October 29, 2009

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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Politics

The perfect costumes for political trick-or-treaters

Hillary Clinton as Lady Gaga? Naturally.

The Weekender

The Weekender Oct. 30 – Nov. 1

Get off campus this Halloween and explore haunted houses, parades, electronica and the dark arts.

Halloween

Halloween at home and afar

You could be dressing up like a dinosaur, trick or treating or chowing down your candy. Instead, you’re here. Studying.

Madres y Padres

How to juggle Family Weekend with Halloween debauchery

Halloween falls right in the middle of Family Weekend this year. This might deter some of us from getting completely trashed off spiked pumpkin punch and making out with all seven dwarfs. For those who still have a liver to sacrifice, fear not.

Fright Night

Navy Pier’s haunted house brings the goods this Halloween

Exactly how scary is it? LaFlamboy recalls one year a woman passed out after one of the actors demanded she hand him her head.

Ghost stories

Evanston’s five scariest stories

Deep down, Evanston has some creepy secrets.

DIY Halloween

Homemade Halloween

There is bound to be something in the depths of your closet that will transform you this Halloween.

Blog entries

“It was the ultimate showdown in the bedding aisle at Bed Bath & Beyond.” — Julia Haskins

“Hitting the Crackberry is not illegal, but it may cause the abuser social and physical damage.” — Jenna Fugate

“Fifty years ago, if you weren’t an atheist and you were a physicist, people thought something was wrong with you. Now we scientists in the current era are a little more humble about what we know and what we don’t know.” — Brian Odom

And while Wayne’s demand for stacks and stacks of hundred dollar bills is essentially harmless, problems arise when the federal government does the same thing, on behalf of banks. – Matt Zeitlin

On a college campus, the land of the meet and greet, names take on a whole new level of importance. If you’re able to remember 30 percent of the names of people you meet, you’re a legend. – Lex Singer

When you’ve been pretty good for a dozen years, it’s hard to knock out those previous 25 – Teddy Greenstein

The Hills: “Sorry Boo, Strike Two”

Brody and Jade: It’s getting ridiculous. Can they just break up already? Their little conversation at the beginning of the episode was pointless and boring. Not to mention that the blue headband, Jade, has to go.
Enzo: Why? Why are you still in the show? Who are you?
And now let’s discuss the text message. We [...]

Northwestern receives $91.9 million from Recovery Act for research

This year, Northwestern has received 179 awards totaling $91.9 million under the new federal stimulus program. The university says they will use the money to hire more scientists and further research.