2009
How to run a hedge fund from your dorm room
When he’s not in class, Weinberg freshman Brian Levin runs BDL Capital Advisors.
Inside the fraternity quads during Rush Week
Look inside two houses — and you thought the sidewalks were loud.
Five artists to watch in 2009
Enough talk about 2008. Lets turn our attention to what 2009 has to offer. Here are five artists we like a lot at One-Click who could see big strides in this new year.
Kid Sister
You’ve heard The Cool Kids and Flosstradamus (on the same day if you left your dorm on Dillo Day), now [...]
A very cinematic hamster
It’s one thing to film your pet doing stuff and put it up on YouTube. It’s an entirely different thing when you take the time to create a (very) short film centered around your hamster playing with paper. Never, ever doubt what the Internet can produce, especially when there is a hamster inolved. [...]
Reclaiming the American flag for a new generation
Obama’s election has given us a lot to be excited about, but there’s still a long way to go.
Poetry Monday: The Nighttime Alive and Rose
Rose, your life is but a simple one. You basking in the sun.
The genius of Darren Aronofsky’s wildly imaginative directing style
The Oscar contender talks reinvention, fans and roller coasters.
“The tried and true strategy of crude appeals to racial solidarity will become less and less effective.” –Matt Zeitlin
Schapiro talks transition to NU
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Video by Nick Castele / North By Northwestern.
He was officially named Northwestern’s next president during winter break, but Morton Schapiro said he still has much to learn [...]
Face-off: Should you be arrested for giving alcohol to a minor?
In light of Alexander Kryzston’s arrest, we talked to five students about the charges.
Prison for Krzyston is unfair and won’t curb underage drinking
The goal is to promote safer drinking, not to prosecute someone that could’ve been anyone.
Who created the Facebook group for the class of 2013?
It wasn’t a Northwestern student.
Liven up the blandest quarter with alternative school supplies
Life’s just more pleasant with a calculator belt buckle.
Cute animals to soothe winter and rush
The next few days should be trying times for a large chunk of the Northwestern population, and that’s not even factoring in the fact that most classes will soon shift from “here’s to the syllabus” to “essay due in a week” mode. Temperatures will be dropping even lower (yes, that’s possible) in the upcoming week, [...]
An NFL divisional playoff preview
One writer predicts the winners in this weekend’s NFL playoffs.
