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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Maisie Peters performs in front of a bead bracelet-decorated microphone. This concert closed out the North American leg of her Good Witch Tour.

Review: Maisie Peters ends show-stopping ‘The Good Witch Tour’ at Roadrunner

Emily Chung, news staff
October 19, 2023

British pop star and singer-songwriter Maisie Peters closed out the North American leg of “The Good Witch Tour” in Boston Oct. 11 with a sold-out show at Roadrunner. Following the release of her sophomore...

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Review: Olivia Rodrigo explores adulthood, regret and heartbreak on ‘GUTS’

Review: Olivia Rodrigo explores adulthood, regret and heartbreak on ‘GUTS’

Emily Chung, news staff
October 6, 2023

From sad girl to angry punk-rocker, Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album “GUTS” explores the journey from girlhood to adulthood through angsty lyrics and hard-hitting instrumentals. The album, released...

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Crystal Zhang, third-year computer science and design combined major, sits in the rain on the edge of Table Mountain overlooking Cape Town City Centre and Woodstock. Students on the Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Dialogue were able to explore Cape Town by hiking up Table Mountain and Lion’s Head Peak. Photo courtesy Ethan Truong.

View into a Dialogue: Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Cape Town

Emily Chung, news staff
September 19, 2023

On a hotel rooftop in Sea Point, Cape Town, 20 Northeastern students sat with laptops open, adjusting details on their final projects and watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean. The next day, they...

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Customers enjoy drinks and food in Phinista. The French Vietnamese cafe has created a comfortable sit-down environment where many people choose to catch up with friends and family.

Column: 6 Boston coffee shops to try out this semester

Emily Chung, news staff
September 5, 2023

There’s nothing quite like sitting in a cute coffee shop and romanticizing life. Suddenly, the idea of studying is appealing, responding to emails is no longer a source of dread and spending $8 on an...

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Northeastern a cappella group Pitch Please! performs at the Fenway center April 17. Pitch, Please! was founded in 2012 and, in the years since, have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the a cappella world.

Northeastern’s Pitch, Please! advances to ICCA finals

Emily Chung, news correspondent
April 27, 2023

After a year full of countless rehearsals, gigs and competitions, Pitch, Please!, one of Northeastern’s upper-voice a cappella groups, will travel to New York City to compete in the finals for the prestigious...

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First year Katie Burke performs a backflip on a balance beam at a national competition in Memphis, Tennessee, March 29. GymNUstics placed seventh at the meet.

GymNUstics ends their season placing in the top 10 teams at nationals

Emily Chung, news staff
April 25, 2023

Northeastern’s club gymnastics team had their hands full this year, with a busy season that culminated at nationals in Memphis, Tennessee.  The team had a monumental season, planning and hosting...

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This cartoon by Bjenny Montero inspired Steve Kurzs professional moniker Keyboard Dog. Kurz discovered the drawing in spring of 2020, around the same time he started to pursue a music career.

Keyboard Dog is Northeastern’s rising star

Emily Chung, news correspondent
April 3, 2023

Steve Kurz’s music career started with a doodle.  In spring 2020, the singer-songwriter came across a cartoon by artist Bjenny Montero depicting a dog playing an electronic keyboard on the ground,...

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Joseph Schmitt, Northeastern alumnus and author of “Under a Zambian Tree,” signs copies of his book for students. The subject of Schmitts book, Dora Moono Nyambe, spoke to students Feb. 28 about her experiences educating children in a remote village in Zambia.

How Dora Moono Nyambe built a family of hundreds

Emily Chung, news correspondent
March 14, 2023

When Dora Moono Nyambe moved to a remote village in Zambia to start a boarding school, people thought she was a witch. Three years later, Nyambe’s nonprofit, Footprints of Hope, has garnered support...

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Redshirt senior Chris Doherty goes for a layup while two Cougars try to block him. Doherty tallied 11 points in Saturday’s game, the most of any player on Northeastern’s team.

Northeastern men’s basketball falls to College of Charleston at home

Emily Chung, news correspondent
January 25, 2023

Saturday afternoon, the Northeastern Huskies (8-11, 4-4) and the No. 18 Charleston Cougars (21-1, 9-0) faced off for the 21st time in program history. Though Northeastern had won five of the last seven...

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Riley Hughes on ice against Boston University Nov. 18.

Riley Hughes is the unsung hero of men’s hockey

Emily Chung, news correspondent
December 7, 2022

For Riley Hughes, ice skating is a habit as natural as breathing. “I don’t remember exactly how old I was when I started playing organized hockey or the exact age when I started skating,” said...

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