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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

Men’s Track ‘ Field: NU successful at Snowflake Classic

April 3, 2007

By Adam Riglian The men's track ' field team had its most successful meet of the spring season, taking home seven events at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts University. The Huskies were paced yet again by their strong field events, garnering four victories and two-second place...

Player of the Week

April 3, 2007

Nate Hunter of the men's track ' field team continued the outdoor season with a strong performance at the Snowflake Classic hosted by Tufts Saturday. He took first place in the shot put and second in the discus, earning him The Northeastern News Player of the Week honors. "It...

Crime Log

April 3, 2007

By Nick Mendez Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern's Division of Public Safety reports. Crime Log Entry of the Week Monday, March 26 5 p.m. An anonymous caller reported two males in the same stall in a men's bathroom in the Mugar Life Sciences Building. Northeastern...

Men’s and Women’s Crew: Huskies begin 2007 season

April 3, 2007

By Jewel Della Valle Northeastern's crew teams kicked off their respective seasons this weekend on opposite ends of the country. The women's team competed against Dartmouth and Boston College on the Charles River, and the men's freshman eight faced off against five other crews...

Women’s Track ‘ Field: NU takes eight wins at Tufts

April 3, 2007

By Cynthia Retamozo The women's track ' field team competed last weekend at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts University. This was the first meet of the outdoor season where the Huskies, led by senior thrower Zara Northover and junior hurdler Tramaine Shaw, competed together as...

Husky Happenings

April 3, 2007

GRE changes canceled unexpectedly The Education Testing Service (ETS) unexpectedly announced Monday it has canceled plans to change the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). The new test was scheduled to be launched worldwide September. ETS began planning changes two years ago, which...

Students start to show Obama support

April 3, 2007

By Michaela Stanelun A group of about 20 Northeastern students gathered Saturday with one goal in common - to show their support for Sen. Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. The first meeting of Northeastern University Students for Barack Obama took place in the Curry...

Undergraduate research rising

April 3, 2007

By Kate Augusto The number of undergraduate students doing research is up by more than 20 percent, said Vice Provost for Research Srinivas Sridhar. This statistic was evident in the number of presenters at last Wednesday's 2007 Research and Scholarship Expo. The expo, sponsored...

Baseball: Northeastern drops two vs ODU, one at BC

April 3, 2007

By Nate Owen and Chris Estrada Rejecting the notion that Boston College pitcher Tim Houston (2-3 5.92) had been nearly impregnable in the Eagles' 10-3 victory over Northeastern yesterday at Shea Field, Huskies manager Neil McPhee cited the team's 10 hits as proof his team's...

Obituary: ‘Infectious’ perspective of life made Devino stand out

April 3, 2007

By Derek Hawkins Adrienne "AJ" Devino, a freshman communications major loved by her friends and family for her compassionate personality, eclectic interests and unique sense of style, died Saturday night in a snow tubing accident at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H. She was 18. Ms....

Obituary: Dedicated student, Freeman loved to play

April 3, 2007

From the moment Jake Freeman stepped foot on Northeastern's campus he was determined to excel in his studies. But that does not mean he didn't know how to have a good time. Mr. Freeman transferred to Northeastern from Santa Barbara City College in September 2006 and rushed...

Springfest concert sells out in record 7 hours

April 3, 2007

By Samantha Egan The record-breaking sale of Springfest concert tickets on March 28 has left Council for University Programming (CUP) members shocked and many students empty-handed and angry. Tickets to the event, headlined by Nas and featuring Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco...