2009

Sunday, April 5, 2009

GuiltE! Pleasures: Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Recap: “All for One and One for Kim”: Welcome back, fellow lovers of trashy TV. So far, this season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians hasn’t disappointed (Kourtney’s claws came out, Khloe posed nude for PETA), but tonight’s episode has been the best of the season by far. In this episode, Kim finally [...]

Dillo Day

Introducing The Decemberists

A primer to the indie-folk-rockers reportedly coming for Dillo Day.

Dillo Day

Get to know N.E.R.D.

Learn more about the hip-hop group slated to perform on Dillo Day.

Gooooooooal

Ole, Ole, Ole! International Student Association World Cup

ISA hosted their Northwestern’s first World Cup to promote international awareness.

Poetry

Red Line Dream

On the Red Line, going south, I looked out the window to see for myself.

Animals playing baseball

The Major League Baseball season starts today, and I couldn’t be happier. To celebrate the start of the best sport in the land, let’s check out some animals who are equally as excited about baseball as I am. This dog either really likes fielding, or he just enjoys thrashing a baseball mitt around.

This [...]

Untold eons of pigeon poop buildup at library

A long untended hillock of pigeon droppings in an oft-ignored corner of the library. Photo by Cassi Saari/NBN

A close up of the treasure. Photo by Cassi Saari/NBN

Campus Cravings

Fake out baking

Fool your friends with these easy-to-make treats.

Fiji paints the Rock: April 4

The newest pledge class of the fraternity Phi Gamma Delta painted the rock Friday night. The top of the wall in front of the Rock proclaims, “We got into Northwestern!”

Saturday, April 4, 2009

The Decemberists, N.E.R.D. listed as performing on Dillo Day

Though Mayfest declined to comment, the Decemberists’ publicist and a Web site for N.E.R.D.’s frontman listed both bands as performing at Northwestern on May 30.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Messing with Facebook’s “Like” feature

My favorite new hobby: Liking a Facebook status that shouldn’t be liked. I mean, let’s be honest — there are people on your Facebook you barely know, but hate with every ounce of your being. If Chuck Klosterman were writing this post, they would be those people you have sex with once because you hate [...]

AIESEC paints the rock: April 3

The Northwestern chapter of AIESEC painted the rock on Friday for their Global Village event. The event takes place this Sunday, April 5, in Parkes Hall at 4 p.m.
From their Web site: “AIESEC at Northwestern University works toward two primary goals: (1) to secure jobs within the Chicago area from a pool of many student [...]

LOST: “Whatever Happened, Happened”

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. LIKE WHOA.

Hurley and Miles play “symbolic dominoes” and discuss time travel. Photo courtesy of ABC.

Summary
Apparently, all of my freaking out over the ending of the last episode is unjustified, as I realize the moment that I read the title of this episode. The rules of Lost time travel are hard [...]

Delta Chi paints the Rock: April 2

The newest pledge class of the fraternity Delta Chi painted the rock on Thursday.

Habitat for Humanity paints the Rock: Mar. 31

The Northwestern University chapter of Habitat for Humanity painted the rock on Tuesday to advertise their HFH Act! Speak! Build! Week, which took place with various events this week. For more information about how to join the club or get a T-shirt, visit their Web site.

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