October 27, 2009

Articles

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Technology

Free online gadgets to improve your life

One student shares his favorite free Web sites and downloads that can be helpful to everyone.

Battle Royale

World Series of Cinema: 1939 vs. 1999

In a battle for the ages, one writer compares the classics of 1939 with the favorites of 1999.

Campus Cravings

Rescue a frantic night with some last-minute meals

Give your wallet a break with these simple and delicious dinners.

Fiction

Nightmare

A dream of creatures and cravings.

Audacious claims

Is the no-exercise diet too good to be true?

A Time Magazine writer says exercise doesn’t equal weight loss. But he’s not telling the whole story.

DIY

Dorm Room DIY: Exfoliating Lip Scrub

Chapped lips? Don’t pay for pricey lip scrubs – make your own.

Northwestern Ink

Things aren’t always as they seem

Our Web comic takes a second look at the obstacles we face.

Blog entries

PWild freshmen paint the Rock: Oct. 27

Participants of the Project Wildcat summer program painted the Rock with Wild Things 10 p.m. Monday night. Weinberg junior and PWild co-chair Kelsi Lindus said the painters were a group of 11 freshmen who traveled to Pennsylvania under the nickname, “The Meat Experiment.”

Staci in Barcelona: Why I’m not staying the full year

Staci will be in Barcelona, Spain, until December 2009.

About a month ago, I sent a panicked email to my parents about being stressed out and miserable, and asked if they’d be able to visit me. Luckily, they were able to plan a trip and came to talk with me last weekend.
I could tell the whole [...]

Jenny in London: Hostelpalooza

Jenny will be in London, England until Dec. 20.

One of my most enjoyable experiences traveling abroad has been staying in hostels with a motley crew of impoverished students and professionals in their late twenties and thirties who’ve decided to travel the world for six months instead of buying a Ferrari. Meeting a bunch of strangers [...]

Woman hit by car on Sheridan, taken away by ambulance

The scene at Sheridan and Foster at around 8 p.m. Photo by Matthew Connolly / North By Northwestern.

Updated at 8:30 p.m. with a photo.
A woman was hit by a car on Sheridan Road at around 7 p.m. this evening and taken away by ambulance, according to witnesses. An Evanston police officer at the [...]

NU student reports sexual assault, Chicago Police say report was false

Update: According to the Chicago Police Department, the report of a sexual assault of a student has been deemed “not bona fide,” said Alan Cubbage, vice president for University Relations, in an e-mail. The news officer of the Chicago Police Department told Cubbage that after detectives interviewed the student, they determined it to be “not [...]