2009

Sunday, May 17, 2009
Multimedia

Freshman housing guide 2009

Our interactive guide to freshman housing, complete with video interviews, photos, and the important stuff like walking distance to Burger King.

Slideshow

RCB Field Day takes over the Lakefill

The Residential College Board held their annual field day on Sunday at the Lakefill, complete with competitions such as relay races and human foosball, free food and giant inflatables.

NU Women’s Rugby paints the Rock: May 15

Northwestern’s women’s rugby team painted the Rock on Friday, May 15 to promote their game the next day against the University of Chicago. The Wildcats trounced the competition, winning the game 49-0.

CONCERTS

Bluegrass and dancing at SEED Philfest

Four bands played for environmental awareness Sunday at SEED’s Philfest 2009.

Politics

Souter’s replacement: picking the hypoallergenic dog of the Supreme Court

How much weight does Obama’s Supreme Court selection really carry?

Poetry Mondays

You said you would read this

You are the subject of this poem. You are not the subject of this poem.

Feature

Answering the question no one really answers

One student’s idea opens a window into strangers’ souls.

Broadway

How one NU alum went from Bienen to Broadway

A Northwestern grad opens up about her current job as music director for the national tour of Mary Poppins.

For some reason, tiny kittens make me think of the class of 2013

I’ve been helping on updating the NU housing guide for most of the day (look for the updated version sometime tonight/early tomorrow!), so I’ve got freshmen on my mind. Creepy, yes, but hey whatcha going to do? At the same time, I’ve been looking at a lot of tiny kittens…and drawing strange parallels [...]

Slideshow

BLAST dances across the globe

This weekend, BLAST (Ballroom, Latin and Swing Thing) put on their annual show. The theme, “Where the %&$# is BLAST?”, incorporated various dance styles from across the globe.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

LOST: “The Incident: Parts I & II”

Waaahhh mommy pay attention to me! Photo courtesy of ABC.

Summary
The beginning of the season finale opens with two men talking to each other on the island, looking out at a ship that’s obviously from hundreds of years ago. One guy turns to the other and says, “Do you have any idea how badly I want [...]

Friday, May 15, 2009

Estelle to perform at Dillo Day

At Friday night’s Battle of the Bands competition, Mayfest announced that the British R&B singer will perform at the May 30 concert.

Thursday, May 14, 2009
The weekender

The Weekender: May 15-17

Work out with SELF in Grant Park before catching heavy bargains this weekend.

Video

Sitting down with Benjamin Singer, director of The Throwaway War

Singer, the winner of the 2008-2009 Inspire Grant from Inspire Films, created The Throwaway War to take a look into the lives of formerly imprisoned drug addicts.

Mayfest confirms N.E.R.D. and The Decemberists as Dillo Day performers

Hip-hop group N.E.R.D. and indie band The Decemberists are officially coming for Dillo Day.
Mayfest announced the two bands as performers for the May 30 festival at its annual Battle of the Bands at Tommy Nevin’s Pub on Sherman Ave.
Industry sources confirmed to North by Northwestern in early April that the groups were slated to perform, [...]

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