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Paws stretches out in front of Krentzman Quadrangle.

Who is Paws? The team behind the energetic mascot

Sarah Popeck, news correspondent December 3, 2022

Paws isn’t just a one-man show — at Northeastern, the mascot team is composed of students who wear the suit and others who accompany them during games, acting as their right-hand man. Paws has been seen alongside the Northeastern University Police Department dog Cooper, in...

Sophomore forward Justin Hryckowian on ice at the University of New Hampshire Nov 5.

Twenty years of work and one lifelong friend later, Justin Hryckowian has almost made it

Julia Yohe and Eli Curwin December 3, 2022

If you ask Justin Hryckowian what he likes to do off the ice, the answer is simple: more hockey. “Honestly, I like getting my work done at the rink … I spend a lot of time here, and by the time I get out of here, I kind of just like to lay low,” said Hryckowian, a sophomore...

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive club team member Cody Ye, a second-year business administration and economics combined major, boots up the game at a team practice Nov. 1. Counter-Strike is one of 11 games represented in Northeastern's club esports teams; the university has five varsity teams.

Ask The News: Will Counter-Strike ever be a varsity esport?

Avery Bleichfeld, projects editor November 28, 2022

This article was produced as part of an initiative we’re calling Ask the News in which Northeastern University community members can submit questions to us and, if it seems like we can put together a story based on it, we look into the answers. This article was written in response...

Senior libero Kayla Martin dives to hit the ball against William & Mary Nov. 12.

Huskies claim senior day victory over William & Mary

Amelia Ballingall, news staff November 21, 2022

On Nov. 13, in a Sunday afternoon match on home court, the Huskies (13-12, 10-6 CAA) defeated the College of William & Mary (11-13, 6-10 CAA) 3-1 to complete the weekend sweep over the Virginia university and close out the regular season. Northeastern defeated the Tribe 3-0...

J.J. Barea and Northeastern University Director of Athletics and Recreation Jim Madigan at the 2022 Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame induction.

MLB, NBA athletes among those inducted into Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame

Amelia Ballingall, news staff November 21, 2022

On the evening of Nov. 10, Ell Hall was abuzz with the chatter of former classmates and teammates reminiscing about their athletic careers and awaiting their induction into the Northeastern Athletics Hall of Fame.  The 2022 honorees included J.J. Barea, men’s basketball;...

Freshman forward Cam Lund celebrates scoring a goal against Boston College.

Lund hat trick sends Northeastern to tie with rivals Boston College in buzzer-beating comeback

Ariana Ottrando, news staff November 17, 2022

Coming off a three-game winning streak, the No. 15 Northeastern men's hockey team (6-3-3, 5-3-2 HE) tied crosstown rival Boston College (3-4-2, 3-3-1 HE) in an intense battle fought to the final buzzer last Friday. After 65 minutes of play with a 4-4 game, the Huskies secured...

Sophomore forward Megan Putvinski slide tackles Hoftra’s Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir Nov. 5. Putvinski ended the season with seven points.

Hofstra defeats Huskies in CAA Women’s Soccer Championship with overtime goal

Lauren Salemo, news correspondent November 13, 2022

The third-seeded Northeastern women’s soccer team (10-6-4, 5-2-2 CAA) was defeated 1-2 by eighth-seeded Hofstra University (10-7-4, 3-4-2 CAA) in the second overtime of the CAA Championship Nov. 5 in front of packed stands at Parsons Field. This was the Hofstra Pride’s fifth...

Junior goaltender Devon Levi lunges to make a save against the UNH Wildcats. This weekend, Levi broke the program’s career shutout record with 12 shutouts in 41 games.

Huskies take Wildcats’ ninth life: Northeastern hands New Hampshire ninth loss of the season

Eli Curwin, news staff November 13, 2022

The Northeastern men’s hockey team (6-2-2, 5-2-1 HE) skated away with a dominant 6-2 victory over the University of New Hampshire, or UNH, Wildcats (3-6-1, 0-6-1 HE) Nov.4 . Led by a career-first hat trick from sophomore forward Justin Hryckowian and a momentous 100th career...

Rowers gather for the Head of the Charles Regatta on the Charles River, which splits Cambridge and Boston. The regatta attracts rowers from around the world who compete on the course every October.

Northeastern crew teams compete at Head of the Charles Regatta

Noelia Arteaga, news correspondent November 13, 2022

The Northeastern men's and women's rowing teams competed at the Head of the Charles Regatta Oct. 23. The men’s A boat, stroked by graduate student Rhett Burns, finished fourth collegiately and sixth overall with a time of 13:42.881, and the women’s A boat, stroked by Iris...

Freshman defenseman Vinny Borgesi on the ice against the University of Vermont Oct. 8. Borgesi scored the game-winning goal in his first collegiate game Oct. 1.

Vinny Borgesi: storming his way into Boston

Amelia Ballingall, news staff November 13, 2022

After scoring the game-winning goal in overtime in his first collegiate game, freshman defenseman Vinny Borgesi became a newcomer to watch. The 18-year-old stepped onto the ice this fall for the Huskies fresh off a two-year stint with the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey...

Sophomore forward Taze Thompson seizes the puck from LIU. Thompson, a transfer from Harvard, has tallied one goal and three assists in her first eight games as a Husky.

Taze Thompson: Harvard transfer finds home at NU

Kyle Smith, news correspondent October 26, 2022

Hockey has always been an important part of Taze Thompson’s life.  “I was in skates before I could even walk,” Thompson told The News. A sophomore forward on the women’s ice hockey team and Harvard University transfer, Thompson has been an instrumental part of...

Lincoln Mosca, the youngest member of the Northeastern men’s soccer team, participates in the team’s pre-game pep talk. Mosca partnered with the team through Team Impact.

Men’s soccer embraces 7-year-old hype man Lincoln Mosca

Ali Caudle, news staff October 26, 2022

As the Northeastern men’s soccer team warmed up for its Oct. 8 game against Monmouth University at Parsons Field, one special team member, Lincoln Mosca, snacked on crackers as his mother helped put his spine brace on.  When the team spotted Lincoln, they ran over to the...