The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News
George Barker

George Barker, Staff Reporter

George Barker is a third-year journalism and computer science major who was Campus Editor in fall of 2020, and the Deputy Sports Editor then Sports Editor in the fall of 2019 and spring of 2020, respectively. George is the women’s hockey beat reporter, and started covering that team while working as the Deputy Sports Editor. George hopes to continue to build on relationships with women’s hockey coaching and media staff members to bring comprehensive coverage of their season and aspirations, and you can follow him on Twitter @georgebarker36 to see his coverage.

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Men’s soccer suffocates Holy Cross in shutout victory

George Barker, deputy sports editor
September 18, 2019
The Huskies walked out of Linda Johnson Stadium in Worcester Tuesday with their heads held high, after their dominant defensive effort kept the opposing Crusaders from mounting any threat in a 2-0 victory.
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Northeastern a goal during a game against UNCW last season.

NU’s CAA home opener saved by Massoud’s two goals

George Barker, deputy sports editor
September 14, 2019
Star sophomore midfielder Ryan Massoud made sure Northeastern came away with a point Saturday evening, scoring both goals for the Huskies as they came back from a two goal deficit to earn a draw during their CAA home opener versus Delaware.
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Sophomore Ryan Massoud celebrates after scoring during a game against Niagara last season.

River Hawks fail to capitalize as visiting Huskies secure 2-1 victory

George Barker, deputy sports editor
September 10, 2019
The Huskies escaped Cushing Field with a 2-1 win over the UMass Lowell River Hawks, who struggled to finish despite possessing the ball for most of the game.
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Max Carbone, who was found dead on April 7, was a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

[Photo] Wentworth community remembers 19-year-old Max Carbone

Riana Buchman, news correspondent
April 14, 2019

Max Carbone, who was found dead on April 7, was a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Hoping to improve college retention and graduation rates among former Boston Public Schools students, City Councilor Michael Flaherty has proposed instituting an optional 13th year of school.

City councilor proposes program that would allow for an optional extra year of high school

George Barker, news correspondent
April 2, 2019

Hoping to improve college retention and graduation rates among former Boston Public Schools students, City Councilor Michael Flaherty has proposed instituting an optional 13th year of school. “As...

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The 101 bus makes its way to Malden Station.

MBTA’s Better Bus Project could boost low-income communities

George Barker, news correspondent
February 27, 2019

Boston commuters spend an average of 164 hours stuck in traffic per year, making Boston the most congested city in the country, according to the INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard. Now ranked as the seventh...

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