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Dillo Day 2008 in photos

Tom Giratikanon — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:54:50 +0000

Dillo Day 2008 featured musicians Third Eye Blind and Common, and a whole lot of mud. The day in pictures:

TONIK Tap presents “The Pursuit of TAPPYness”

Taylor Ervin — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:58:32 +0000

This weekend, TONIK Tap presented its annual all-tap spring show, titled “The Pursuit of TAPPYness,” at Shanley Pavillion. Check out photos and audio below.

Making contraptions from playing cards and toy soldiers

Taylor Ervin — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:50:55 +0000

You know those chain reactions (like this one), where a guy pushes a basketball, which hits a see-saw, which knocks over a bottle, which turns on a fan… well, you get the idea.

They’re called Rube Goldberg contraptions, and the Northwestern Organization of Design Engineers (yes, NODE) had students compete to build their own on Saturday in the Ford Design Center. Working in teams of four, students had materials such as playing cards, balloons and string, and five hours to put it all together. Here’s how they did, in photos and video:

Fusion Dance Company’s production of “SEVEN”

Tom Giratikanon — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:55:14 +0000

Fusion Dance Company presented its mainstage show, “SEVEN,” this weekend at Ryan Auditorium. The evening in photos and video:

Video by Asha Toulmin and Hannah Fraser-Chanpong. Photos by Tom Giratikanon.

Dance group Kaba Modern headlines KASA show

Rachel Koh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:28:27 +0000

California dance group Kaba Modern, which has also competed in America’s Best Dance Crew on MTV, headlined the Korean American Students Association’s annual show on Friday. The night’s theme was “Kickin’ It Old Skool,” and included performances by ReFresh Dance Crew and Tatum Jones, as well as a fashion show and a tae kwon do demonstration.

In our video slideshow: photos from the event and an interview with KASA President YeEun June Sung.

Photos by Rachel Koh, video by Hannah Fraser-Chanpong

What it’s like to be NU’s only female IM soccer referee

Taylor Ervin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:54:45 +0000

Northwestern’s spring intermural sports — soccer, ultimate frisbee and softball — are underway for the quarter, and all of them rely on student-referees. We profile one of the more unique students serving this quarter.

A campaign of chalk and flyers at the Rock

Tom Giratikanon — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:48:05 +0000

The area around the Rock became a battleground of chalk, flyers and supporters on Tuesday, the day for voting in ASG elections. Photo by Tom Giratikanon / NBN.

Salacious scenes from the Sexual Health & Assault Resource Fair

Sisi Tang — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:45:45 +0000

Photos of the Lakefill, at sunset

Emily Eisenhart — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:57:47 +0000

See a blind date… in photos

Lauren Virnoche — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:58:25 +0000

Knowing how awkward a blind date at the Unicorn Cafe can be, Weinberg sophomore Kelly Jandro and McCormick freshman Frank Jiruska kept it short by not actually ordering any coffee. At least they left with no hard feelings, and Frank got his caffeine fix to go. See Kelly and Frank get ready for the Tuesday night date, which their friends set up: