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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Artists combine art, environment

September 26, 2007

By Faith Bellieu When Mags Harries and Lajos H

Crowd surfing to ‘Survive’

September 26, 2007

By Daniel Deza Rock band Circa Survive drew hordes of hipsters to afterHOURS last night. The event, which opened with The Speed of Leading of Boston and Philadelphia-based Circa Survive, was organized by the Northeastern chapter of the Music and Entertainment Industry Student...

Gamers unite for Halo 3

September 26, 2007

By Terri Schwartz After waiting in line at the Prudential Center Game Stop for more than two hours Monday night, resident assistant Jordan Clark returned to his residence hall with a coveted copy of the Xbox 360 video game, "Halo 3." Clark, a sophomore African-American studies...

Letter to the Editor: Discrimination still prevalent in Boston

September 26, 2007

In her letter concerning the Jena Six ("Commentary: Jena Six deserve justice," Sept. 24), Rachel Zarrel makes an unfortunate mistake in assuming racism is a phenomenon that exists exclusively south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Apparently she is unaware of the race riots that occurred...

Letter to the Editor: Language center aims for expansion

September 26, 2007

CORRECTION APPENDED (SEE BELOW) In an editorial published in Monday's edition of The News ("President Aoun making no faculty friends"), there are several points that should be clarified. First, the characterization of the faculty as a bloc that is entirely dissatisfied does...

All Hail: OSCCR begs human form

September 26, 2007

From the day students start at Northeastern, they are exposed to what is possibly the most villainous of all forces: the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). OK, I've never actually dealt with OSCCR, but I know plenty of people who have. Plus, I saw...

Column: Attention all coaches, choose battles wisely

September 26, 2007

A stubbed toe, paper cut, nagging headache or coffee stain. Any one of these things has the unique power to turn a bad day into a worse one, or a relatively sane person into a nutbar. It's with this principle that we can look at coaches and give them a break. "It was the...

Men’s Cross Country: Brown named CAA Runner of the Week

September 26, 2007

By Drew Bonifant Tom Brown has always been a leader on the cross-country course. This year, he's become a leader off it, as well. "This year, he's taken it to a new level," said head coach Sherman Hart. "He's stepped up to a leadership level, into what I've expected from him...

Women’s Hockey: Team rebuilding continues

September 26, 2007

By Jared Sugerman The 2006-07 season marked the end of an era for Northeastern women's hockey. When the class of 2006 graduated just a few months before the start of the season, it took not only its diplomas, but also a golden memory. When they first arrived on campus, the...

Player of the Week

September 26, 2007

The Northeastern volleyball team won a key game Sunday in Cambridge against Harvard, rebounding from a loss the day before and playing more cohesively. Senior captain Kira Batura had 20 kills and 26 digs in the game for the Huskies, earning her this week's Northeastern News...

Men’s Soccer: Talaat brothers key asset on soccer field

September 26, 2007

By Andrew Parente The men's soccer team features two brothers, Ahmed and Mahmoud Talaat, who both start for the team and who are having a great 2007 campaign sofar. Originally from Alexandria, Egypt, senior Ahmed starts at forward while Mahmoud, a sophomore, is the starting...

Men’s Basketball: Kelly to play in Ireland

September 26, 2007

By Jimmy Charshafian Bobby Kelly has left the United States for greener pastures. A former men's basketball standout, Kelly has signed to play professionally with the Belfast Star in Ireland's SuperLeague. Kelly, the third-most accurate 3-point shooter in Northeastern history,...