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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I’ve Seen it All

September 24, 2002

Let the air in, the music play and students rush to their seats. After six years of a concertless arena, the members of the Council for University Programs are presenting G. Love and Special Sauce along with RatDog. You may be thinking, why is this girl endorsing the concert?...

Huskies reach .500 in a thriller

September 24, 2002

By Kimberly Peterson The fans got their money's worth last Sunday at Parson's Field. Trailing until the end, it seemed that everytime NU tied it up, Rider University (2-5-0) would just score again. When the dust settled, however, Northeastern (3-2-2) rallied to a win as they...

Co-op de gras

September 24, 2002

At 8:13 a.m. on Sept. 16, student groups, faculty and staff received an urgent message from President Richard Freeland. The results were in, and Northeastern was ranked number one. At the State of the University address that President Freeland gave in 2000, he announced his...

Boston Marathon, eat your heart out

September 24, 2002

By Jasmine Gonzalez Regardless of the near 90 degree weather, the summer sun still brings out the desire to be outdoors. Despite the scorching heat, students often take advantage of the heat to head outside for that highly anticipated, if infrequent, run. Make sure to keep well...

Men’s soccer runs out of gas at HC

September 24, 2002

By Slava Didkovsky BROOKLINE - Three games in five days finally caught up to the men's soccer team. After pulling off two magnificent home victories, the Huskies (3-4-2) travelled to Worcester to take on an undefeated Holy Cross team. Despite playing well in the beginning,...

Community mourns death of Speare RD

September 24, 2002

Janet P. Mackie, a Residence Director in the Department of Residential Life, died on the morning of September 9, 2002. The university has not released the cause of death. To many of her colleagues in the Department of Residential Life, Mackie was more than a coworker, but also...

Groovy Groovy; Jazzy Jazzy

September 24, 2002

By Freddie Zamora The John Coltrane Memorial Concert took place on Saturday, Sept. 21, marking the event's 25th year in Blackman Auditorium on Northeastern's campus. The concert featured a number of musicians paying tribute to the late jazz icon through performances of some...

Backs and wideouts share wealth

September 24, 2002

By Max Lederman This year, instead of leaving opposing defenders in his dust, L.J. McKanas has left a group of young, inexperienced players on the field. Out of the six running backs listed on Northeastern's roster coming into this season, two had never carried the ball for...

Hostel busy again

September 24, 2002

Last year 38 transfer students called Hostelling International at 12 Hemenway St. home. This year 58 male transfer students are residing in the hostel's close quarters while 120 females are living at Simmons College across the Fenway. Students living at the hostel are paying...

Housing getting hostel

September 24, 2002

The Northeastern "housing crisis" has gotten out of hand. While most freshmen this year came to campus with the usual woes about dorm size and roommate situations, believe it or not others were even less fortunate. Students living in the Hostelling International youth hostel...

When an upset isn’t really an upset

September 24, 2002

Believe it or not, I am a college student. Those that know me think I say some outlandish things, but I didn't pay off anyone to get in here. That being said, let's do some grammar homework. Upset ... what is the meaning of the word upset? Well, according to dictionary.com,...

Field hockey splits in Michigan

September 24, 2002

By Eric Creamer There is only one word that can describe the nationally-ranked Northeastern field hockey team right now: dominant. The No. 12 Huskies were off to their best start in school history by going 6-0 before Sunday's 2-1 overtime setback to third-ranked Michigan....