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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

Women’s Basketball: Smallwood notches 1,000th career point

February 20, 2007

The women's basketball team ended its eight-game skid Thursday night, downing Georgia State 64-42 before falling to then-No. 25 James Madison 71-57 Sunday. Junior guard Shaleyse Smallwood netted her 1,000th career point as a Husky in the loss. Thursday night featured one...

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February 20, 2007

Comics

February 20, 2007

Paul ' n' Lil by Lily Ko and Paul Cheung Happy Orange by Hannah Flaherty and Ambria Klingle Comics are not edited by The News staff.

Rehab should be taken seriously

February 20, 2007

By Stephanie Shore At one time, checking into rehab was something to be embarrassed about. It was the last step when a person reached rock bottom. Rehab was where someone went when every other option had expired, or if a court ordered him or her to go. Nowadays, it's a career...

Dance, fashion, music combine to celebrate African heritage

February 20, 2007

By Steve Brachmann Using fluid dance moves and sharp hip gyrations, the Mandingo Dancers enticed female audience members to throw dollar bills during their performance at the annual Africa Night in the Curry Student Center Ballroom Saturday. The two-man routine was one of...

The Hungry Husky

February 20, 2007

By Anne Baker May I have the envelope, please. With Hollywood's preparation for the 79th Academy Awards well underway, many would-be hosts are left scratching their heads at the prospect of throwing their own Oscar party. Never fear, the Hungry Husky has got it all in the...

Aoun kicks off Mardi Gras with students

February 20, 2007

Students piled into Levine Marketplace and were greeted by a smile and Mardi Gras beads from President Joseph Aoun last night, as jazz tunes and the smell of Cajun food filled the air. Beads in hand, President Aoun stopped to ask one student jokingly, "Which color: gold or...

Students gather to promote peace, cultural understanding

February 20, 2007

By Marc Larocque There were belly dancers and hummus. There were stuffed grape leaves and drum circles. There was salad and abstract art. There was falafel and people with dreadlocks. The event was for world peace. About 250 students gathered at the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom...

California dreaming

February 20, 2007

By Andrew Parquette The hit Fox show that made Death Cab For Cutie an MTV staple and brought comic books and cardigan sweaters out of geeks' basements and into the mainstream, will end this week after four seasons of California dreaming. "The OC," Generation Y's incarnation...

The ‘Lost Boys’ generation

February 20, 2007

In teams of four, they don brightly colored gym shorts, sweatbands and tube socks up to their calves. Every few weeks, they meet in the Cambridge YMCA gym for a couple hours with red rubber balls and a stereo in tow. Four square is their game of choice. The four square...

Column: It may not seem like a big deal, but the working student has only two options next month: lose money or lose a day of class. Take your pick.

February 20, 2007

It may not seem like a big deal, but the working student has only two options next month: lose money or lose a day of class. Take your pick. On March 26, classes between 9:15 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. will be canceled to free up time for President Joseph Aoun's official inauguration...

Commentary: War effort must be intense, serious

February 20, 2007

The Democratic Party in Capitol Hill needs to grow a pair. They've been against the War in Iraq from the day it started