The project offers a platform to university teams who do not receive much attention as well as traditional northeast pillars of ice hockey and basketball. Club sports are also represented in the project.
A complete history of the Sports of the Northeastern University is published by students – with the support of the University’s athletics department.
The 250 -page coffee table book, “History of the Huskies”, is available for presale With its expected exit for the fall. He presents 16 major sports stories from the Northeast in addition to the summaries of each university team covering more than a century of competition, explains the project manager Jason Singer, a senior graduate in business management, marketing and finance.
The sprawling mission to tell a long sports story of Northeastern was led by the athletics magazine managed by the University, Red and blackwhere Singer is editor -in -chief.
In total, more than 100 students and graduates from the Northeast contributed to the multi-year project, which was also supported by the departments of relations with the old and universities of Northeastern.
“It was great to see this project come to life and that our department helps to create” History of the Huskies “, explains Jim Madigan, sports director of Northeastern. “We know that our fans will appreciate discovering the long and corrected history of northeast athletics, and we are impatient to see the finished product.”
The complement of the book version plans to launch a museum in person, officially licensed goods and a large online database – all devoted to the history of northeast athletics. Photo contributions and donations from the museum came from the athletics department, the Northeast Archives, students, student-athletes and graduates.
The narration is motivated by a variety of exclusive interviews.
The project offers a platform to university teams who do not receive much attention as well as traditional northeast pillars of ice hockey and basketball. Club sports are also represented in the project.
Singer says that the historic journey has searched all kinds of surprises – including a northeast pioneering buttons team from the 1960s.
“Our goal is to have something for everyone,” said Singer, who was joined in the book management team by Madison Neuner and Michael Ruberto (both former chief co-editors of the Red & Black). “There is so much passion there and such a great school pride.
“It means a lot for many people,” said Singer about the Huskies tradition. “Which is a beautiful thing.”
The completion of the project was a source of pride to Singer and his editorial team.
“For us, as a student, we have found that you will be constantly surprising with what you can accomplish and the impact you can have,” explains Singer.
The funding began with a successful Husky start -up campaign which made it possible to collect more than $ 10,000.