon

November 19, 2002

By Diana Dopfel Being displaced from their hometowns, many college students find it difficult to maintain the rituals of spiritual worship they may have once practiced. The church, mosque, synagogue or other places of worship that one may have frequented since birth is no longer...

Soccer still copes with tremendous loss four months later

November 19, 2002

By Patty Topliffe The women's soccer team suffered a great loss this season - much greater than dropping a game or temporarily losing a player to injury. The Huskies lost a teammate and friend. Bob and Vicki Cochrane lost a daughter. Kim Cochrane had just completed her freshman...

Huskies rise and fall against Niagra, splitting weekend series

November 19, 2002

By Kimberly Peterson The Huskies have become the new Jekyl and Hyde team of Women's Hockey East. For the second weekend in a row, NU showcased two very different teams to their opponent. This weekend featured rival Niagara in a dismal 3-2 loss on Friday and a dominant 4-1...

Years of tradition continue at Club Passim

November 19, 2002

By Nicole Haley CAMBRIDGE - Down an alley and into the basement of a bookstore in Harvard Square, a 17-year-old singer/songwriter made her way through the 30 feet by 40 feet room to a small stage and looked out on the intimately seated crowd as she started to play. This...

Maine slams Huskies

November 14, 2002

The Maine Black Bears used six second period goals and two more in the first to knock off Northeastern, 8-2 in front of 3,027 fans at Matthews Arena. The Huskies, who fell to 2-6-1 on the season (1-4-1 Hockey East) were down 2-0 after the first period before the flood gates...

Dogged defense leads to a homecoming drubbing

November 12, 2002

The sun beat down as Villanova quarterback Brett Gordon came under center at the 7 yard-line Saturday. With his team trailing 14-7 against conference foe Northeastern, the Wildcats had a golden opportunity to knot the score at 14. But the only thing they didn't count on was...

Huskies drown Maine, Central Conn.

November 12, 2002

Northeastern's swimming and diving team earned two victories in Sunday's dual meet home-opener. NU out-stroked the University of Maine by a score of 171-120, while also easily lapping Central Connecticut State, 176-89. The Huskies received first place finishes in 10 of the...

New play, dance production addresses AIDS through movement and words

November 12, 2002

By Christine Meade "The Baltimore Waltz" danced its way into the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Theater on Thursday, Nov. 7. This play, created by Paula Vogel, is being preformed by a new Boston theater company, the Animus Ensemble. This is the second production of Paula...

Facing the facts

November 12, 2002

With more and more people becoming sexually active at such young ages, it is important that today's teenagers be more educated on the consequences of sexual activity. The fact that, according to the American Social Health Association (ASHA), one person in every five people...