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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

Letter to the Editor: Students should speak up, get involved

November 18, 2007

When I was leaving my small Pennsylvania town, heading to the big city for college, my wise older brothers gave me one piece of advice. "Get involved," they all told me. So I arrived at school excited and ready to get involved and carve out my own experience. I knew that I was...

Letter to the Editor: Alumni disappointed by possible athletics cuts

November 18, 2007

As the recent story "A team's fate in question: Athletics Department restructuring may bring program cuts," from the Oct. 22 edition suggests that the elimination of the football program is a real possibility, I urge you, Athletics Director Peter Roby, to take into account the...

Letter to the Editor: Vocal students rewarded with change

November 18, 2007

You may have seen all the surveys, postings and Facebook groups lately asking where you want your tuition dollars to go, and you may or may not have personally responded, but in the past few weeks we have seen a considerable portion of the student body bring forth their top priorities....

Editorial: Secrecy dominates new athletics panel

November 18, 2007

There are many things students expect from the administration. We expect it to be fair, true to its promises and, most of all, honest. As paying customers, students have every right to know the ins and outs of how the university works and the process behind every decisions that...

Activists plan Black Friday boycott

November 18, 2007

By Amara Grautski When stores open their doors at 5 a.m. Friday, some social activists will close their wallets. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the start of the holiday shopping season and the beginning of a period of mass consumption. However, a counter-movement...

Cleaning up Mission Hill life

November 17, 2007

By Marc Larocque Rich Johnson has a love/hate relationship with Mission Hill. He enjoys the neighborhood because it has a great view of the city skyline. But he's upset by the trash that clutters the streets. The diversity in the community is something he likes. But prevention...

Husky Happenings

November 17, 2007

Business school ranks high nationwide Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review ranked Northeastern's College of Business Administration 24th in the United States, according to a report in The Voice. This is the fifth time Entrepreneur and Princeton Review have conducted...

Women’s Hockey: Late-game rally not enough to lift Huskies for second win

November 17, 2007

By Jared Sugerman The women's hockey team managed to cut a three-goal third period deficit to one Friday night, but eventually fell to No. 10 Boston College, 4-2. Senior forward and captain Nikki Petrich nearly leveled the score with about five minutes remaining in regulation...

Men’s Soccer: Four honored by CAA this season

November 17, 2007

By Andrew Parente The men's soccer team concluded the 2007 season with its second consecutive trip to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) playoffs. The last two years have almost been identical for the Huskies: a strong finish to the season, followed by a short appearance...

Football: Murray’s career at NU

November 17, 2007

By Maggie Cassidy Maurice Murray's career as a Husky came to a close Saturday, but the senior running back still has 3,809 reasons to smile. During his four years playing on the Northeastern gridiron, Murray broke six school records in different categories, the most notable...

Annual Springfest concert planning begins for CUP

November 17, 2007

By Michael Napolitano The Council for University Programs (CUP) took its first step this week in planning Northeastern's annual Springfest concert. Springfest is a week of events at the end of the school year hosted by CUP. It ends with a concert at Matthews Arena. This year,...

sexcapades

November 17, 2007

He was only supposed to be a one-time, random hook-up. But after that fateful night, he relentlessly called and texted me. What girl doesn't want desperate one-night stands begging for more? At first, my girlfriends and I found the calls amusing. However, they rapidly became...