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Davies takes a shot in a Jan. 26 game against Providence.

After a lifetime on the ice, Davies is a leader at NU

Samuel Kim, news correspondent March 29, 2019

When he was one, or perhaps two, Jeremy Davies put on ice skates for the first time. He can’t remember exactly when — ice hockey has always been a part of his life. The Montreal native remembers growing up and watching his hometown team, the Canadiens, play on TV. His...

Madden evades Boston College defenders in a Feb. 11 game.

‘Mr. Bright Lights’ Madden prepares for biggest stage yet

Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor March 29, 2019

Tyler Madden is by no means a man devoid of confidence. The freshman forward, dubbed “Mr. Bright Lights” by the Northeastern faithful after his overtime goal and subsequent press conference against Boston University in the Beanpot, is coming off a regular season that saw...

Senior forward Grant Jozefek skates the puck through the neutral zone in NU's last game against BC at the Garden on Feb. 11.

Huskies top BC to win Hockey East championship

Sofie Kato, deputy sports editor March 23, 2019

For the third time in the team’s history and the second time in four years, Northeastern won the Hockey East championship Saturday night at TD Garden with a 3-2 win over Boston College. Senior forward Brandon Hawkins scored two first-period goals and sophomore goalie Cayden...

Junior guard Bolden Brace walks off the court in a Feb. 9 game against Elon.

Kansas demolishes Northeastern in NCAAs

Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor March 21, 2019

The Huskies were blown out in their opening-round NCAA Tournament game Thursday, as the Kansas Jayhawks tore the game open in the second half and ran away with the 87-53 win. The story of the game for Northeastern was the ineffectiveness of star point guard Vasa Pusica. In...

Junior guard Shawn Occeus exits the team bus with the CAA Tournament trophy in hand March 13.

Occeus’ return from injury sparks tournament run

Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor March 19, 2019

Shawn Occeus’ habit of matching up with the opponent’s top scoring threat, and often coming out on top, goes back to his high school playing days at Grandview Prep in Boca Raton, Florida. His junior year, his first year at Grandview, was a challenge because he wasn’t used...

Jeremy Miller, Anthony Green and Jordan Roland celebrate the team's selection to the NCAA Tournament and matchup with Kansas on Thursday.

Huskies marvel at NCAA bid, reflect on journey to this point

Charlie Wolfson, editor-in-chief March 18, 2019

They knew they were headed for the big dance late Tuesday night when they won the CAA championship and an automatic bid. But for these players, who grew up watching this tournament and came so very close last year, the reality didn’t set in until they saw “Northeastern”...

Boston Calling is marking its tenth iteration this year. The music festival has significantly grown in size since its inauguration in 2013.

Boston Calling may be losing local roots as it keeps growing

Riana Buchman, news correspondent March 13, 2019

To the joy of some and dismay of others, the 10th Boston Calling Music Festival, which will be held from May 24 to May 26, boasts Twenty One Pilots, Tame Impala and Travis Scott as its headliners. The festival, which started as a showcase of local artists, will also feature smaller...

Senior guard Vasa Pusica brings the ball up the court in the Feb. 2 game against Hofstra.

Huskies punch NCAA ticket with win over Hofstra

Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor March 12, 2019

The Huskies are going dancing for the first time since 2015 after they beat Hofstra 82-74 in the CAA championship game Tuesday to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Vasa Pusica, their standout senior guard and the driving force of the team, scored a team-high 21 points,...

Senior forward Kasidy Anderson makes a cut with the puck in a prior game against Vermont.

Anderson wins Hockey East for Huskies in OT

Mike Puzzanghera, sports editor March 10, 2019

For the second straight year, the Northeastern Huskies are Hockey East champions after Kasidy Anderson scored in overtime to beat Boston College, 3-2 Sunday in Providence, Rhode Island. NU (27-5-5) and BC (26-11-1) faced off for the fifth time this season in the Hockey East...

Gayathri Raj performs with Pitch, Please! Jan. 18 at All-Cappella in Blackman Auditorium.

Northeastern’s Pitch, Please! wins a cappella quarters

Christopher Kelly, news correspondent February 20, 2019

Northeastern's all-female a capella group Pitch, Please! took first place at the 2019 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, Northeast Quarterfinal at Berklee College of Music on Saturday. They competed alongside Northeastern’s Distilled Harmony,...

Multiple members of the club ultimate Frisbee team leap for the disc during a practice Feb. 16.

NU ultimate grows with ‘spirit’ on the field

Joe Lantow, news correspondent February 20, 2019

At first glance, ultimate Frisbee seems like any other sport. Two teams of seven players line up on a field, each intending to score a point by getting the ball, or in this case, the disc, into the other team’s end zone. But look closely at any match, and it’s clear ultimate...

Residents across Roxbury have mixed feelings about Northeastern's latest housing development, Lightview.

LightView towers over Roxbury, bringing mixed reactions

Laura Rodriguez, news correspondent February 20, 2019

Northeastern University is among the first to start Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s “Housing A Changing City: Boston 2030” initiative with the recent construction of LightView, a new residence hall near campus. The high-rise housing development, built in partnership with...