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Professor's paper examines theory about Chicago's gun violence

Ashley Hackett, Dec. 6, 2018

According to a working paper co-authored by Kellogg professor Craig Garthwaite, Chicago’s high rates of gun violence may have less to do with gun policy and more to do with a cultural phenomenon:

Full recap and analysis: Wildcats come up short in 45-24 loss to Buckeyes

Jacob Munoz, Dec. 2, 2018

Northwestern’s first-ever Big Ten Championship Game was injury-heavy, turnover-filled, and filled with both exciting highs and disappointing lows.

Big Ten Championship Preview Nov. 30, 2018

Weinberg sophomore Daniel Jessell dies, cause unknown Nov. 29, 2018

Today's Scoop

Mo' money, mo' problems

When money takes the wheel

Ten days before classes started in September, Catie May, along with about a dozen other leaders of community service clubs on campus, received an email informing them that the university’s “community service van program” no longer existed.

Enough is enough

Parkland activists discuss March for Our Lives, grief and healing at Northwestern

Members of the Northwestern community and beyond gathered Saturday evening in Lutkin Hall to attend “Guns, Activism, Change,” a conversation that featured Samantha Fuentes and Jaclyn Corin.

Stocked

How to store your stuff over the winter

No matter where you’re headed in January, here’s how to figure out your winter quarter storage situation.

Nailbiter

Northwestern falls at last second to #5 Michigan

As fate and Dererk Pardon (20 PTS, 5 REB) would have it, Northwestern (6-3, 0-2) played up to Michigan’s caliber, coming back from a 15 point deficit before losing a 62-60 nail-biter.

Valiant Effort

Rapid reaction: Northwestern runs out of steam in 45-24 loss

Northwestern refused to go away in the second half, making this an extremely entertaining and memorable Big Ten Championship.

No bueno.

First half takeaways: Northwestern down big to Ohio State

There are 30 minutes left in Indianapolis, and Northwestern currently trails Ohio State, 24-7. Here are they key takeaways from the first half.

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This Is My Jam

This Is My Jam: Disco's back, baby!

The past two years alone have seen a surge in disco-inspired songs.

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This Is My Jam: Hasan Minhaj challenges traditional comedy

Hasan Minhaj challenged those norms when Netflix began sponsoring his weekly series on U.S. central topics, Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, this past October.

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This is My Jam: Breakup Ballads

These songs are bops and not just for post-breakup vibes.

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This Is My Jam: Big Mouth and the rise of raunchy comedy

Couldn't get enough of your cringey middle school years? This show's for you.

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This Is My Jam: Intro to Reggaeton

Songs that will make you feel like you're in Miami, or make you want to hit up an ex you never had.

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This Is My Jam: Cuffing Szn and R&B Vibes

Cuffing szn and R&B go hand-in-hand.

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This Is My Jam: Five Albums, Five Weeks, One Producer

From May 25 to June 23, Kanye’s label G.O.O.D. Music dropped one album every week, each exclusively containing beats produced by Mr. West himself from his studio in Wyoming.

My Box

My Box: All tied up at RopeCraft 2018

If any of you guys are going to Berlin and want to party with the Mistress in a dungeon somewhere, hit me up. ;)