Sara in Paris: Giving thanks a little late in Paris

Sara’s abroad in Paris, France, until Dec. 13.

The past week was either an invasion of parents or an exodus from France for kids studying abroad in Paris. For me, my mom and aunt came in from the States to spend Thanksgiving in the City of Lights.
While they were here, I felt a strange combination of [...]

Alex in Munich: A German Thanksgiving

Alex is abroad in Munich, Germany, until August 2009.

Four turkeys, 28 pounds of mashed potatoes, eight pies, two pots of gravy, three bowls of stuffing and more beer and wine than I could count.  Despite the total lack of European recognition of Thanksgiving, my program celebrated the American holiday together in style.
We started organizing our [...]

Megan in London: Fighting homesickness with two Thanksgiving dinners

Megan’s abroad in London, England, until Dec. 13.

It’s really hard to find a turkey in London. You wouldn’t think so, and neither did I until I looked around Sainsbury’s, our local grocery store. Turkey’s not a big thing to eat here — as one of my British friends said, nobody eats turkey here except for [...]

Laura in Jordan: Dancing by myself at a Palestinian wedding

Laura’s abroad in Amman, Jordan, until Dec. 19.

Sometimes when I reflect on my study abroad experience here in Jordan, I just laugh at all the bizarre situations I get myself into. For example, somehow I ended up practically alone on the dance floor trying to do my best imitation of Arabic dancing at a Palestinian [...]

NEWS! Wazzzzzup with Jessica McKenna

Jessica takes over, and you’ll never guess where Kyle keeps his tie.

Photos from Saturday’s football victory


Thanksgiving recipes for the collegiate cooker

Get cooking on Thursday with this complete menu for the collegiate cooker.

Writers’ Spaces: Bourgeois Pig Café

You can get a lot done at this café while stuffing your face.

Giving a grade to Neal Sales-Griffin’s first quarter in office

An evaluation of ASG’s progress thus far.

How much do you know about Rahm Emanuel?

Yes, Rahm Emanual dances ballet.

Students and professors prepare for Harris closure

Shifty air conditioning, less-than-potable water, dented marble stairs and a unisex bathroom in the basement. “I think there is, like, one bathroom in there,” said David Li, a Weinberg freshman.
However students characterize their experiences at Harris Hall, they can’t make new memories there for the next 18 months. The home to philosophy and history lectures, [...]

Milk depicts the heroic and tragic life of America’s first openly-gay elected official

A new movie portrays the life and times of Gay Rights activist Harvey Milk.

Pancakes…with implications

The potential pitfalls of your post-hookup pancakes.

Ten Christmas songs for your holiday

With Thanksgiving only days away and festive lights overtaking Evanston, the time of year has become blatantly obvious. ‘Tis the holiday season — a season for eating gelt and decorating pine trees. But it wouldn’t be the holidays without the right mood music. Here we have collected some great Christmas songs and covers to help [...]

Activism at Northwestern is stronger than it seems

The numbers show that we’re not an apathetic campus.

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