October 20, 2009

Articles

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Superback

Why Drake Dunsmore could save Northwestern football

Superback Drake Dunsmore could be a hero for Northwestern’s football program.

Ridiculous Roommates

How to solve a bad roommate situation

Having roommate trouble? Here are some tips on how to work it out.

Sports

Why Fitz has to get the running game going

In three conference losses, the ‘Cats have rushed for 52, 64 and 79 yards. The teams needs smarter and stronger rushing if it wants to succeed.

Television

Comedians Michael and Michael harbor high hopes for re-released show

Two prolific comedians share a name and a hope for the successful re-release of their Comedy Central show.

Peril

Risk managers inject the finance world with some caution

Post-credit-collapse, risk managers are racing to the financial scene. Could this be a new career path for econ majors?

Opinion

Cinematic Civil War

Our columnist explores the greater issues that a minor conflict at the movie theater reveal.

Music

Having fun in Chicago with instruments

The Earth is a Man, an experimental student band, gears up for off-campus shows and publicity.

Northwestern Ink

The grass is always greener on the other campus

During midterms, it’s tempting to imagine life at other schools.

Fiction

Hunger

One writer’s fictional account of a relationship between two people with opposite eating disorders.

Blog entries

Newly refurbished Great Room offers dining, meeting space for students

Located at 610 Haven Street, the Great Room, a refurbished historic dining hall which previously served as a reading room in the Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, will offer food, TV and wireless access to Northwestern students. The room will be open from 5 pm to 2 am Sunday-Thursday.

Medill Innocence Project students’ notes, interviews, academic information subpoenaed

Medill Innocence Project students’ notes, interviews, academic information have been subpoenaed by the Cook County state attorney’s office. Northwestern has turned over the documents related to on-the-record interviews, but is battling the subpoena on the students’ academic information.

House: “Brave Heart”

This week’s House episode opened with two police officers chasing an acrobatic, parkour-esque perp, who eludes them by climbing up pipes and jumping across buldings. When one of the cops twists his ankle, the other continues the chase, attempting to follow the criminal across a gap in between two buildings. Unfortunately, he misjudges the distance [...]

Zoe in Jerusalem: A week at sea

Zoe will be in Jerusalem, Israel until January 2.

I spent the last week of my three week break between summer language immersion and the start of the semester on a 7-night cruise to Greece, with a big group of friends from school.  To say the least, we were not the typical passengers on the boat.  [...]

30 Rock: “Season 4″

The pages go on strike on 30 Rock’s fourth season premiere. Photo courtesy of NBC.

Fresh off its third straight comedy series win at the Emmys, 30 Rock kicked off its fourth season by standing inches from the economy and staring it in the face. It was a strange way to start the season, but it [...]

Julie in Paris: On the other hand, let’s not go to Belgium. ‘Tis a silly place.

Julie will be in Paris, France until Dec. 17.

My first attempt to leave France sent me crawling back with my tail between my legs, ready to kill for a baguette and with very little desire to leave Paris again anytime soon.
The plan was this: Get in on Friday, spend two nights in Bruges, head to [...]