Freshman hockey prospect won’t play for NU
Jon Gillies, an incoming freshman goaltender and the men’s hockey team’s top recruit, has been released from his national letter of intent (NLOI) by the university and will not play for Northeastern.

The news was first reported by the Husky Hockey Blog and was confirmed by Nathan Fournier of the Maine Hockey Journal. Fournier reported Gillies was released from the NLOI Wednesday morning but has not yet talked to any other NCAA schools about transferring.

Gillies currently plays for the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Indiana Ice and could decide to play in the Quebec Major Juniors Hockey League (QMJHL), in which case he would play for the Quebec Remparts. The Remparts selected Gillies with a late pick in the 2011 QMJHL Entry Draft.

The Huskies will still have three goaltenders on their roster next season: junior Chris Rawlings, who started all but three games for Northeastern in  2011-12, junior Bryan Mountain and sophomore Clay Witt. According to Fournier, Gillies’ decision not to play in Northeastern was in part because of Rawlings’ returning to Northeastern for his senior year.

– Eoghan Kelly, News Staff

Author to speak on ocean pollution, policy
Marine toxicologist, explorer and author Dr. Susan Shaw, a Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow from the State University of New York, Albany’s School of Public Health, will give two public lectures about ocean pollution on campus today and tomorrow.

In today’s talk, entitled “Diving In: A Marine Scientist Takes on Pollution, Policy and Public Health,” from 6 to 8 p.m. at 420 Shillman Hall, Shaw will talk about her work as an oceanic activist and tell students how they can get involved. As part of Food Justice Week, Shaw will discuss sustainable seafood and how chemicals affect the water supply from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Social Justice Research Center, 106 St. Stephen St. The lectures are free and open to the public.

   – Gal Tziperman Lotan, News Staff