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Sam Culver

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The Dallas Mavericks and their owner, Mark Cuban, did not play the national anthem for the first 13 games of the 2020-21 season.

Column: The false patriotism of a required national anthem

Sam Culver, news staff
March 28, 2021

While the United States national anthem has always been a staple at the start of sporting events, the time has passed for institutions to require its playing at Northeastern sports games or elsewhere....

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Northeastern track and field athletes compete in dual meet at URI, clinching wins and setting personal records.

Men’s and women’s track & field competes at Rhode Island

Sam Culver, news staff
February 27, 2021

The Northeastern men’s and women’s track & field teams raced in a tri meet at the University of Rhode Island against URI and the Providence College Friars. The Husky men were led by senior sprinter...

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Biron wins pentathlon at track and field UConn multi-event challenge

Biron wins pentathlon at track and field UConn multi-event challenge

Sam Culver, news staff
February 27, 2021

Sophomore multi-event athlete Dominique Biron showed off her versatility on the track and in the field, taking first place in the womens’ pentathlon at the UConn multi-event challenge on Feb 20. Sophomore...

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The Huskies competed in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational at Liberty this past weekend.

Huskies track & field compete at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Sam Culver, news correspondent
February 14, 2021

The Northeastern mens’ and womens’ track and field made a strong showing over the weekend at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational down in Lynchburg, Virginia. Several stellar performances helped...

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Photo Courtesy of NU Athletics

NUBAC seeks to promote Black athletes’ voices on campus

Sam Culver, news correspondent
February 12, 2021

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, a group of student-athletes founded the Northeastern University Black Athlete Caucus, or NUBAC, with the...

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The mens track and field team kick off their indoor season at Army over the weekend, after almost a year-long hiatus.

Northeastern men’s track and field kicks off season with dual meet at Army

Sam Culver, news correspondent
February 2, 2021

The Northeastern men’s track and field team competed for the first time since March in an indoor meet against Army in West Point, N.Y. Their last spring season was cancelled after the outbreak of COVID-19...

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